Topic · Nature and Landscape Conservation · Environmental Science

Forest ecology and management

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3 papers

Coring has no detrimental impact on tree growth across European forests, but effects on mortality remain uncertain

Robin Battison, Thomas S. Ovenden, Daniela Nemetschek, Fabian Jörg Fischer, Olivier Bouriaud, Giovanni Iacopetti, Tommaso Jucker

This study assesses the long-term impact of tree coring on growth and mortality across 16 European species, finding no detrimental growth effects but uncertain mortality impacts.

Forest Ecology and Management · Oct 29, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

A crown story: How tree architecture drives maple syrup yields

Élise Bouchard, Gauthier Lapa, Bastien Lecigne, Annie Deslauriers, Dominique Gravel, Luc Lagacé, Christian Messier

This study identifies crown structure and growth characteristics as key predictors of maple syrup yield, explaining up to 47% of inter-individual variability in syrup production.

Canadian Journal of Forest Research · Oct 29, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Crown-based growth strategies explain the distribution and co-occurrence of tree functional groups along environmental gradients

Kyaw Kyaw Htoo, Masanori Onishi, Md. Farhadur Rahman, Ryuichi Takeshige, Kaoru Kitajima, Yusuke Onoda

The paper examines how crown-based growth strategies influence tree functional group distribution and co-occurrence across environmental gradients.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintEcology