Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(10), P. 1704 - 1704
Published: Sept. 26, 2024
The
role
of
forest
community
configurations
in
multiple
ecosystem
functions
remains
poorly
understood
due
to
the
absence
quantifiable
metrics
for
evaluating
these
configurations.
This
limitation
hinders
our
ability
use
forests
enhance
urban
well-being
effectively.
study
integrates
both
observation
and
experimentation
elucidate
effects
on
multifunctionality
forests.
We
examine
seven
Changchun’s
forests:
carbon
sequestration,
rainwater
interception,
temperature
reduction,
humidity
increase,
particulate
matter
noise
water
conservation.
Assortment
indices,
derived
from
traditional
diversity
relative
importance
values,
reveal
a
negative
correlation
with
multifunctionality.
suggests
that
improving
requires
strategically
planned
species
composition
rather
than
simply
increasing
diversity.
Furthermore,
creation
comprehensive
configuration
indices
intraspecific
has
confirmed
their
beneficial
impact
Our
results
highlight
significance
structural
advocate
using
mixed-species
plantings
forestry
practices.
propose
practical
management
strategies
multifunctionality,
including
selecting
tree
functional
benefits,
implementing
uneven-aged
plantings,
integrating
shade-tolerant
sun-loving
species.
Together,
findings
underscore
essential
sustaining
strongly
support
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(14), P. 6089 - 6089
Published: July 17, 2024
Nowadays,
climate
change
is
recognized
as
one
of
the
biggest
problems
world
facing,
posing
a
potential
threat
to
environment
and
almost
all
aspects
human
life.
Since
United
Nations
Framework
Convention
on
Climate
Change
in
1992,
many
efforts
have
been
made
mitigate
change,
with
no
considerable
results.
According
projections,
temperatures
will
continue
rise,
extreme
weather
events
become
more
frequent,
prolonged,
intense.
Reflecting
these
concerns,
2015
Paris
Agreement
was
adopted
cornerstone
for
reducing
impact
aiming
limit
global
warming
below
2
°C
even
keep
temperature
rise
1.5
°C.
To
achieve
this
international
goal,
focused
mitigation
actions
be
required.
has
strong
forests,
enhancing
their
growth
but
also
risks
them.
Conversely,
forests
can
they
surface
through
influence
land–atmosphere
energy
exchange
absorption
vast
amounts
CO2
photosynthesis.
Consequently,
afforestation
reforestation
integral
components
strategies
worldwide.
This
review
aims
summarize
cutting-edge
knowledge
role
mitigation,
emphasizing
carbon
storage
capacity.
Overall,
afforestation/reforestation
hinges
strategic
planning,
implementation,
local
forest
conditions.
Integrating
other
removal
technologies
could
enhance
long-term
effectiveness
storage.
Ultimately,
effective
entails
both
restoring
establishing
alongside
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
Forest Ecology and Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
556, P. 121736 - 121736
Published: Feb. 2, 2024
Diversity
of
tree
species
and
structure
have
the
potential
to
increase
various
forest
ecosystem
services
such
as
stress
resistance,
biodiversity,
productivity.
Recent
studies
indicate
relevance
both
diversity
stand
structure.
Here,
we
analyze
effect
on
stand-level
behavior
even-aged
stands
Norway
spruce
(Picea
abies
(L.)
H.
Karst.).
Drawing
from
11
long-term
thinning
experiments
encompassing
77
plots
425
surveys,
analyzed
size
growth
frequency
distributions
(i)
self-thinning
line,
(ii)
Eichhorn
rule
yield
level,
(iii)
density-growth
relationship.
We
revealed
an
optimum
relationship
between
inequality
within
maximum
density,
standing
volume,
total
yield,
Highest
volume
occurred
at
moderate
structural
diversity,
in
terms
growth.
All
else
being
equal,
strongly
homogeneous,
or
very
heterogeneous
structures
were
found
be
suboptimal
yield.
