Abstract Deciduous Beech (Fagus spp.) forests have a highly disjunct distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, with greatest diversity eastern Asia. Although Fagus supports rich phytophagous insect fauna, diversity, composition, and host specialization of insects associated these trees Asia are less well known compared Europe North America. For instance, two species Catocala moths, both consider...

Abstract Conversion of Norway spruce ( Picea abies ) plantations to more diverse and resilient forest types is an important task for European managers in the face climate change increased focus on ecosystem services beyond timber production. However, there a lack knowledge how cost-effectively restore such forests. This study reports influence vicinity (distance) type (mixed or spruce), fencing...

To assess potential forest compositional responses to exchangeable soil calcium (Caexch) and aluminum (Alexch), we characterized light-dependent growth and mortality of tree seedlings under amendments of CaCl2 and AlCl3 at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF), New Hampshire, U.S.A. Seedlings of Acer saccharum Marsh., Fagus grandifolia Ehrh., Betula alleghaniensis Britton, Abies balsamea (L....

In this study, we determined the flexural properties and tensile shear strength of five-ply plywood panels produced with eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis), beech (Fagus orientalis), and hybrid poplar (Populus x euramericana) using urea-formaldehyde (UF), melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) and phenol-formaldehyde (PF) adhesives. Flexural properties were tested on both parallel and perpendicular to g...

While most temperate broad-leaved tree species form ectomycorrhizal (EM) symbioses, a few species have arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM). It is not known whether EM and AM tree species differ systematically with respect to fine root morphology, fine root system size and root functioning. In a species-rich temperate mixed forest, we studied the fine root morphology and biomass of three EM and three AM...

this study was performed in order to consider the effect of management plans on forest, through comparison between qualitative and quantitative characteristics of managed and unmanaged forests. compartment no. 149 from shourab district (52.8 ha) and compartment no. 218 from jamand district (68.7 ha) were selected as managed and unmanaged forests, respectively and were inventoried using a system...

Abstract We studied the impacts of site, stand and tree variables on diameter growth beech trees ( Fagus sylvatica L.) carbonate bedrock examined to what extent regional model can be used at forest type level. Based 12,193 permanent sampling plots (500 m 2 each) with 94,770 trees, we first developed a linear mixed-effect periodic increment level (Dinaric region, Slovenia, 1.7 thousand km ). Sub...