Carbon smart forestry under climate change

Deliverables

Documents, reports (3)

Proposal for a standardized protocol for fuel consumption analysis in forest operation

Proposal for a standardized protocol for fuel consumption analysis in forest operation

Common standardisation protocol

Common protocol on the standardization of study methods

Common measurement protocol

Establish a common measurements protocol for new plots

Other (2)

Project-Website

Project-website

Communication & Dissemination Plan

Common communication & dissemination plan

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (29)

Mixing degree, stand density, and water supply can increase the overyielding of mixed versus monospecific stands in Central Europe

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 503, 2022, Page(s) 119741, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119741

European beech stem diameter grows better in mixed than in mono-specific stands at the edge of its distribution in mountain forests

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch, Torben Hilmers, Enno Uhl, Kamil Bielak, Michal Bosela, Miren del Rio, Laura Dobor, David I. Forrester, Thomas A. Nagel, Maciej Pach, Admir Avdagić, Michal Bellan, Franz Binder, Andrej Bončina, Felipe Bravo, Javier de-Dios-García, Lucian Dinca, Stanisław Drozdowski, Francesco Giammarchi, Maria Hoehn, Aida Ibrahimspahić, Andrzej Jaworski, Matija Klopčič, Viktor Kurylyak, Mathie
Published in: European Journal of Forest Research, 2020, ISSN 1612-4669
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-020-01319-y

Assessing transformation scenarios from pure Norway spruce to mixed uneven-aged forests in mountain areas

Author(s): Torben Hilmers, Peter Biber, Thomas Knoke, Hans Pretzsch
Published in: European Journal of Forest Research, 139/4, 2020, Page(s) 567-584, ISSN 1612-4669
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-020-01270-y

The greater resilience of mixed forests to drought mainly depends on their composition: Analysis along a climate gradient across Europe

Author(s): M. Pardos, M. del Río, H. Pretzsch, H. Jactel, K. Bielak, F. Bravo, G. Brazaitis, E. Defossez, M. Engel, K. Godvod, K. Jacobs, L. Jansone, A. Jansons, X. Morin, A. Nothdurft, L. Oreti, Q. Ponette, M. Pach, J. Riofrío, R. Ruíz-Peinado, A. Tomao, E. Uhl, R. Calama
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 481, 2021, Page(s) 118687, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118687

The course of tree growth. Theory and reality

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 478, 2020, Page(s) 118508, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118508

Fertilization modifies forest stand growth but not stand density: consequences for modelling stand dynamics in a changing climate

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch, Peter Biber
Published in: Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, 2021, Page(s) 1-14, ISSN 0015-752X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpab036

Trees grow modulated by the ecological memory of their past growth. Consequences for monitoring, modelling, and silvicultural treatment

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 487, 2021, Page(s) 118982, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118982

Tree species mixing can increase stand productivity, density, and growth efficiency and attenuate the tradeoff between density and growth throughout the whole rotation

Author(s): H Pretzsch, G Schütze
Published in: Annals of Botany, 2021, ISSN 0305-7364
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcab077

Mixing effects on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) productivity along a climatic gradient across Europe

Author(s): R. Ruiz-Peinado, H. Pretzsch, M. Löf, M. Heym, M., K. Bielak, J. Aldea, I. Barbeito, G. Brazaitis, L. Drössler, K. Godvod, A. Granhus, S. O. Holm, A. Jansons, E. Makrickienė, M. Metslaid, M.,S. Metslaid, A. Nothdurft, D. Otto Juel Reventlow, R. Sitko, G. Stankevičienė, M. del Río
Published in: Forest Ecology and management, 482, 2021, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118834

Maintenance of long-term experiments for unique insights into forest growth dynamics and trends: review and perspectives