Our
findings
emphasize
that
incorporating
information
about
can
greatly
improve
upon
classical
models
dynamics,
even
for
monocultures.
The
profound
influence
when
attributes
are
analogous,
warrants
further
scientific
attention;
e.g.,
neglecting
differences
lead
skewed
interpretations
reactions
density
regulation
mixing.
From
a
management
perspective,
our
results
unveil
untapped
diversification,
mono-specific
stands.
elucidate
trade-offs
is
either
neglected
overly
emphasized.
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: May 29, 2024
Tree
establishment
following
severe
or
stand-replacing
disturbance
is
critical
for
achieving
U.S.
climate
change
mitigation
goals
and
maintaining
the
co-benefits
of
intact
forest
ecosystems.
In
many
contexts,
natural
post-fire
tree
regeneration
sufficient
to
maintain
cover
associated
ecosystem
services,
but
increasingly
pattern
scale
exceeds
ecological
thresholds
active
reforestation
may
be
warranted.
Our
capacity
plant
trees,
however,
not
keeping
pace
with
needs.
This
shortfall
uniquely
apparent
in
western
U.S.,
where
wildfire
size
severity
have
increased
recent
decades
long-term
divestment
supply
chain
has
limited
our
ability
respond
existing
Here
we
present
an
analysis
key
facets
both
demand
side
address
six
questions:
(1)
What
current
backlog
potential
needs
driven
by
high-severity
wildfire?;
(2)
How
will
increasing
activity
through
end
century
affect
needs?;
(3)
meet
future
(4)
can
demands?;
(5)
approaches
promote
resilience
(6)
Where
are
opportunities
emerging
from
policy
initiatives,
innovative
public-private
partnerships,
capital
markets
scaling
reforestation?
Between
1984
2000,
annual
planting
met
cumulatively
over
last
two
(2000
2021)
it
fallen
short
fire-driven
estimated
1.5
million
ha
(
ca.
3.8
ac).
We
anticipate
this
gap
increase
2
3
fold
2050.
Scaling
up
efforts
close
require
investment
across
all
chain,
novel
that
forests
drought
wildfire.
highlight
initiatives
conservation
finance
expanding
efforts.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
31(2)
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
International
commitments
advocate
large‐scale
forest
restoration
as
a
nature‐based
solution
to
climate
change
mitigation
through
carbon
(C)
sequestration.
Mounting
evidence
suggests
that
mixed
compared
monospecific
planted
forests
may
sequester
more
C,
exhibit
lower
susceptibility
extremes
and
offer
broader
range
of
ecosystem
services.
However,
experimental
studies
comprehensively
examining
the
control
tree
diversity
on
multiple
C
stocks
fluxes
above‐
belowground
are
lacking.
To
address
this
gap,
we
leverage
data
from
Sardinilla
experiment
in
Panama,
oldest
tropical
experiment,
which
features
gradient
one‐,
two‐,
three‐
five‐species
mixtures
native
species.
Over
16
years,
measured
fluxes,
ranging
aboveground
over
leaf
litter
production,
soil
organic
(SOC).
We
show
significantly
increased
with
57%
higher
gain
monocultures
(35.7
±
1.8
vs.
22.8
3.4
Mg
ha
−1
)
years
after
planting.
In
contrast,
observed
net
reduction
SOC
(on
average
−11.2
1.1
across
levels)
no
significant
difference
3
(the
predominantly
tree‐derived,
i.e.,
plant‐derived
fraction)
between
(13.0
0.9
15.1
1.3
).
Positive
effects
persisted
despite
repeated
strengthened
time
for
growth.
Structural
equation
models
showed
growth
enhanced
coarse
woody
debris
soil,
resulting
tightly
linked
cycle
aboveground.
did
not
observe
links
fluxes.
Our
study
elucidates
mechanisms
bolsters
potential
restoration.
Restoration
schemes
should
prioritize
forests.
