{"id":6314,"date":"2025-01-30T17:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/?p=6314"},"modified":"2025-01-30T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:03:10","slug":"beyond-the-perception-of-wind-only-as-a-meteorological-hazard-importance-of-mechanobiology-for-biomass-allocation-forest-ecology-and-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/2025\/01\/30\/beyond-the-perception-of-wind-only-as-a-meteorological-hazard-importance-of-mechanobiology-for-biomass-allocation-forest-ecology-and-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the perception of wind only as a meteorological hazard: importance of mechanobiology for biomass allocation, forest ecology and management"},"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\/2025\/01\/2025_vol82_n1_Jana-Dlouha.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6317 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/2025_vol82_n1_Jana-Dlouha-280x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/2025_vol82_n1_Jana-Dlouha-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/2025_vol82_n1_Jana-Dlouha-955x1024.png 955w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/2025_vol82_n1_Jana-Dlouha-768x823.png 768w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/2025_vol82_n1_Jana-Dlouha-1433x1536.png 1433w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/2025_vol82_n1_Jana-Dlouha-640x686.png 640w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/2025_vol82_n1_Jana-Dlouha.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>Key message<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">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 perceives, triggering a process known as thigmomorphogenesis. This process alters the tree\u2019s growth patterns and wood properties to enhance its mechanical stability. Thus, wind functions not only as a hazard but also as a growth factor, enabling the tree to acclimate to wind loads and reduce its mechanical risk.<br \/>\nDespite the significant role of thigmomorphogenesis in tree growth and carbon allocation, this process remains largely overlooked in forest ecology and management models. We strongly advocate for the integration of wind-induced strain sensing, the primary driver of thigmomorphogenesis, alongside established environmental factors in tree and forest growth models, as well as in instrumented forest stands aimed at studying the effects of environmental factors on tree growth. This crucial step is essential for a comprehensive understanding of forest growth dynamics and for informed decision-making in forest management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><br \/>\nThigmomorphogenesis; Tree growth modeling; Wind risk; Biomass allocation; Forest management<\/p>\n<div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='donut' data-doi='10.1186\/s13595-024-01271-6'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div>\n<p><strong>Publication<\/strong><br \/>\nDlouh\u00e1, J., Moulia, B., Fournier, M. et al. Beyond the perception of wind only as a meteorological hazard: importance of mechanobiology for biomass allocation, forest ecology and management. Annals of Forest Science 82, 1 (2025).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-024-01271-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-024-01271-6<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Handling Editor<\/strong><br \/>\nSt\u00e9phane Uroz<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topical Collection<\/strong><br \/>\nThis article is part of the Topical Collection &#8220;ARBRE: Documenting rapid changes occurring in forest socio-ecosystems&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/collections\/arbre\">https:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/collections\/arbre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 perceives, triggering a process known as thigmomorphogenesis. This process alters the tree\u2019s growth patterns and wood properties to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,109,17,108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article-type","category-open-access","category-opinion-paper","category-special-issuetopical-collection","cat-14-id","cat-109-id","cat-17-id","cat-108-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6318,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6314\/revisions\/6318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}