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  1. Above 40° N/S, increasing latitude is linked to greater post-fire tree regeneration. However, species dominance shifts from conifers to short-lived deciduous trees, which may negatively impact flora, fauna, an...

    Authors: Matthew Joseph Ruggirello, Gimena Bustamante, Paula Rodriguez, Verónica Cruz-Alonso and Rosina Soler
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:47
  2. During pest outbreaks, mapping tools play an important role. Participatory projects can provide useful ground data, which have a high accuracy in detecting early-stage infestations and small spots of the Europ...

    Authors: Davide Nardi, Aurora Bozzini, Giuseppe Morgante, Angelo Gaccione, Valerio Finozzi and Andrea Battisti
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:46
  3. J. sabina var. balkanensis, that is of hybrid origin, and its maternal progenitor J. sabina var. sabina are genetically distinct with respect to cpDNA, SNP, and SilicoDArT loci. Mostly non-overlapping distributio...

    Authors: Katarzyna A. Jadwiszczak, Małgorzata Mazur, Agnieszka Bona, Katarzyna Marcysiak and Adam Boratyński
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:45
  4. Crown area, sapling height, and biovolume extracted from UAV-acquired RGB images provided accurate estimates of aboveground biomass and carbon stocks in a 5-year-old holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) plantation. Our mod...

    Authors: R. Juan-Ovejero, A. Elghouat, C. J. Navarro, M. P. Reyes-Martín, M. N. Jiménez, F. B. Navarro, D. Alcaraz-Segura and J. Castro
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:44
  5. The range-wide level of genetic variation of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is geographically structured. High admixture and low genetic structure of populations in Central Europe and Fennoscandia suggest past ...

    Authors: Weronika Barbara Żukowska, Błażej Wójkiewicz, Andrzej Lewandowski, Richárd László and Witold Wachowiak
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:42
  6. The application of material selection principles uncovered eight possible alternative tree species (two deciduous and six coniferous species) to substitute Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) and potential...

    Authors: Christian Huber, Magdalena Langmaier, Alexander Stadlmann, Eduard Hochbichler, Maximilian Grabner, Alfred Teischinger, Johannes Konnerth, Michael Grabner, Ulrich Müller and Maximilian Pramreiter
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:41
  7. Sample size (number of plots) may significantly affect the accuracy of forest attribute estimations using airborne LiDAR data in large-scale subtropical areas. In general, the accuracy of all models improves w...

    Authors: Chungan Li, Zhu Yu, Huabing Dai, Xiangbei Zhou and Mei Zhou
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:40
  8. Among the variety of leaf defensive strategies to counteract herbivory attacks, the oak species analyzed in this study maximize investment in no more than one, with high-LMA oaks developing very tough leaves a...

    Authors: Domingo Sancho-Knapik, Rubén Martín-Sánchez, David Alonso-Forn, José Javier Peguero-Pina, Juan Pedro Ferrio and Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:39
  9. We have examined thermal control for embryo growth and seed germination in European ash. Using historical data (span of 36 years) of embryo index in matured seeds, we showed that maturation is not influenced b...

    Authors: Mikołaj Krzysztof Wawrzyniak, Juan Manuel Ley-López, João Paulo Rodrigues Martins and Paweł Chmielarz
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:38
  10. In arboriculture, the number and diversity of pollen donors can have a major impact on fruit production. We studied pollination insurance in hybrid chestnut orchards (C. sativa × C. crenata) provided by nearby wi...

    Authors: Clément Larue and Rémy J. Petit
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:37
  11. Forest tree breeding must undergo significant revisions to adapt to the evolving challenges posed by climate change. Addressing the shifts in environmental conditions requires a comprehensive multidisciplinary...

    Authors: Milan Lstibůrek, María Rosario García‐Gil and Arne Steffenrem
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:36
  12. Phenology is of increasing interest to climate change science and adaptation ecology. Here, we provide bud development, leafing, and leaf senescence data, collected on 772 European beech and silver fir trees b...

