Monthly Archive:: March 2021

31 Mar 2021

Dr. Nicolas Picard joins Annals of Forest Science as a new associate editor

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Nicolas Picard to the Associate Editorial Board of Annals of Forest Science. Nicolas Picard is currently the director of GIP ECOFOR, a group of twelve French institutions related to forest research
31 Mar 2021

Dr Alexia Stokes joins Annals of Forest Science as a new associate editor

We are pleased to welcome Dr Alexia Stokes to the Associate Editorial Board of Annals of Forest Science. Alexia Stokes is a Senior Researcher and deputy director of the Botany and modelling of plant architecture and vegetation
30 Mar 2021

Exploring new frontiers in forecasting forest growth, yield and wood property variation

Key message Modern forest managers operate in a world characterised by increasing variability in multiple factors impacting forest productivity, survival and product quality. Being able to predict, as accurately as possible, how forests will develop in the
28 Mar 2021

Effect of nitrogen addition on soil CO2 efflux and fine root biomass in maple monocultures of the hyrcanian region

Key message Nitrogen (N) addition (10 and 15 g N m −2 year −1 as dissolved NH4NO3 ) significantly increased the CO 2 efflux from the forest soil and the fine root biomass in a maple (Acer
26 Mar 2021

Characterization of mixed and monospecific stands of Scots pine and Maritime pine: soil profile, physiography, climate and vegetation cover data

Key message This document provides valuable environmental information about a triplets’ essay of Scots pine and Maritime pine in Spain. The dataset characterizes the soil profile (physicochemical parameters of organic and mineral horizons), climate, physiography, understory and
26 Mar 2021

Dr. Marjana Westergren joins Annals of Forest Science as a new associate editor

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Marjana Westergren to the Associate Editorial Board of Annals of Forest Science. Dr. Marjana Westergren holds a PhD in Forest Science (University of Ljubljana, 2010) and is currently Research Fellow at
26 Mar 2021

Dr. Thomas Cordonnier joins Annals of Forest Science as a new associate editor

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Thomas Cordonnier to the Associate Editorial Board of Annals of Forest Science. Thomas Cordonnier, Forest Engineer (2000), holds a PhD in Forest Science (2004, AgroParisTech, France). He is currently a researcher
26 Mar 2021

Dr. Leonie Schönbeck joins Annals of Forest Science as a new associate editor

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Leonie Schönbeck to the Associate Editorial Board of Annals of Forest Science. Dr. Leonie Schönbeck is an ecophysiologist focusing on plant responses to long- and short-term environmental stresses. Her speciality lies
26 Mar 2021

Professor Maurizio Mencuccini joins Annals of Forest Science as a new associate editor

We are pleased to welcome Professor Maurizio Mencuccini to the Associate Editorial Board of Annals of Forest Science. Maurizio Mencuccini is ICREA Research Professor at CREAF (Barcelona, Spain). He is also Honorary Professor of Forest Science at
25 Mar 2021

Signatures of local adaptation to climate in natural populations of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) from southern Europe

Key message Understanding the adaptive mechanisms of forest species is vital to ensure their survival in a climate change scenario. This study aimed at uncovering the relationship between genetic variability and environmental variables in natural Castanea sativa