Monthly Archive:: May 2019
7 May 2019
Forest adaptation to climate change—is non-management an option?
By Isabelle Fabrissin On 7 May 2019 In All published articles, Editor's choice, Open Access, Opinion paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Climate change is posing a considerable challenge to foresters. The intensity of required adaptive measures and the relevance of old-growth forests as benchmark for managed forests are debated. Forest managers need to make decisions on stand treatment
6 May 2019
Patterns of hybrid seed production in adjacent seed orchards of Acacia auriculiformis and A. mangium in Vietnam
Hybrid seed production in adjacent seed orchards of Acacia auriculiformis and Acacia mangium was influenced by (i) flowering times of the two species and (ii) the distances of parent trees from the inter-orchard boundary. Approximately 80% of
3 May 2019
Site- and tree-related factors affecting colonization of cork oaks Quercus suber L. by ambrosia beetles in Tunisia
By Isabelle Fabrissin On 3 May 2019 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Ambrosia beetles are emerging globally as important agents of tree death and decline. In this work, we observed highly variable attack intensity by ambrosia beetles in cork oak stands in Tunisia. A correlation between the proportion of
2 May 2019
The 10% wind speed rule of thumb for estimating a wildfire’s forward rate of spread in forests and shrublands
The collective analysis of a relatively large number of wildfire observations documented in conifer forests, dry eucalypt forests and temperate shrublands revealed that the forward rate of fire spread is roughly 10% of the average 10-m open