    Authors: Frederic Jean, Hendrik Davi, Sylvie Oddou-Muratorio, Bruno Fady, Ivan Scotti, Caroline Scotti-Saintagne, Julien Ruffault, Valentin Journe, Philippe Clastre, Olivier Marloie, William Brunetto, Marianne Correard, Olivier Gilg, Mehdi Pringarbe, Franck Rei, Jean Thevenet…
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:35
  13. The diameter growth of Dahurian larch (Larix gmelini Rupr.) and white birch (Betula platyphylla Suk.) species in secondary forest of Northeast China was not only influenced by biological factors such as tree size...

    Authors: Tao Wang, Longfei Xie, Zheng Miao, Lihu Dong, Yuanshuo Hao, Aiyun Ma and Fengri Li
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:34
  14. The resistance of Pinus pinaster Aiton to pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) varied among populations from the Iberian Peninsula, with survival rates for inoculated seedlings rangin...

    Authors: Esteban Torres-Sánchez, María Menéndez-Gutiérrez, Lucía Villar and Raquel Díaz
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:33
  15. Abies alba Mill.–Pinus uncinata Ramond. ecotone dynamics are examined along both altitudinal and protection level gradients by combining field inventories and Landsat data. An upward expansion of A. alba to the s...

    Authors: Isabel Aulló-Maestro, Cristina Gómez, Laura Hernández, J. Julio Camarero, Mariola Sánchez-González, Isabel Cañellas, Antonio Vázquez de la Cueva and Fernando Montes
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:32
  16. We found that the stabilizing mechanisms for forest productivity varied across harvesting intensities in a mixed broad-leaved Korean pine forest. Effects of overyielding at high species richness and species as...

    Authors: Yan Geng, Kehan Xiang, Chunyu Zhang and Xiuhai Zhao
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:31
  17. Primary remains of Eucalyptus (E. urophylla × E. grandis) plantations following clear-cutting are the stumps and coarse roots. A chrono-sequence approach revealed that the biomass of coarse roots is higher than t...

    Authors: Xiangsheng Deng, Xiang Liang, Lu Shen, Haiyu Liu, Mei Yang, Min Zeng, Mengqiang Liang and Fei Cheng
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:30
  18. Appropriate silvicultural practices combined with the use of resistant Central European provenances can reduce the prevalence of larch canker caused by Lachnellula willkommii (R. Hartig) Dennis, a major disease a...

    Authors: Cécile Robin, Stefanie Wagner, Olivier Baubet, François Ehrenmann, Bastien Castagneyrol, Xavier Capdevielle, Olivier Fabreguettes, Rémy J. Petit and Dominique Piou
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:29
  19. We provide a set of allometric models for wild cherry trees (Prunus avium L.) established in agroforestry systems. A total of 70 trees in southwestern Germany were surveyed using terrestrial laser scanning and an...

    Authors: Zoe Schindler, Thomas Seifert, Jonathan P. Sheppard and Christopher Morhart
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:28
  20. The Forest Department strongly influences agroforestry design, tree species selection, and the participation and motivation of farmers to plant trees. Farmers perceive trees as harmful to crops and have avoide...

    Authors: Su Mon San, Navneet Kumar, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger and Christine B. Schmitt
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:27
  21. We propose a framework to derive the direct loss of aboveground carbon stocks after the 2020 wildfire in forests of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone using optical and radar Sentinel satellite data. Carbon stocks w...

    Authors: Maksym Matsala, Viktor Myroniuk, Oleksandr Borsuk, Denis Vishnevskiy, Dmitry Schepaschenko, Anatoly Shvidenko, Florian Kraxner and Andrii Bilous
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:26
  22. We present a relational database containing compositional and structural characteristics of 575 permanent 100 m2 shrubland plots distributed in the NE of Iberian peninsula. The datasets provide valuable informati...

    Authors: Pere Casals, Eva Gabriel, Miquel De Cáceres, Ana I. Ríos and Xavier Castro
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:23
  23. Paternity analyses show that effective pollination of ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) in a seed orchard and a floodplain forest affected by ash dieback is more likely to be facilitated by healthier males. Thereby, na...

    Authors: Anna-Katharina Eisen, Devrim Semizer-Cuming, Susanne Jochner-Oette and Barbara Fussi
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:22
  24. This study takes stock of the first 20 years (2000–2019) of monitoring the pine wood nematode (PWN) in metropolitan France. While PWN was never found in the wild during this period, it was reported in some woo...

