Monthly Archive:: October 2024
22 Oct 2024
A review of the growth behaviour of stands and trees in even-aged, monospecific forest
Key message Metabolic, physiological and inter-tree competitive processes interact to determine long-term growth behaviour of stands and individual trees of even-aged, monospecific forests. Keywords Growth phases; Growth decline; Mortality; Self-thinning; Competition; Partitioning Publication West, P.W. A review
21 Oct 2024
A growth-effective age-based periodic site-index for the estimation of dynamic forest site productivity under environmental changes
By Véronique Lesage On 21 October 2024 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper
Key message A novel periodic site index is introduced for the quantification of dynamic forest site productivity. The measure is age-independent, sensitive to environmental changes and efficient for the estimation and prediction of stand height and stand
17 Oct 2024
Band configurations and seasonality influence the predictions of common boreal tree species using UAS image data
Key message Data acquisition of remote sensing products is an essential component of modern forest inventories. The quality and properties of optical remote sensing data are further emphasised in tree species-specific inventories, where the discrimination of different
17 Oct 2024
Potential processes leading to winter reddening of young Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco. in Europe
Key message Winter reddening of young Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco), triggered by large thermal fluctuations in late winter, is a critical problem for European forestry. A literature review identified certain climatic conditions that are characteristic of
15 Oct 2024
Do leaf lignin content or leaf mass-to-area bias the estimation of intrinsic water use efficiency from leaf bulk δ13C? A test with seedlings from five oak species
By Véronique Lesage On 15 October 2024 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper
Key message Leaves of seedlings from five oak species (Quercus robur L.; Q. pubescens L.; Q. suber L.; Q. afares Pomel; Q. ilex L.) displayed large, mainly inter-specific, differences in leaf mass-to-area ratio (LMA) and lignin content,