Forest Research

Successful bark-beetle biocontrol. A review of the only case in history Releasing Rhizophagus grandis in Georgia, France, Britain and Türkiye against Dendroctonus micans

The bark beetle Dendroctonus micans (Kug.) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae), a pest of spruce and pine, probably originates from eastern Siberia. Its closest relative is the North American D. punctatus (LeConte), on the other side of the Behring Strait. D. micans has large...

Professional legitimacy in Swedish wildlife management: frontline bureaucrats in a gendered governance landscape

Swedish wildlife management is characterized by multi-level governance, stakeholder conflict, and strong cultural ties to hunting. In this contested arena, frontline wildlife officers play a central role in mediating between state authority and local interests, making professiona...

Age-related vertical soil water redistribution and root water uptake pattern of artificial forest in the Loess Plateau of China

Understanding how stand age regulates soil water balance components is essential for sustainable afforestation in semi-arid regions. However, the long-term dynamics of deep soil water depletion and root water uptake patterns at different forest growth stages remain insufficiently...

European ash pangenome reveals widespread structural variation and genetic basis of low ash dieback susceptibility

Abstract European Ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) is a keystone tree species, whose populations are being decimated by ash dieback disease (ADB) – better characterisation of genetic variants associated with low susceptibility to the disease is needed. Here, we develop a F. excelsior p...

Ectomycorrhizal tree relative abundance is associated with higher aboveground biomass but reduced species richness and tree-size variation in temperate–subtropical transition forests

Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) tree species often dominate temperate and warm-temperate forests, yet how variation in their relative abundance is associated with species diversity and aboveground biomass (AGB) remains unclear. We analyzed a total of 6 ha of permanent forest monitoring plo...

Automated workflow demonstrates mixed treatment impacts on burn severity across ecoregion scales

Background Intensifying wildfire activity in western North America has motivated focus on fuel treatments as a tool for moderating fire severity. Treatment effectiveness is influenced by complex interactions among biophysical settings, treatments and weather. Aims This study intr...

The making of digital rangelands: Navigating the implications of rangeland datafication and smartification in Kenya

A shift is occurring in how the global environmental community understands and talks about rangelands. Long seen as economically unproductive and environmentally degraded environments, rangelands are now being recast as sources of untapped ecological benefit and climate optimism....

From Storm Damage Detection to Windthrow Susceptibility Mapping: Evaluating Regional Transferability in Radiata Pine Plantations

Windthrow is a major disturbance risk for radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) plantations, but operational susceptibility models must transfer across regions and storm events. We developed a multi-regional framework combining airborne laser scanning (ALS), aerial imagery, mapped...

Post-fire erosion and debris flows in the western Pacific Northwest, United States: recent science and opportunities

Most research into post-fire geomorphology has been conducted in regions with frequent fire, such as in dry Mediterranean and temperate climates and less has been conducted in wet forests where wildfire is now expanding with climate change. Because climate, soils, topography, veg...

Declining hydraulic safety in a drier world

Forests worldwide are increasingly exposed to soil drought under climate change, with their fates depending on the ability to maintain essential functions like water transport (hydraulics) and photosynthesis. Acclimation is expected to mitigate drought impacts, but the extent to...

Unimodal vs Multimodal Learning: A Systematic Evaluation of Fusion Strategies and Model Design for Molecular Property Prediction and Uncertainty Quantification

Abstract Accurate prediction of molecular properties is fundamental to environmental chemistry, yet remains challenging when experimental data are limited. Multimodal fusion provides a promising strategy for integrating complementary molecular representations; however, the relati...

More nuts, more squirrels, more damage? the covariation of beech (fagus sylvatica) masting with grey squirrel (sciurus carolinensis) abundance, and bark stripping damage, in the UK

Abstract Grey squirrels ( Sciurus carolinensis ) are an invasive non-native species in the UK which can strip bark from trees, detrimentally impacting biodiversity and forestry. Extensive control measures are undertaken to reduce grey squirrel populations each year; however, it i...

Drivers of invertebrate community assembly during ecosystem restoration

Abstract Introduction Ecosystems are complex multi‐trophic systems, and successful restoration needs to consider the mechanisms that underpin the reestablishment of biotic interactions. Critical to supporting this is improved understanding of the ecological processes that govern...

Vulnerable groups’ engagement with interventions to mitigate the health impacts of exposure to extreme temperature events: a qualitative systematic review

Abstract Extreme temperature events are becoming more frequent. Such events are defined as unusually hot weather persisting for at least two consecutive days (heatwave) or unusually cold weather persisting for at least two consecutive days (cold wave) within the context of geogra...

Accelerating biomass loss from forest disturbances across Europe

Abstract Forest disturbances are rising globally due to climate change and land-use pressures, weakening the terrestrial carbon sink. However, declines in aboveground biomass from tree cover loss remain poorly quantified, limiting our understanding of the role of disturbances in...