    Authors: Nicolas Mariette, Hoël Hotte, Anne-Marie Chappé, Marie Grosdidier, Géraldine Anthoine, Corinne Sarniguet, Odile Colnard, Emmanuel Kersaudy, Marie-Thérèse Paris, Emmanuel Koen and Laurent Folcher
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:21
  25. This paper proposes a methodology that could be considered as a base for a harmonized protocol for stem-quality reporting in Europe while conducting National Forest Inventories, in order to cost-efficiently ob...

    Authors: Antonio Ruano, Iciar Alberdi, Patricia Adame, Daniel Moreno-Fernández, Alejandro Cantero Amiano, Juan Fernández-Golfín, Eva Hermoso, Laura Hernández, Esther Merlo, Vicente Sandoval and Isabel Cañellas
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:20
  26. By calibrating and validating a forest growth model for seven species in Germany and coupling it with a wind damage simulator, we specifically estimated the impact of wind damage on the net present value of No...

    Authors: Robin Bourke, Rasoul Yousefpour and Marc Hanewinkel
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:19
  27. Here, we present a workflow for determining the optimal tree height model and calibration design for forests affected to varying degrees by anthropogenic disturbance. For mixed Araucaria-Nothofagus forests, tree ...

    Authors: Xinying Zhou, Erico Kutchartt, Jaime Hernández, Patricio Corvalán, Álvaro Promis and Martin Zwanzig
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:18
  28. Dolines may provide important safe havens for many plant species and play a key role in maintaining biodiversity. The combined effects of forest age and topographic position influence the biodiversity patterns...

    Authors: Zoltán Bátori, Csaba Tölgyesi, Gábor Li, László Erdős, Márió Gajdács and András Kelemen
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:16
  29. The modelling approach presented and tested in the present study relates local management decisions with efficiency indicators of the whole wood fuel chain, based on decisions ranging from silviculture to tran...

    Authors: Nicolas Bilot, Christine Deleuze, Laurent Saint-André, Yann Rogaume, Meriem Fournier and Holger Wernsdörfer
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:15
  30. The datasets describe bacterial and fungal communities of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaves collected along a vertical gradient in a gallery forest throughout the growing season. They also describe communit...

    Authors: Tania Fort, Charlie Pauvert, Emilie Chancerel, Regis Burlett, Lisa Wingate and Corinne Vacher
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:14
  31. The production of adventitious roots partially counteracts the negative effects of waterlogging on the growth of Syzygium nervosum A. Cunn. ex DC. and Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels. S. cumini was more responsive an...

    Authors: Dadong Li, Lingfeng Miao, Mengjie Tian, Jingjing Zhou, Weizong Yang and Fan Yang
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:13
  32. Quercus ilex populations from cold habitats display a large lag between seed germination and shoot emergence time, favouring avoidance of late frost events. Populations from mild habitats show the fastest seed ge...

    Authors: Nabil Amimi, Hana Ghouil, Rim Zitouna-Chebbi, Thierry Joët and Youssef Ammari
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:12
  33. The non-linear seemingly unrelated regression mixed-effects model (NSURMEM) and generalized additive model (GAM) were applied for the first time in crown width (CW) additive models of larch (Larix gmelinii Rupr.)...

    Authors: Junjie Wang, Lichun Jiang, Shidong Xin, Youzhu Wang, Pei He and Yunfei Yan
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:11
  34. Short-term nitrogen (N) deposition stimulates phosphorus (P) demand owing to the growth improvment of Phyllostachys edulis seedlings. Increased N loads led to the acquisition and utilization of sufficient P, whil...

    Authors: Yuelin He, Yilei Tang, Lin Lin, Wenhui Shi and Yeqing Ying
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:10
  35. The TreeTrace_spruce database contains images and measurements of 100 Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.Karst.) logs from Northeastern France, each about 4.5 m long. The image database includes RGB images of larg...

