The conversion of Norway spruce stands into mixed-species forests is currently one of the most pressing challenges to ensure the stability of forest ecosystems in Central Europe. Recently, direct seeding as a method of artificial regeneration and species (re-)introduction has received increased attention…
Soil scarification, which involves the disruption of the top layer of soil, is a common method utilized to promote the regeneration of tree species on clear-cut and calamity areas. In the context of adapting forests to become climate-resilient mixed species forests, this method could also be used to…
Abstract One of silviculture's primary objectives is converting monospecific into diverse forest stands comprising climate-tolerant species, aiming to mitigate global change. In practice, this is often achieved by enrichment planting or seeding of species, currently not occurring in the specific area.…
One of silviculture's primary objectives is converting monospecific into diverse forest stands comprising climate-tolerant species, aiming to mitigate global change. In practice, this is often achieved by enrichment planting or seeding of species, currently not occurring in the specific area. Silver…
Purpose: The woolly beech aphid thrives on European beech leaves, which has complex direct and indirect impacts on above- and belowground processes. A mechanistic understanding of insect-mediated changes in organic carbon (OC) availability for microbial life and its implications for element cycling is…
Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022-02-02
High N depositions of past decades brought changes to European forests including impacts on forest soil nutrition status. However, the ecosystem responses to declining atmospheric N inputs or moderate N depositions attracted only less attention so far. Our study investigated macronutrient (N, S, Ca2+,…
Abstract As a cause of ecosystem disturbances, phytophagous insects are known to directly influence the element and organic matter (OM) cycling in ecosystems by their defoliation and excretion activity. This study focuses on the interplay between short‐term, insect herbivory, plant responses to feeding…
Canopy and tree morphology are assumed to play a significant role in modulating the amount of rainfall water during its routing throughout the vegetation and the near‐surface Critical Zone. One crucial point of research addresses the spatial extent of stemflow (SF) infiltration, because its concentration…