supported by Forschungsanstalt für Waldo kologie und Forstwirtschaft(FAWF)of Landesforsten Rheinland-Pfalz(FF 5.3-01-2021)。
Forest ecosystems are important for biodiversity conservation and human societies,but are under pressure due to climate change and human interventions.This applies to natural forests as well as tree plantations.The la...
Spruce-dominated forests are commonly exposed to disturbances associated with mass occurrences of bark beetles.The dieback of trees triggers many physical and chemical processes in the ecosystem resulting in rapid cha...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32271846,31400613);the Key Program of Education Department of Liaoning Province(No.LJKZZ20220050).
In the semiarid sandy region of Northeast China,Mongolian pine(Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica)suffers dieback after the age of 35,while Japanese red pine(Pinus densiflora)and Chinese pine(Pinus tabuliformis)stay healt...