Forest Research Institute

Forest management, climate change, and roe deer: A conceptual model of how silvicultural systems shape habitat, population density, and browsing impacts

Management of roe deer in European forests may be challenging due to their impact on tree regeneration and potential negative effects on tree species composition, forest resilience and various ecosystem services including timber production. However, silvicultural practices themse...

Endogenous and exogenous control of tree architectural and hydraulic traits of European beech growing in natural populations

Abstract Key message Genetic components explain a moderate, yet statistically significant proportion of the phenotypic variation in tree architecture and hydraulic traits of beech trees growing in naturally regenerated monospecific stands. Abstract Drought tolerance of European b...

AngleCam V2: Predicting leaf inclination angles across taxa from daytime and nighttime photos

Abstract Understanding how plants capture light and maintain their energy balance is crucial for predicting how ecosystems respond to environmental changes. By monitoring leaf inclination angle distributions (LIADs), we can gain insights into plant behaviour that directly influen...