supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32171533 and 31971444);Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.2208085J28)。
Insect herbivory is ubiquitous in various ecosystems,and directly influences the growth and survival of individual plants,especially during their vulnerable early life stages like the seedling phase.This,in turn,exert...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42130506,42071031);the Special Technology Innovation Fund of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality in Jiangsu Province(No.BK20231515)。
Background:Climate change is accelerating alterations in forest species and community composition worldwide,especially following extreme events like severe droughts and windstorms.Understanding these effects on subtro...
supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic(Grant Nos.SS01010270,SS06010420);by a long-term research development grant RVO(Grant No.67985939)。
Sequencing of environmental samples has great potential for biodiversity research,but its application is limited by the lack of reliable DNA barcode databases for species identifications.Such a database has been creat...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42377068);Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.BK20231290);Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-hydrology National Observation and Research Station(China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research,No.YSS2022003)the Qing Lan Project。
Background:Seasonal precipitation variability significantly affects water use in forests;however,whether water uptake is adapted to changes in precipitation,particularly whether it could affect the coexistence of tree...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31988102);Yunnan Province Major Program for Basic Research Project(No.202101BC070002);Yunnan Province Science and Technology Talents and Platform Program(No.202305AA160014);Yunnan Province Key Research and Development Program of China(No.202303AC100009)。
Forest structure is fundamental in determining ecosystem function,yet the impact of bamboo invasion on these structural characteristics remains unclear.We investigated 219 invasion transects at 41 sites across the dis...
This study was financially supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA28020300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42250410332);the Key Foreign Cooperation Program of the Bureau of International Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.177GJHZ2022020BS);the‘Double-First Class’Initiative Program for Foreign Talents of Southwest University(Grant No.cstc2021ycjh-bgzxm0002);the‘Prominent Scientist Program’of Chongqing Talents(Grant No.cstc2021ycjh-bgzxm0020)。
Deforestation is one of the most serious environmental problems facing humankind.It continues to escalate rapidly across many regions of the world,thereby deteriorating the forest soil quality.This has prompted a larg...
financial support provided by the German Research Foundation,DFG,through grant number KL894/23-2 and NO 1444/1-2 as part of the Research Unit FOR2432/2;the China Scholarship Council(CSC)that supports the first author with a Ph D scholarship;support provided by Indian partners at the Institute of Wood Science and Technology(IWST),Bengaluru。
Rapid urbanization has caused significant changes along the urban-rural gradient,leading to a variety of landscapes that are mainly shaped by human activities.This dynamic interplay also influences the distribution an...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41473068);supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M722667)。
Fertilization or atmospheric deposition of nitrogen(N)and phosphorus(P)to terrestrial ecosystems can alter soil N(P)availability and the nature of nutrient limitation for plant growth.Changing the allocation of leaf P...
National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.32371871)。
Warm-wet climatic conditions are widely regarded as conducive to remarkable tree growth,alleviating climatic pressures.However,the notable decline in tree growth observed in the southern edge of boreal forests has hei...
part of the project“Areas of Forest Innovation Climate Smart Forestry”(project nr.101726),WP Modelling Plenter Forest vs.Even-aged Forest,funded by the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry,Regions and Water Management;funded by the province of Styria(Austria),the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry,Regions and Water Management and the European Union via the projects“Waldtypisierung Steiermark-FORSITE”(LE14-20)and“FORSITEⅡ-Investigation of the ecological base line information for a dynamic forest site classification in Upper Austria,Lower Austria and Burgenland”(101746);financial support came from BOKU University。
Plenter forests,also known as uneven-aged or continuous cover forests enhance forest resilience and resistance against disturbances compared to even-aged forests.They are considered as an adaptation option to mitigate...