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16 Feb 2020
Highlighted paper of 2019 : C. Ziegler et al., “Large hydraulic safety margins protect Neotropical canopy rainforest tree species against hydraulic failure during drought”
By Erwin Dreyer On 16 February 2020 In All published articles, Editor's choice, Editorial board informations, Editorial news
C. Ziegler et al., “Large hydraulic safety margins protect Neotropical canopy rainforest tree species against hydraulic failure during drought” Tropical rainforests are under the thread of more frequent drought episodes, that may in places induce tree dieback.
15 Feb 2020
Why does Annals of Forest Science no longer accept e-only material?
By Erwin Dreyer On 15 February 2020 In All published articles, Data in repository, Editor's choice, Editorial news, For authors, For referees
The editorial procedures of Annals of Forest Science change continuously for the better (we hope!). After having put an emphasis on access to data associated to publications, we made another albeit smaller chage: we no longer accept
30 Dec 2019
Happy new year 2020 to our editors, reviewers, authors and readers!
By Erwin Dreyer On 30 December 2019 In Editorial
2020 will be a year of important transitions for Annals of Forest Science in the direction of Open Science. We will flip to full Open Access by beginning 2021, and will prepare this transition actively during the
23 Dec 2018
The recurrent evolution of extremely resistant xylem
Highly resistant xylem has evolved multiple times over the past 400 million years. Scott A M MacAdam & Amanda A Cardoso Water is transported under tension in xylem and consequently is vulnerable to invasion by air and
30 Nov 2018
Covariation between tree size and shade tolerance modulates mixed-forest productivity
By Erwin Dreyer On 30 November 2018 In All published articles, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
In tree communities, tree size inequality reduces productivity and interacts with tree shade tolerance to modulate stand productivity, with a higher productivity in stands where shade-intolerant species dominate shade-tolerant species in size. Abstract Positive diversity–productivity relationships have
4 Jun 2017
A non-stochastic portfolio model for optimizing the transformation of an even-aged forest stand to continuous cover forestry when information about return fluctuation is incomplete
By Erwin Dreyer On 4 June 2017 In Research paper
Non-stochastic portfolio optimization of forest stands provides a good alternative to stochastic mean-variance optimization when available statistical data is incomplete. The suggested approach has a theoretical background in the areas of robust optimization, continuous multicriteria decision-making, and
4 Jun 2017
Xylem traits in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) display a large plasticity in response to canopy release
By Erwin Dreyer On 4 June 2017 In Research paper
The position of trees in the canopy impacts xylem structure and its inter-annual variation. After canopy release, the increase in the hydraulic conductivity of growth rings was driven by an increase in radial growth in large trees,
17 Apr 2017
The effect of surface fire on tree ring growth of Pinus radiata trees
By Erwin Dreyer On 17 April 2017 In Research paper
Pinus radiata trees showed significantly reduced basal area increments and increased latewood/earlywood ratios, when their stem was charred by surface fires even if no needle damage occurred. An interaction of fire damage and precipitation on growth was
17 Apr 2017
Quantifying micro-environmental variation in tropical rainforest understory at landscape scale by combining airborne LiDAR scanning and a sensor network
By Erwin Dreyer On 17 April 2017 In Research paper
We combined aerial LiDAR and ground sensors to map the spatial variation in micro-environmental variables of the tropical forest understory. We show that these metrics depend on forest type and proximity to canopy gaps. Our study has
17 Apr 2017
Recent growth changes in Western European forests are driven by climate warming and structured across tree species climatic habitats
By Erwin Dreyer On 17 April 2017 In Research paper
Recent growth changes (1980–2007) in Western European forests strongly vary across tree species, and range from +42% in mountain contexts to −17% in Mediterranean contexts. These changes reveal recent climate warming footprint and are structured by species’
