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Annals of Forest Science publishes every year eight issues with original research articles and review papers. The journal covers a broad scope including ecology and ecophysiology, genetics and improvement, tree physiology, damages to forests, wood quality, and silviculture. The biological and ecological bases of a sustainable forest management are an important topic for the journal. All forest ecosystems of the world under boreal, temperate and tropical climates may be addressed.

• Deterministic processes drive functional and phylogenetic temporal changes of woody species in temperate forests in Northeast China 04/23/2019
  Abstract Key Message Deterministic processes drive functional and phylogenetic temporal changes of woody species in temperate forest, depending on successional stage and tree size classes. The dominant influential factors changed from abiotic (especially topographic factors) to ...
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• Elevation modulates the phenotypic responses to light of four co-occurring Pyrenean forest tree species 04/23/2019
  Abstract Key message Elevation markedly modified the species-specific phenotypic responses of trees to light. The effects from elevation mostly occurred at organ level (SLA) for the montane species, but at whole-plant level (allocation ...
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• NFIWADS: the water budget, soil moisture, and drought stress indicator database for the German National Forest Inventory (NFI) 04/12/2019
  Abstract Key message The NFIWADS database contains aggregated results for the German National Forest Inventory (NFI) plots based on process-based water balance simulations. More than 150 water budget, soil moisture, and drought stress indicators were derived ...
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• A general method for the classification of forest stands using species composition and vertical and horizontal structure 04/12/2019
  Abstract Key message We present a novel approach to define pure- and mixed-forest typologies from the comparison of pairs of forest plots in terms of species identity, diameter, and height of their trees. <span ...
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• Stand and environmental data from Pinus halepensis Mill. and Pinus sylvestris L. plantations in Spain 04/10/2019
  Abstract Key message This data set provides valuable environmental information about Pinus halepensis and Pinus sylvestris plantations in Spain. An array of 74 physical, chemical and biochemical soil (organic horizon and 10 cm ...
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• Variability of stone pine ( Pinus pinea L . ) fruit traits impacting pine nut yield 04/10/2019
  Abstract Key message Cone to pine nut yield (PY), an important commercial feature of stone pine cropping, was higher in Chile than in main producer countries. PY is highly variable along years and depends on pine ...
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• Correction to: Below-ground hydraulic constraints during drought-induced decline in Scots pine 04/10/2019
  The article was published without the submitted data availability statement linking readers to a public repository.
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• Growth-mortality attributes and species composition determine carbon sequestration and dynamics of old stand types in the Acadian Forest of New ... 04/03/2019
  Abstract Key message We used 20 years of plot data to analyze the influence of tree growth-mortality balance and species mix on the potential of old stands to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and store carbon. ...
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• The conservation status assessment of Natura 2000 forest habitats in Europe: capabilities, potentials and challenges of national forest inventories data 04/03/2019
  Abstract Key message There is a need to improve the consistency of international information concerning the conservation status assessment of the species and habitat types in the Natura 2000 reports. National Forest Inventories could contribute towards ...
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• Are 40 years better than 55? An analysis of the reduction of forest rotation to cope with drought events in ... 04/02/2019
  Abstract Key message Reduction of forest rotation is analyzed as a potential adaptation strategy for a Douglas fir stand to cope with drought-induced risk of forest decline. The methodology combines a water balance ...
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• Potential of remote sensing-based forest attribute models for harmonising large-scale forest inventories on regional level: a case study in Southwest ... 04/02/2019
  Abstract Key message Image-based 3D information can provide metrics for forest attribute modelling that are robust within the study region. This enables transferability of predictive models to other data sets of the same region without loss ...
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• Validation of a CT knot detection algorithm on fresh Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) logs 04/02/2019
  Abstract Key message A fully automated algorithm allowed knot detection and positioning on computed tomography (CT) images of Douglas-fir logs. The detection of knot diameter and status could benefit from further improvements, i.e., testing other configurations ...
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• Mapping oak shoot browning in SW Spain using online imagery as virtual prospecting tool 04/02/2019
  Abstract Key message Oak shoot browning is spatially widespread throughout the region of Extremadura (SW Spain) following an aggregative distribution pattern, with a much higher prevalence in cork than in holm oak. ...
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• Nitrogen addition accelerates the nitrogen cycle in a young subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) plantation 04/02/2019
  Abstract Key message The nitrogen (N) cycle is likely to accelerate under future climate change. Leaf δ 15 N enrichment factor is an indicator of N status in young ...
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• RegisTree: a registration algorithm to enhance forest inventory plot georeferencing 04/02/2019
  Abstract Key message The accuracy of remote sensing-based models of forest attributes could be improved by controlling the spatial registration of field and remote sensing data. We have demonstrated the potential of an ...
