Grassland albedo as a nature-based climate prospect: the role of growth form and grazing DOI Creative Commons
Steven McGregor, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Mariska te Beest

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Environmental Research Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(12), P. 124004 - 124004

Published: Oct. 16, 2024

Abstract Nature-based solutions for mitigating climate change focus largely on land management to reduce carbon emissions and enhance sequestration. Tree planting, commonly advocated offset, threatens grassland biodiversity may induce positive radiative forcing (warming) by lowering albedo. Before making decisions about land-use changes in grasslands, an understanding of the fine-scale albedo grassy versus woody vegetation is needed. Existing satellite-based products offer global coverage with temporally fine, but spatially coarse, resolution, whereas situ data are sparse. We examined hypotheses that varies seasonally between grass type patches, shrub grazing at patch scale. Using a tripod-mounted albedometer, we quantified seven distinct patches South Africa’s eastern Karoo during early late dormancy growing seasons. Patches included intensely-grazed lawn ( Cynodon dactylon ), grazed less-grazed red tussock Themeda triandra white Eragrostis lehmanniana Pentzia incana ) encroached grass, bare ground. Season influenced all and, additionally, found strong differences same period years due varying rainfall temperature patterns. For grass-dominated were most pronounced dormancy, likely effect inflorescences. Albedo lawns was consistently higher than other except when equally high. no difference either or grass. Shrub-encroached exhibited lower patches. Our findings underscore nuanced relationship albedo, encroachment, proposed afforestation, certain grasses possibly increasing warming potential through reduced As initiatives extend into these patterns essential mitigation conservation.

Language: Английский

Studying long term relationship between carbon Emissions, Soil, and climate Change: Insights from a global Earth modeling Framework DOI Creative Commons

Huimin Han,

Zeeshan Zeeshan, Bandeh Ali Talpur

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International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 130, P. 103902 - 103902

Published: May 11, 2024

The persistent increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, notably carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), since the mid-20th century has been a key driver of significant climate alterations. This study investigates complex feedback mechanisms that both influence are influenced by global dynamics, soil processes, GHG emissions. Our statistical approach incorporates correlation measures, highlighting limitations such analyses, namely their inability to confirm causality, sensitivity outliers, exclusive capture linear relationships. Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) models reveal spatial variations relationship between environmental factors GHGs, while Path Analysis aids delineating direct indirect influences among variables. research pinpoints heterogeneity impacts economic on underscoring necessity localized strategies for change mitigation sustainable land management. also identifies potential threats agricultural productivity due degradation, which hinder adaptation efforts. findings advocate concerted response reduce emissions address challenges posed interplay change,

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the performance of mainstream Swedish growth models in uneven-aged forestry systems DOI Creative Commons

Mateusz Grzeszkiewicz,

Alex Appiah Mensah, Martin Goude

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Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 582, P. 122560 - 122560

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Language: Английский

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Drought timing, intensity, and consecutiveness have more influence on Douglas fir growth response than site conditions and stand density in European temperate climate DOI

Camille Guisset,

Morgane Dendoncker, Caroline Vincke

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Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 569, P. 122177 - 122177

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Rethinking Synergies and Trade‐Offs at the Forest‐Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Nexus—A Systematic Review DOI Creative Commons
Dominic Ahrens, Simon Benedikter, Lukas Gießen

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Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

ABSTRACT Forests play a critical role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet their contributions are often misunderstood and inadequately addressed scientific discourse. This study clarifies intricate relationships between forests SDGs by examining contextual factors that influence this interplay. Through systematic literature review, we adopt mixed‐methods approach integrates quantitative mapping of themes with qualitative analysis key forest‐SDG nexuses. Our reveals forests' to specific SDGs, particularly 2 (Zero Hunger), 13 (Climate Action) 15 (Life on Land), not uniform but vary significantly based forest type, condition, management practices. These also linked degree success realizing these goals over time. Key findings indicate previous studies have treated as static entities, overlooking complexity SDGs. For instance, case SDG (“Climate Action”), frequently lauded for synergetic contributions, while potential trade‐offs evolving dynamics neglected. Similarly, earlier homogeneous generalizing impacts forests. However, distinct facets within each can relationship nuanced ways. reveal even targets, such target 2.3, connection be interpreted differently. review contributes deeper understanding socio‐ecological systems shaping outcomes, advocating perspective foster informed policy‐making sustainable management.