    Authors: Fleur Longuetaud, Rudolf Schraml, Frédéric Mothe, Tojo Ravoajanahary, Rémi Decelle, Thiéry Constant, Phuc Ngo, Isabelle Debled-Rennesson, Karl Entacher, Alexander Petutschnigg, Franka Brüchert and Andreas Uhl
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:9
  36. There are various pathways for infesting pine trees with the pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. As a result of the experiment, we determined that sawdust infested with the nematode can pose a ph...

    Authors: Elena N. Arbuzova, Oleg A. Kulinich, Andrey A. Chalkin, Natalia I. Kozyreva, Vyacheslav V. Gorbach and Alexander Yu. Ryss
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:6
  37. Removal of logging residue negatively affected tree diameter and height, but had no significant effect on the basal area of the subsequent stand (in the mid-term). On the other hand, different methods of mecha...

    Authors: Andrzej Węgiel, Jakub Jakubowski, Marta Molińska-Glura, Krzysztof Polowy, Jolanta Węgiel and Roman Gornowicz
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:5
  38. Black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) has historically self-replaced following wildfire, but recent evidence suggests that this is changing. One factor could be negative impacts of intensifying fire activit...

    Authors: Kirsten A. Reid, Nicola J. Day, Raquel Alfaro-Sánchez, Jill F. Johnstone, Steven G. Cumming, Michelle C. Mack, Merritt R. Turetsky, Xanthe J. Walker and Jennifer L. Baltzer
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:4
  39. Authors have analyzed the possible correlation between measurements/indicators of forest structure and species richness of many taxonomic or functional groups over three regions of Germany. Results show the po...

    Authors: Felix Storch, Steffen Boch, Martin M. Gossner, Heike Feldhaar, Christian Ammer, Peter Schall, Andrea Polle, Franz Kroiher, Jörg Müller and Jürgen Bauhus
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:3
  40. We studied size distributions of decay-affected Norway spruce trees using cut-to-length harvester data. The harvester data comprised tree-level decay and decay severity recordings from 101 final felling stands...

    Authors: Janne Räty, Ari M. Hietala, Johannes Breidenbach and Rasmus Astrup
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:2
  41. Larger differences of maximum load among families were found in mature wood compared to juvenile wood, suggesting the possibility of improving mature wood with higher resistance to rupture and maintaining char...

    Authors: Yusuke Takahashi, Futoshi Ishiguri, Yuya Takashima, Yuichiro Hiraoka, Taiichi Iki, Hisaya Miyashita, Michinari Matsushita, Jyunichi Ohshima and Shinso Yokota
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2023 80:1
  42. We provide a database of 52 silvicultural scenarios recommended in French public forests including relevant dendrometric variables and metrics for carbon accounting. The dataset is available at

    Authors: Salomé Fournier, Thierry Sardin, Philippe Dreyfus, Didier Francois, Xavier Mandret, Marion Simeoni, Jean-Pierre Renaud, Emila Akroume, Alain Bouvet, Alain Berthelot, Holger Wernsdörfer, Miguel Riviere, Julien Sainte-Marie, Sandrine Breteau-Amores, François De Coligny and Christine Deleuze
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2022 79:48
  43. Key message: A harmonized, comprehensive meteorological time series for 78 German intensive forest monitoring plots (Level II) has been made available from 1961 to 2019. The used hybrid spatial interpolation rout...

    Authors: Shah Rukh, Tobias Schad, Maximilian Strer, Marco Natkhin, Inken Krüger, Stephan Raspe, Nadine Eickenscheidt, Rainer Hentschel, Andrea Hölscher, Philipp Reiter and Tanja G. M. Sanders
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2022 79:47
  44. The TreeTrace_Douglas database includes images and measurements at several stages of the processing of Douglas fir logs, from sawmill logyard to machine grading and destructive testing of boards, and is suitable ...

    Authors: Fleur Longuetaud, Guillaume Pot, Frédéric Mothe, Alexis Barthelemy, Rémi Decelle, Florian Delconte, Xihe Ge, Grégoire Guillaume, Théo Mancini, Tojo Ravoajanahary, Jean-Claude Butaud, Robert Collet, Isabelle Debled-Rennesson, Bertrand Marcon, Phuc Ngo, Benjamin Roux…
    Citation: Annals of Forest Science 2022 79:46

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