Geoderma Regional,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
37, P. e00788 - e00788
Published: March 24, 2024
Successfully
established
windbreaks
and
riparian
buffers
contribute
to
protection
of
soils,
crops,
watercourses
biodiversity,
help
combat
climate
change.
To
improve
establishment
success
trees
planted
form
these
agroforestry
systems,
identifying
the
factors
influencing
their
survival
growth
is
crucial.
We
related
size
in
buffer
strips
23
abiotic,
biotic,
structural
technical
explanatory
using
multiple
generalized
linear
models.
sampled
52
26
different
cultivated
fields
southern
Quebec
(Canada).
analyzed
volunteer
vegetational
composition
tree
planting
right-of-way
relative
eight
factors.
Average
was
86.4%
varied
mainly
with
site;
negatively
significantly
correlated
soil
pH.
modelled
correlations
between
ten
most
frequently
occurring
species
20
factors,
which
six
were
significant,
i.e.,
method
vegetation
control,
texture,
preparation
before
planting,
abundance,
row
structure
system
type
(windbreak
vs
buffer).
Relative
abundance
functional
types
influenced
by
age
systems.
increase
winbreaks
buffers,
must
be
properly
selected
for
based
upon
edaphic
conditions,
while
implementing
prior
maintaining
sufficient
spacing
optimize
long-term
growth.
Our
results
suggest
that
within
an
intensive
agricultural
context
should
not
perceived
as
a
barrier
adoption.
Forest Ecosystems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11, P. 100201 - 100201
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Prunus
serotina
and
Robinia
pseudoacacia
are
the
most
widespread
invasive
trees
in
Central
Europe.
In
addition,
according
to
climate
models,
decreased
growth
of
many
economically
ecologically
important
native
will
likely
be
observed
future.
We
aimed
assess
impact
these
two
neophytes,
which
differ
biomass
range
nitrogen-fixing
abilities
European
conditions,
on
relative
aboveground
increments
oaks
Quercus
robur
Q.
petraea
Scots
pine
Pinus
sylvestris.
increase
our
understanding
relationship
between
facilitation
competition
woody
alien
species
overstory
trees.
established
72
circular
plots
(0.05
ha)
different
forest
habitat
types
stands
varying
age
western
Poland.
chose
with
abundances
studied
neophytes
determine
how
effects
scaled
along
quantitative
invasion
gradient.
Furthermore,
we
collected
cores
species,
calculated
at
tree
stand
levels.
Then,
used
generalized
linear
mixed-effects
models
species.
did
not
find
a
biologically
or
statistically
significant
R.
P.
pines
gradient
invader
proportion
total
accounted
for
by
invaders.
The
act
as
stimulators
but
also
compete
them
resources,
would
escalate
negative
change
oaks.
should
significantly
modify
carbon
sequestration
capacity
Our
work
combines
elements
per
capita
effect
research
mixed
management.
Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 223 - 223
Published: Jan. 23, 2024
Data
collected
over
a
30-year
period
from
an
experiment
replicated
across
21
locations
in
western
Canada
are
used
to
explore
the
effects
of
precommercial
thinning
trembling
aspen
range
densities
combination
with
three
initial
white
spruce
on
tree
growth
and
stand
dynamics.
Increasing
differentiation
amongst
15
treatments
was
observed
age
after
for
both
responses.
Spruce
height
diameter
declined
increasing
density.
At
10
no
1.5×
that
unthinned
while
it
2.6×
at
28.
Following
DBH
crown
width
density
retained
slenderness
base
increased.
Thinning
1500
aspen·ha−1
resulted
22%
larger
relative
volume
stemwood
biomass
90,
estimated
using
Mixedwood
Growth
Model
(MGM21),
density,
complete
removal
resulting
nearly
double
plots.
However,
total
volume,
biomass,
carbon
90
predicted
be
largest
mixed
stands
stems·ha−1
or
higher.