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch, Miren del Río, Peter Biber, Catia Arcangeli, Kamil Bielak, Peter Brang, Malgorzata Dudzinska, David Ian Forrester, Joachim Klädtke, Ulrich Kohnle, Thomas Ledermann, Robert Matthews, Jürgen Nagel, Ralf Nagel, Urban Nilsson, François Ningre, Thomas Nord-Larsen, Holger Wernsdörfer, Ekaterina Sycheva
Published in: European Journal of Forest Research, 138/1, 2019, Page(s) 165-185, ISSN 1612-4669
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-018-1151-y

Density regulation of mixed and mono-specific forest stands as a continuum: a new concept based on species-specific coefficients for density equivalence and density modification

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch, Miren del Río
Published in: Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, 93/1, 2019, Page(s) 1-15, ISSN 0015-752X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpz069

Genetic diversity reduces competition and increases tree growth on a Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) provenance mixing experiment

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 497, 2021, Page(s) 119498, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119498

Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growthin temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequencesfor forest ecology and management.

Author(s): Pretzsch, H., del Río, M., Grote, R., Klemmt, H.J., Ordóñez C., ·Bravo Oviedo, F.
Published in: European Journal of Forest Research, 2022, Page(s) p.25, ISSN 1612-4677
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-022-01451-x

From Acid Rain to Low Precipitation: The Role Reversal of Norway Spruce, Silver Fir, and European Beech in a Selection Mountain Forest and Its Implications for Forest Management

Author(s): Enno Uhl, Torben Hilmers, Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forests, 12/7, 2021, Page(s) 894, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/f12070894

Designing an optimal sampling strategy for a national level invasive alien plant assessment: A South African case study

Author(s): Johann D.F. Kotzé, Hein B. Beukes, Thomas Seifert
Published in: Ecological Indicators, 119, 2020, Page(s) 106763, ISSN 1470-160X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106763

Tree growth as affected by stem and crown structure

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Trees, 35/3, 2021, Page(s) 947-960, ISSN 0931-1890
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-021-02092-0

Facilitation and competition reduction in tree species mixtures in Central Europe: Consequences for growth modeling and forest management

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Ecological Modelling, 464, 2022, Page(s) 109812, ISSN 0304-3800
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109812

The social drift of trees. Consequence for growth trend detection, stand dynamics, and silviculture

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch
Published in: European Journal of Forest Research, 140/3, 2021, Page(s) 703-719, ISSN 1612-4669
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-020-01351-y

Impact of Climate Trends and Drought Events on the Growth of Oaks (Quercus robur L. and Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) within and beyond Their Natural Range

Author(s): Diana Perkins, Enno Uhl, Peter Biber, Ben du Toit, Vinicio Carraro, Thomas Rötzer, Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forests, 9/3, 2018, Page(s) 108, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/f9030108

Density and growth of forest stands revisited. Effect of the temporal scale of observation, site quality, and thinning

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 460, 2020, Page(s) 117879, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117879

Species mixing reduces drought susceptibility of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Quercus robur L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) – Site water supply and fertility modify the mixing effect

Author(s): M. Steckel, M. del Río, M. Heym, J. Aldea, K. Bielak, G. Brazaitis, J. Černý, L. Coll, C. Collet, M. Ehbrecht, A. Jansons, A. Nothdurft, M. Pach, M. Pardos, Q. Ponette, D.O.J. Reventlow, R. Sitko, M. Svoboda, P. Vallet, B. Wolff, H. Pretzsch
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 461, 2020, Page(s) 117908, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117908

The productivity of mixed mountain forests comprised of Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, and Abies alba across Europe

Author(s): Torben Hilmers, Admir Avdagić, Leszek Bartkowicz, Kamil Bielak, Franz Binder, Andrej Bončina, Laura Dobor, David I Forrester, Martina L Hobi, Aida Ibrahimspahić, Andrzej Jaworski, Matija Klopčič, Bratislav Matović, Thomas A Nagel, Rudolf Petráš, Miren del Rio, Branko Stajić, Enno Uhl, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Roberto Tognetti, Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, 92/5, 2019, Page(s) 512-522, ISSN 0015-752X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpz035