Language: Английский

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Thirty-year responses of ecosystem components to stand thinning in lodgepole pine forest: Old-forest attributes, stand structure, and forest-floor small mammals DOI Creative Commons
Thomas P. Sullivan,

Druscilla S. Sullivan,

Pontus M.F. Lindgren

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Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 587, P. 122733 - 122733

Published: April 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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The forest beyond the trees: A network perspective on governing co-production of nature’s contributions to people DOI Creative Commons
Roman Isaac, Graeme S. Cumming, María R. Felipe‐Lucia

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AMBIO, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 26, 2025

Abstract Nature’s contributions to people (NCP) provided by forests are co-produced an interplay of natural and anthropogenic capitals, including human, social, physical, financial capital, which influenced various actors across multiple levels. Here, we assessed the co-production four forest NCP (timber, habitat creation maintenance, climate regulation, non-material NCP). We conducted social network analyses based on interviews with local (i) understand most relevant for managing different capitals in (ii) identify patterns governing via actor relationships. Our findings revealed three patterns: (1) governance timber production flows ; (2) knowledge labour regulation (3) management . Making actor–capital relationships tangible provides evidence inform decision-making tracing how specific favour certain potentially influencing sustainability co-production.

Language: Английский

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Ecological assessment of forest management approaches to develop resilient forests in the face of global change in Central Europe DOI Creative Commons
Franka Huth, Alexander Tischer, Petia Simeonova Nikolova

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Basic and Applied Ecology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Forest After Tomorrow: Projecting the Impact of a Collapsing Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation on European Tree‐Species Distributions DOI Creative Commons

Sina Heubel,

Anja Rammig, Allan Buras

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Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 31(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Forest tree species are expected to experience a substantial redistribution due climate change. While previous work has emphasized the effects of warmer and drier on European tree‐species distributions, date no study investigated potential impact collapse Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Here, we deploy climate‐envelope models quantile mapped, high‐resolution (1km 2 ) CMIP6 projections compare distributions under an active AMOC vs. inactive scenario. Across Europe, our indicate contrasting impacts two scenarios. In Scandinavia, many currently abundant were projected dramatic decline partial disappearance strong cooling AMOC. Central Southern however, some suffered less compared scenario while others—such as economically important Norway spruce—almost went extinct. As opposed classic climate‐change supporting Mediterranean in portfolios consisted higher share boreal, cold‐tolerant Finally, diversity was even stronger Altogether, may locally result more favorable conditions for specific comparison scenario, economic ecological consequences suggested by urgent need mitigation lower likelihood collapse.

Language: Английский

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Climate-Driven Shifts in the Distribution of Valonia Oak from the Last Glaciation to the Antropocene DOI Open Access
Alı Uğur Özcan, Derya Gülçin, Javier López Tirado

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Forests, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(5), P. 776 - 776

Published: May 4, 2025

The Quercus genus is found across a broad latitudinal range, and its spread in heterogeneous ecosystems influenced by environmental, genetic, anthropogenic factors. However, Mediterranean oak ecosystems, particular, have been significantly impacted climate-driven shifts. These shifts reshape the composition spatial configuration of great number species. Here, this study evaluates impact climate change on habitat suitability Valonia (Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis (Kotschy) Hedge & Yalt.) particularly focuses understanding whether population native or was introduced to Karagüney Mountains, Türkiye. Using ecological niche modeling with MaxEnt data from CHELSA-TraCE21k (a 1 km time series), we built 120 models analyze different climatic periods Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) (21 ka BP) present. results indicate that primarily temperature- precipitation-related variables. In fact, temperature fluctuations clearly affect target species study. most significant factors are mean diurnal range (bio2; 33.1%), precipitation wettest month (bio13; 19%), annual (bio1; 16.7%). Paleoclimatic predictions show suitable habitats contracted during early Holocene but expanded afterward, current distributions aligning more closely natural range. other words, it can be stated oak’s has gradually improved LGM present, both total ranges expanding over time. demonstrated long-term stability, resilience, adaptability change, making potential alternative for future scenarios. addition, support hypothesis species’ Mountains relict, previously unrecognized as native. This improves our knowledge about distribution environmental preferences oak, which important underpinning conservation strategies.

Language: Английский

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The choice of path to resilience is crucial to the future of production forests DOI
Adam Felton, Rupert Seidl, David B. Lindenmayer

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Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(9), P. 1561 - 1563

Published: July 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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