Special issue/Topical collection Archive
4 Dec 2025
Forest attribute maps: a support for small area estimation of forest disturbances
By Carla Allais On 4 December 2025 In All published articles, Non classé, Open Access, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key Message Forest attribute maps generated using national forest inventory and remote sensing data can be used to quantify forest attributes (i.e., growing stock volume, basal area) affected by disturbance events (like bark-beetle induced damage) through small
17 Nov 2025
No increased drought-related mortality after thinning: a meta-analysis
By Carla Allais On 17 November 2025 In All published articles, Open Access, Review paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message Our meta-analysis showed that thinning of forest stands did not increase mortality following extreme drought events. There was also no higher mortality among dominant trees that are typically more exposed to irradiance after thinning. We
17 Nov 2025
TRACEABILITY OF OAK (QUERCUS PETREAE (MATT.) LIEBL. AND Q. ROBUR L.) LOGS: THE BIOMTRACE DATABASE
By Carla Allais On 17 November 2025 In All published articles, Data paper, Open Access, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message The Biomtrace database contains 33,390 RGB images of the butt end cross-section of 5135 French oak logs. Each log was photographed several times with different camera orientations during an initial shooting session. For more than
30 Jan 2025
Beyond the perception of wind only as a meteorological hazard: importance of mechanobiology for biomass allocation, forest ecology and management
By Irène Gabriel On 30 January 2025 In All published articles, Open Access, Opinion paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message Although global changes are expected to intensify the impact of wind as a hazard, recent studies have emphasized the critical role wind plays in tree growth and development. Wind-induced swaying generates strains that the tree
30 Jan 2025
Take five: about the beat and the bar of annual and 5-year periodic national forest inventories
By Irène Gabriel On 30 January 2025 In All published articles, Open Access, Review paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message International forest reporting processes and increasing forest disturbances delineate new requirements regarding the information delivered by national forest inventories (NFI), with implications on their sampling strategies. An original comparative review of the sampling designs of
8 Aug 2024
Stakeholders’ participation in decreasing wildfire risk in the context of natural resource management in the Podpoľanie region of Slovakia
By Irène Gabriel On 8 August 2024 In All published articles, Open Access, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message As the number and extent of wildfires are increasing due to climate change and human impacts, the demand for effective risk reduction strategies is growing. Due to limited resources or management capabilities in Slovakia, appropriate
21 May 2024
MYB4 is the best candidate transcription factor involved in pinosylvin stilbene biosynthesis in Pinus strobus L. cells by fungal elicitor treatment
By Véronique Lesage On 21 May 2024 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message Dihydropinosylvin monomethyl ether (DPME) and pinosylvin monomethyl ether (PME) are pinosylvin derivatives that show high nematicidal activity against pine wood nematodes (PWNs). Here, we found that fungal elicitor treatment boosted the production of DPME and
3 Apr 2024
Improving monitoring and management methods is of the utmost importance in countries at risk of invasion by the pinewood nematode
By Véronique Lesage On 3 April 2024 In All published articles, Open Access, Opinion paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message The invasive pine wood nematode is a major threat to pine forests worldwide, causing extensive tree mortality. Although scientific knowledge and control measures are continuously improving, important gaps remain. We argue that some key questions,
15 Mar 2024
Canopy gap impacts on soil organic carbon and nutrient dynamic: a meta-analysis
By Véronique Lesage On 15 March 2024 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message The forest canopy gaps, formed by natural or anthropogenic factors, have been found to reduce soil carbon content and increase nutrient availability. The magnitudes of these effects have been observed to increase with gap age
13 Mar 2024
Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield
By Véronique Lesage On 13 March 2024 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message Seven European beech provenances differing largely in growth performance were grown at two common garden sites in Germany and Slovakia. The intra-specific variability of most traits was explained more by phenotypic plasticity than inter-provenance variability,