{"id":5999,"date":"2024-03-15T15:27:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/?p=5999"},"modified":"2024-03-15T15:27:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:27:10","slug":"elevation-affects-both-the-occurrence-of-ungulate-browsing-and-its-effect-on-tree-seedling-growth-for-four-major-tree-species-in-european-mountain-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/2024\/03\/15\/elevation-affects-both-the-occurrence-of-ungulate-browsing-and-its-effect-on-tree-seedling-growth-for-four-major-tree-species-in-european-mountain-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevation affects both the occurrence of ungulate browsing and its effect on tree seedling growth for four major tree species in European mountain forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/d1bxh8uas1mnw7.cloudfront.net\/assets\/embed.js'><\/script><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Bernard-M.-2024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6002 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Bernard-M.-2024-300x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Bernard-M.-2024-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Bernard-M.-2024-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Bernard-M.-2024-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Bernard-M.-2024-640x422.png 640w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Bernard-M.-2024.png 1049w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Key message<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In European mountain forests, the growth of silver fir (<em>Abies alba<\/em> Mill.), sycamore maple (<em>Acer pseudoplatanus<\/em> L.), European beech (<em>Fagus sylvatica<\/em> L.) and Norway spruce (<em>Picea abies<\/em> (L.) H. Karst.) seedlings is more strongly affected by ungulate browsing than by elevation. But, the constraint exerted by ungulates, in particular the probability for seedlings to be browsed, increases with elevation for most species.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><br \/>\nUngulate browsing; Climate change; Elevational gradient; Plant\u2013herbivore interactions; Mountain forests; Attractant-decoy hypothesis<\/p>\n<div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='donut' data-doi='10.1186\/s13595-024-01226-x'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div>\n<p><strong>Publication<\/strong><br \/>\nBernard, M., Barrere, J., Morin, X. et al. Elevation affects both the occurrence of ungulate browsing and its effect on tree seedling growth for four major tree species in European mountain forests. Annals of Forest Science 81, 13 (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-024-01226-x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-024-01226-x<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Share this article<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/dBkKK\">https:\/\/rdcu.be\/dBkKK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Data and\/or Code availability<\/strong><br \/>\nData are archived in the following Zenodo repository: <a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/10370097\">https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/10370097<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Handling Editor<\/strong><br \/>\nErwin Dreyer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key message In European mountain forests, the growth of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) seedlings is more strongly affected by ungulate browsing than by elevation. 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