Forwarder Productivity in Salvage Logging Operations in Difficult Terrain

Author(s): Alberto Cadei, Omar Mologni, Dominik Röser, Raffaele Cavalli, Stefano Grigolato
Published in: Forests, 11/3, 2020, Page(s) 341, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/f11030341

Effects of elevation-dependent climate warming on intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony in mixed mountain forests

Author(s): Miren del Río, Marta Vergarechea, Torben Hilmers, Josu G Alday, Admir Avdagić, Franz Binderh, Michal Bosela, Laura Dobor, David I. Forrester, Velid Halilović, Aida Ibrahimspahić, Matija Klopcic, Mathieu Lévesque, Thomas A. Nagel, Zuzana Sitkova, Gerhard Schütze, Branko Stajić, Dejan Stojanović, Enno Uhl, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Roberto Tognetti, Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 479, 2021, Page(s) 118587, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118587

Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch, Torben Hilmers, Peter Biber, Admir Avdagić, Franz Binder, Andrej Bončina, Michal Bosela, Laura Dobor, David I. Forrester, Mathieu Lévesque, Aida Ibrahimspahić, Thomas A. Nagel, Miren del Río, Zuzana Sitkova, Gerhard Schütze, Branko Stajić, Dejan Stojanović, Enno Uhl, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Roberto Tognetti
Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 50/7, 2020, Page(s) 689-703, ISSN 0045-5067
Publisher: NRC Research Press
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368

Estimation and Uncertainty of the Mixing Effects on Scots Pine—European Beech Productivity from National Forest Inventories Data

Author(s): Sonia Condés, Hubert Sterba, Ana Aguirre, Kamil Bielak, Andrés Bravo-Oviedo, Lluís Coll, Maciej Pach, Hans Pretzsch, Patrick Vallet, Miren del Río
Published in: Forests, 9/9, 2018, Page(s) 518, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/f9090518

Annual Carbon Sequestration Patterns in Trees: A Case Studyfrom Scots Pine Monospecific Stands and Mixed Stands withSessile Oak in Central Poland.

Author(s): Giberti, G.S., Wellstein, C., Giovannelli, A., Bielak, K., Uhl, E., Aguirre-Raquira, W., Giammarchi, F., Tonon, G.
Published in: Forests, 13, 582, 2022, Page(s) p. 20, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/f13040582

Structure, growth and growing space efficiency of Pinus radiata (D. Don) trees as affected by their social position

Author(s): Hans Pretzsch, Andreas Rais, Deon Malherbe, Antonio Ruano, Hugo Lambrechts, Enno Uhl, Ben du Toit
Published in: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science, 2021, Page(s) 1-12, ISSN 2070-2620
Publisher: National Inquiry Services Centre Ltd.
DOI: 10.2989/20702620.2021.1911590

Species stratification and weather conditions drive tree growth in Scots pine and Norway spruce mixed stands along Europe

Author(s): Jorge Aldea, Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado, Miren del Río, Hans Pretzsch, Michael Heym, Gediminas Brazaitis, Aris Jansons, Marek Metslaid, Ignacio Barbeito, Kamil Bielak, Aksel Granhus, Stig-Olof Holm, Arne Nothdurft, Roman Sitko, Magnus Löf
Published in: Forest Ecology and Management, 481, 2021, Page(s) 118697, ISSN 0378-1127
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118697

Book chapters (1)

A New Method to Reconstruct Recent Tree and Stand Attributes of Temporary Research Plots: New Opportunity to Analyse Mixed Forest Stands

Author(s): Michael Heym, Kamil Bielak, Klaas Wellhausen, Enno Uhl, Peter Biber, Diana Perkins, Mathias Steckel, Eric Andreas Thurm, Andreas Rais, Hans Pretzsch
Published in: Conifers, 2018, ISBN 978-1-78984-800-7
Publisher: IntechOpen
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.79682

Thesis dissertations (1)

Analysis of methodologies to evaluate juvenile wood with regard to wood quality

Author(s): Ruano Sastre, Antonio
Published in: 2, 2019
Publisher: UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA