Monthly Archive:: October 2016
31 Oct 2016
Differences in carbon isotope discrimination and whole-plant transpiration efficiency among nine Australian and Sahelian Acacia species
By Erwin Dreyer On 31 October 2016 In Research paper
We observed coordinated differences in water-use efficiency, 13C isotope composition, and whole-plant transpiration efficiency among nine Acacia species, although the up scaling from leaf to whole-plant level resulted in different relationships in Sahelian and Australian species. Abstract
31 Oct 2016
Improved productivity and modified tree morphology of mixed versus pure stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) with increasing precipitation and age
By Erwin Dreyer On 31 October 2016 In Research paper
The mixture of Douglas-fir and European beech produced more biomass compared to what would have been expected from a weighted average of pure stands. Overyielding of the mixed stands improved with increasing stand age and under better
25 Oct 2016
Evaluating traditional peer-review processes and their alternatives: An opinionated discussion
By Aaron Weiskittel, University of Maine, School of Forest Resources, Orono, Maine, USA Associate Editor with Annals of Forest Science (and a few other journals). Abstract The advancement of science requires the timely and effective communication of
23 Oct 2016
A further step towards Open Data in Annals of Forest Science
Annals of Forest Science, owned by Inra and published by Springer-Nature, actively develops since several years open access to publications (see our blog post on this topic) and advocates the publication of data papers (information available here).
23 Oct 2016
Inra: A charter for the open access to publications and data
Inra (the French National Institute for Agricultural Research which owns Annals of Forest Science among a number of research journals) just released its “Charter for the open access to publications and data” which describes the policy the
17 Oct 2016
Self-thinning in four pine species: an evaluation of potential climate impacts
By Erwin Dreyer On 17 October 2016 In Research paper
Self-thinning lines are species- and climate-specific, and they should be used when assessing the capacity of different forest stands to increase biomass/carbon storage. Abstract The capacity of forests to store carbon can help to mitigate the effects
13 Oct 2016
Importance of tree basic density in biomass estimation and associated uncertainties: a case of three mangrove species in Tanzania
Aboveground and belowground tree basic densities varied between and within the three mangrove species. If appropriately determined and applied, basic density may be useful in estimation of tree biomass. Predictive accuracy of the common (i.e. multi-species) models
11 Oct 2016
Editorial: “Forest Inventories at the European level”
Jean Michel Leban and Jean Daniel Bontemps, Inra and IGN. In 1949, Egon Glesinger, the deputy director of the FAO Forestry and Forest Products Division, published his famous book entitled “The coming age of wood,” translated in
4 Oct 2016
Ontogeny influences developmental physiology of post-transplant Quercus rubra seedlings more than genotype
By Erwin Dreyer On 4 October 2016 In Research paper
Seedling ontogeny exerted a greater influence on physiological activity of Quercus rubra seedlings than genetics; thus, it may be more important to use an appropriate growth index to account for seedling ontogeny in experiments than to control
2 Oct 2016
Drought response of upland oak (Quercus L.) species in Appalachian hardwood forests of the southeastern USA
By Erwin Dreyer On 2 October 2016 In Research paper
In Appalachian hardwood forests, density, stem size, and productivity affected growth during drought for red oak, but not white oak species. Minor effects of density suggest that a single low thinning does little to promote drought resilience
