21 Jan 2021
A multi-criteria analysis of forest restoration strategies to improve the ecosystem services supply: an application in Central Italy
Key message A multi-criteria analysis can be an interesting tool to assess the effects of silvicultural treatments on ecosystem services supply. In the degraded forests, thinning has a positive effect on the provision of ecosystem services such
20 Jan 2021
Short life–fast death: decomposition rates of woody plants leaf- and herb-litter
By Véronique Lesage On 20 January 2021 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper
Key message Decomposition of forest herb species litter was not always completed in less than a year and was not always faster than decomposition of tree leaf litter in an oak-hornbeam forest in Western Poland. Litter decomposition
15 Jan 2021
Potential distributions of seven sympatric sclerophyllous oak species in Southwest China depend on climatic, non-climatic, and independent spatial drivers
By Véronique Lesage On 15 January 2021 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper
Key message An ensemble modelling approach was performed to predict the distributions of seven sympatric sclerophyllous oak species in the Hengduan Mountains of Southwest China. Spatial eigenvector filters revealed missing factors in addition to commonly used environmental
14 Jan 2021
Analysis of plot-level volume increment models developed from machine learning methods applied to an uneven-aged mixed forest
Key message We modeled 10-year net stand volume growth with four machine learning (ML) methods, i.e., artificial neural networks (ANN), support vector machines (SVM), random forests (RF), and nearest neighbor analysis (NN), and with linear regression analysis.
13 Jan 2021
Modeling size-density trajectories of even-aged ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) stands in France. A baseline to assess the impact of Chalara ash dieback
By Véronique Lesage On 13 January 2021 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message A piecewise polynomial function already used to represent the size-density trajectories of pure even-aged stands of beech, oak, and Douglas-fir proved its ability to represent the size-density trajectories of a new species, ash. The widespread
11 Jan 2021
Accounting for competition in multi-environment tree genetic evaluations: a case study with hybrid pines
By Véronique Lesage On 11 January 2021 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper
Key message A novel multi-environment competition individual-tree mixed model resulted in better fit, and greater individual narrow- and broad-sense heritabilities than the model without competition, notably for traits showing competition. In multi-environment tests, the proposed model would
8 Jan 2021
Secondary metabolites in leaves of hybrid aspen are affected by the competitive status and early thinning in dense coppices
Key message Non-selective thinning of a hybrid aspen coppice stands via corridor or cross-corridor cutting impacts residual trees differently depending on their competitive status. Suppressed residual trees’ metabolic profile indicates increased stress level, especially after cross-corridor thinning.
7 Dec 2020
Annals of Forest Science becomes “PCI-friendly”. An important move towards the recognition of the role of preprints.
Annals of Forest Science already accepts the submission of manuscripts that were first made available as a preprint (i.e., manuscripts deposited on an open server before submission to a journal) on a public repository for dissemination, scientific
17 Nov 2020
Does recent fire activity impact fire-related traits of Pinus halepensis Mill. and Pinus sylvestris L. in the French Mediterranean area?
By Véronique Lesage On 17 November 2020 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper
Key message Climate change will induce a change in fire frequency in Mediterranean region and that could impact fire-adapted plant species. We showed that fire-related traits of some pine species are strongly related to other factors than
4 Nov 2020
Drought responses and their effects on radial stem growth of two co-occurring conifer species in the Mediterranean mountain range
By Véronique Lesage On 4 November 2020 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper
Key message Patterns of stem radial variations showed that Cedrus libani A. Rich. was less limited by summer drought than co-occurring Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. Cedrus libani recovered faster from tree water deficit and showed significantly higher