With wildfires turning forests into “massive carbon emitters,” planting trees in some places could inadvertently increase ...

Many bat species native to Germany, such as the Leisler's bat, are forest specialists. However, as it is becoming increasingly hard for them to find tree hollows in forest plantations, they are moving ...

Spruce trees that experienced long-term droughts were more resistant to future ones, while pines acclimatized to wet periods were more vulnerable.

The future of the European forests is at risk due to our changing climate. To observe the effects of climate change, we often ...

The new data products provide important indicators for evaluating ... and to make forests more resilient through more variety in deciduous tree species. Forest structure dynamics in the Harz from 2017 ...

Satellite imagery and demographic data are coming to their aid. Organizations like American Forests ... the framework or structure to talk about differential targets for tree and shade coverage ...

Uprooted trees serve as a surprisingly helpful sign of extreme wind and how it can affect forest evolution ... A review of initial data showed mounds and pits on hill slopes, which provided ...

such as supporting associated non-tree biodiversity. Forest structures—particularly, the canopy structure—were found to have the strongest health impact, both with its own benefits and drawbacks.

The future of the European forests is at risk due to our changing climate. To observe the effects of climate change, we often ...

A study in subtropical forests shows that dominant tree traits—not just species counts or terrain—drive productivity and ...

Ever wonder how many trees ... that boreal forests might be more resilient to climate change than we thought," He notes. The study highlights the need for advanced and accurate data and models ...

In the research group Forest Structure and Dynamics, we study both managed and natural forests and in a scale, ranging from local to global. We are particularly interested in tree sizes, growth, ...