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• Analysis of the occurrence of wildfires in the Iberian Peninsula based on harmonised data from national forest inventories 03/12/2019
  Abstract Key message Every year, about 280,000 ha of forest area burn in the Iberian Peninsula. Both countries national forest inventories were harmonised to provide consistent results of the influence of forest stand structure on fire ...
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• Visuo-tactile and topographic characterizations of finished wood surface quality by French consumers and industrials: acceptability thresholds for raised grain 03/05/2019
  Abstract Key message Raised grain occurring on wood surfaces after the application of a waterborne varnish was felt by human touch because of protruding peaks and a certain amount of materials in the core of the ...
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• Dynamic species-specific metabolic changes in the trees exposed to chronic N+S additions at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, USA 03/04/2019
  Abstract Key message Red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) nutritional imbalances observed during 1998–2000 in response to nitrogen additions beginning in 1989 at Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, USA, were reversed ...
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• Harmonisation of stem volume estimates in European National Forest Inventories 02/28/2019
  Abstract Key message Volume predictions of sample trees are basic inputs for essential National Forest Inventory (NFI) estimates. The predicted volumes are rarely comparable among European NFIs because of country-specific dbh-thresholds and differences ...
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• Nitrogen addition method affects growth and nitrogen accumulation in seedlings of four subtropical tree species: Schima superba Gardner &amp; Champ., ... 02/23/2019
  Abstract Key message N addition (56, 156, and 206 kg N ha−1 yr−1as dissolved NH4NO3) method (canopy vs soil) did not affect the biomass of ...
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• Interactive effects of defoliation and water deficit on growth, water status, and mortality of black spruce ( Picea mariana (Mill.) ... 02/22/2019
  Abstract Key message Defoliation followed by water deficit showed time-dependent effects on plant water status and growth in black spruce ( Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.). Biotic stress negatively (during active defoliation by growing instars) ...
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• Acorn size is more important than nursery fertilization for outplanting performance of Quercus variabilis container seedlings 02/22/2019
  Abstract Key message Small acorns are usually discarded for seedling cultivation because they reduce plant quality. This, however, can potentially reduce genetic diversity of plantations. The use of small acorns will result in ...
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• Effect of permanent plots on the relative efficiency of spatially balanced sampling in a national forest inventory 02/21/2019
  Abstract Key message Using spatially balanced sampling utilizing auxiliary information in the design phase can enhance the design efficiency of national forest inventory. These gains decreased with increasing proportion of permanent plots in ...
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• Forest stand productivity derived from site conditions: an assessment of old Douglas-fir stands ( Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. menziesii ... 02/20/2019
  Abstract Key message Douglas-fir growth correlates with the climate, the soil moisture regime, and the soil nutrient status, reflecting a broad physiological amplitude. Even though planting this non-native tree species is suggested as ...
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• The age of black pine ( Pinus nigra Arn. ssp. salzmannii (Dunal) Franco) mother trees has no effect on seed ... 02/13/2019
  Abstract Key message We sampled Pinus nigra cones in 29 trees in an age range of 90 to 725 years. The mother tree age did not significantly influence the pinecone or pine seed size, ...
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• Negative correlation between ash dieback susceptibility and reproductive success: good news for European ash forests 02/13/2019
  Abstract Key message European ash ( Fraxinus excelsior L.) trees with low susceptibility to ash dieback have higher reproductive fitness compared to highly susceptible trees, although most pronounced for female success. Selection at ...
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• Demographic history and spatial genetic structure in a remnant population of the subtropical tree Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (Griseb.) Altschul ... 02/13/2019
  Abstract Key message A remnant population of Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil in Northern Argentina showed a mixed mating system, high genetic diversity, and moderate spatial genetic structure, which was ...
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• Is tree age or tree size reducing height increment in Abies alba Mill. at its southernmost distribution limit? 02/13/2019
  Abstract Key message Conventional methods for estimating the current annual increment of stand volume are based on the uncertain assumption that height increment decreases with tree age. Conversely, size, rather than age, should be accounted for ...
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• Climate change and mixed forests: how do altered survival probabilities impact economically desirable species proportions of Norway spruce and European ... 02/08/2019
  Abstract Key message Economic consequences of altered survival probabilities under climate change should be considered for regeneration planning in Southeast Germany. Findings suggest that species compositions of mixed stands obtained from continuous optimization may buffer but ...
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• Fine root morphology and growth in response to nitrogen addition through drip fertigation in a Populus × euramericana “Guariento” plantation ... 02/07/2019
  Abstract Key message Nitrogen addition through drip fertigation to a poplar plantation ( Populus × euramericana “Guariento”) promoted fine root growth only in the early period. The relationship between root growth and soil N ...
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