27 Oct 2026
Jeremy Johnson joins Annals of Forest Science as a new associate editor
Annals of Forest Science is pleased to welcome Dr. Jeremy Johnson to the Associate Editorial board. Jeremy Johnson is an assistant Professor at Michigan State University. His primary research activity is focused on forest genetics and genomics, mostly
23 Oct 2026
Acute Oak Decline in pedunculate oak forests in Croatia: first record and assessment of disease occurrence and severity
By Carla Allais On 23 October 2026 In All published articles, Non classé, Open Access, Research paper
Research paper Key message Acute Oak Decline was confirmed at 22 sites across Croatian pedunculate oak forests; among 2,580 trees assessed at confirmed sites, 21.0% had stem bleeding, site-level incidence ranged from 0.83% to 58.33%, and individual
22 Oct 2026
Impact of UAV flight parameters and acquisition context for canopy height and trunk diameter measurement using LiDAR
By Carla Allais On 22 October 2026 In All published articles, Non classé, Open Access, Research paper
Research paper Key message Drone-borne LiDAR can measure forest structure quickly and accurately. In a poplar plantation, tree height was retrieved reliably under almost any flight setting, whereas trunk diameter proved far more demanding: accurate values required
21 Oct 2026
Pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.) bark feeding reduces root carbohydrates without broad metabolic changes in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings
By Carla Allais On 21 October 2026 In All published articles, Non classé, Open Access, Research paper
Research paper Key message Pine weevil feeding on bark reduced root carbohydrate concentrations in Scots pine seedlings, while no changes were detected in needle phenolics or non-volatile metabolomic profiles after seven days. Keywords Carbon allocation; Herbivory; Organ-specific
20 Oct 2026
Alpine forest genomics—advances in the research field and perspectives ahead
Key message Alpine or mountainous forest genomics research is rapidly moving from classic population genetic studies toward exploring population environmental adaptation to address climate vulnerabilities. For alpine conifers in particular, future progress in sustainable management relies heavily
20 Oct 2026
Thirty-two years of inventory data (1986–2018) from the GUYADIV forest plot network in French Guiana, covering 100 ha and 90,000 trees
Key message The GUYADIV dataset compiles inventory data from over 100 hectares of lowland tropical forest plots across French Guiana, encompassing 90,000 trees from 1,393 species. It provides a solid foundation for investigating patterns of diversity and
19 Oct 2026
Bi-temporal LiDAR-based estimates of stand variables reduce growth modelling costs in even-aged Larix olgensis A. Henry plantations
By Carla Allais On 19 October 2026 In All published articles, Non classé, Open Access, Research paper
Research paper Key message We developed a dynamic stand-level growth and yield model using bi-temporal UAV LiDAR data to support forest management and planning. This approach aims to reduce the cost and intensity of ground-based inventories by
19 Oct 2026
OptGERM: a comprehensive database of within and among species germination and early seedling development for six European tree species
Key message This dataset reports translocation experiments on 15,774 seeds from 43 populations of Abies alba Mill., Acer pseudoplatanus L., Fagus sylvatica L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., Quercus pubescens Willd., and Quercus suber L. It informs ecological and evolutionary processes in early tree stages. Dataset access at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22043408 and metadata accessible
16 Oct 2026
Leveraging GEDI and NFI to inform on forest productivity at the level of the management units
By Carla Allais On 16 October 2026 In All published articles, Non classé, Open Access, Research paper
Research paper Key message The integration of national forest inventory data with spaceborne remote sensing data from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) improves the precision of forest productivity estimates in small domains via area-level Fay-Herriot models.
16 Oct 2026
Functional responses of understory vegetation to ungulate exclusion in temperate forest ecosystems—a comparative trait-based approach
By Carla Allais On 16 October 2026 In All published articles, Non classé, Open Access, Research paper
Research paper Key message An extensive exclosure-control experiment examining functional responses of forest understory vegetation revealed that ungulate exclusion favored plant traits associated with herbivory vulnerability and competitive ability, while ungulate access promoted rather disturbance-indicating communities with