Monthly Archive:: June 2022

28 Jun 2022

The rooting ability of in vitro shoot cultures established from a UK collection of the common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and their ex vitro surviva

Key message Shoot cultures from a population of British ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior L.) were assessed for their ability to form roots in vitro and to grow in nursery conditions. Most of the plants survived whether they
23 Jun 2022

Potential soil methane oxidation in naturally regenerated oak-dominated temperate deciduous forest stands responds to soil water status regardless of their age—an intact core incubation study

Key message Potential CH4 oxidation in the top soil layer increased with decreasing soil water content in spring but was inhibited during severe summer drought in naturally-regenerated oak-dominated temperate deciduous forest stands regardless of their age. No
22 Jun 2022

The Alberta Wildland Fuels Inventory Program (AWFIP): data description and reference tables

Key message This document describes a dataset obtained from a field sampling program conducted in Alberta, Canada. Field data were used to describe the structure and composition of forest stands, including several fuel loads (e.g., surface, understory,
21 Jun 2022

Provenance variation and seed sourcing for sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) in France

Key message Sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) provenance variation was assessed in a multisite test based on traits of economic and ecological relevance in France. While climatic drivers generated genetic clines at a range-wide scale, provenance
21 Jun 2022

Long-term and large-scale Quercus petraea population survey conducted in provenance tests installed in France

Key message Provenance tests are invaluable resources in forest genetics and ecology. They were originally established for seed sourcing research, but they are now also used for monitoring and predicting population responses to environmental changes. They have
8 Jun 2022

Estimating gap age using tree-ring width in combination with carbon isotope discrimination in a temperate forest, Northeast China

Key message The accuracy of gap age estimation can be improved from 5–6 to 2 years by analyzing the annual width and carbon isotope discrimination of the rings of gap-surrounding trees. Keywords Canopy opening; Gap formation; Tree
8 Jun 2022

Nitrogen deposition causes eutrophication in bryophyte communities in central and northern European forests

Key message Our results indicate that nitrogen deposition is likely to adversely affect forest bryophyte communities, having negative impacts in terms of increased dominance of nitrophilic species at the expense of N-sensitive species and a decrease in