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A quantitative comparison of the structural complexity of managed, lately unmanaged and primary European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests

scientific article published on 24 August 2018

Adaptive forest management in central Europe: Climate change impacts, strategies and integrative concept

scholarly article by Andreas Bolte et al published 30 November 2009 in Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Admixing broadleaved to coniferous tree species: a review on yield, ecological stability and economics

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Advanced Aboveground Spatial Analysis as Proxy for the Competitive Environment Affecting Sapling Development.

scientific article published on 28 May 2019

Among stand heterogeneity is key for biodiversity in managed beech forests but does not question the value of unmanaged forests: Response to Bruun and Heilmann‐Clausen (2021)

scientific article published on 31 August 2021

An interdisciplinary framework to describe and evaluate the functioning of forest ecosystems

scientific article published on 15 February 2021

Analyzing Spatial Distribution Patterns of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Regeneration in Dependence of Canopy Openings

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

Analyzing effects of intra- and interspecific competition on timber quality attributes of Fagus sylvatica L.—from quality assessments on standing trees to sawn boards

scientific article published on 06 February 2019

Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

Assembly processes of trophic guilds in the root mycobiome of temperate forests

scientific article published on 28 October 2018

Assessing Understory Complexity in Beech-dominated Forests ( L.) in Central Europe-From Managed to Primary Forests

scientific article published on 09 April 2019

Author Correction: Heterogeneity-diversity relationships differ between and within trophic levels in temperate forests

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Back to the roots: how do seedlings of native tree species react to the competition by exotic species?

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Biomass allocation to roots and shoots is more sensitive to shade and drought in European beech than in Norway spruce seedlings

article by Peter Schall et al published February 2012 in Forest Ecology and Management

Biomass equations for seven different tree species growing in coppice-with-standards forests in Central Germany

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Biomass functions for the two alien tree species Prunus serotina Ehrh. and Robinia pseudoacacia L. in floodplain forests of Northern Italy

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Broadleaf seedling responses to warmer temperatures “chilled” by late frost that favors conifers

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Bucheckern-Voraussaat unter Fichtenschirm - Ergebnisse eines Versuchs des Deutschen Verbandes Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten/Sektion Waldbau -. Direct Seeding of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Pure Norway Spruce Stands (Picea abies [L.] Kar

scientific article published on 16 June 2003

Can land use intensity be reliably quantified by using a single self‐thinning relationship? ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2013

Can multi‐taxa diversity in European beech forest landscapes be increased by combining different management systems?

scientific article published on 20 April 2020

Changes in plant-herbivore network structure and robustness along land-use intensity gradients in grasslands and forests

scientific article published on 14 May 2021

Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

scientific article published in 2022

Comparative macroarray analysis of morphine containing Papaver somniferum and eight morphine free Papaver species identifies an O-methyltransferase involved in benzylisoquinoline biosynthesis

scientific article

Comparative transcript and alkaloid profiling in Papaver species identifies a short chain dehydrogenase/reductase involved in morphine biosynthesis

scientific article published on 13 September 2006

Competition improves quality-related external stem characteristics of Fagus sylvatica

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Crown modeling by terrestrial laser scanning as an approach to assess the effect of aboveground intra- and interspecific competition on tree growth

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Der Wald-Wild-Konflikt

Deriving Stand Structural Complexity from Airborne Laser Scanning Data—What Does It Tell Us about a Forest?

scientific article published on 09 June 2020

Describing forest canopy gaps efficiently, accurately, and objectively: New prospects through the use of terrestrial laser scanning

scholarly article by Dominik Seidel et al published November 2015 in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Determining Statistically Robust Changes in Ungulate Browsing Pressure as a Basis for Adaptive Wildlife Management

scientific article published on 3 August 2021

Direct seeding of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) stands—effects of canopy density and fine root biomass on seed germination

article by Christian Ammer et al published April 2002 in Forest Ecology and Management

Distribution of the timber quality attribute ‘knot surface’ in logs of Fagus sylvatica L. from pure and mixed forest stands

scientific article published on 26 April 2021

Diversification of coniferous monocultures in the last 30 years and implications for forest restoration: a case study from temperate lower montane forests in Central Europe

scientific article published in 2023

Diversity and forest productivity in a changing climate

scientific article published on 15 June 2018

Does tree seedling growth and survival require weeding of Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)?

Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: Patterns, predictors and threats

scientific article published on 17 July 2024

Drivers of nitrogen leaching from organic layers in Central European beech forests

article by Martin T. Schwarz et al published 30 January 2016 in Plant and Soil

Drought sensitivity and stem growth variation of nine alien and native tree species on a productive forest site in Germany

scientific article published on 11 April 2018

Ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic soil fungal biomass are driven by different factors and vary among broadleaf and coniferous temperate forests

scientific article published in April 2019

Editorial: Woody Plants and Forest Ecosystems in a Complex World-Ecological Interactions and Physiological Functioning Above and Below Ground

scientific article published on 28 February 2020

Effective number of layers: A new measure for quantifying three-dimensional stand structure based on sampling with terrestrial LiDAR

scientific article published on 13 September 2016

Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe

article by David Ian Forrester et al published 19 June 2017 in Journal of Ecology

Erratum to “Metabolite profiling of mycorrhizal roots of Medicago truncatula” [Phytochemistry 69 (2008) 112–146]

scholarly article published in Phytochemistry

EuMIXFOR empirical forest mensuration and ring width data from pure and mixed stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) through Europe

article by Michael Heym et al published 28 August 2017 in Annals of Forest Science

European Mixed Forests: definition and research perspectives

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Evaluation of a semi-empirical model for predicting fine root biomass in compositionally complex woodland vegetation

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Evaluation of different approaches for modelling individual tree seedling height growth

article by Sven Wagner et al published 12 February 2009 in Trees

Evaluation of the forest growth simulator SILVA on dominant trees in mature mixed Silver fir–Norway spruce stands in South-West Germany

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Evolution of morphine biosynthesis in opium poppy.

scientific article published on 06 August 2009

Examination of aboveground attributes to predict belowground biomass of young trees

scientific article published in 2022

Exclusion of large herbivores affects understorey shrub vegetation more than herb vegetation across 147 forest sites in three German regions

scientific article published on 10 July 2019

Exotic tree seedlings are much more competitive than natives but show underyielding when growing together

scientific article published in 2013

Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of earthworm communities in pure and converted Scots pine stands

article by Sabine Ammer et al published August 2006 in Applied Soil Ecology

Forest Structure and Fine Root Biomass Influence Soil CO2 Efflux in Temperate Forests under Drought

scientific article published in 2023

Forest management intensity measures as alternative to stand properties for quantifying effects on biodiversity

scientific article published in 2014

Forest vegetation management under debate: an introduction

Genetic Aspects of Seed Harvests for the Artificial Regeneration of Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis [L.] Crantz)

Global Root Traits (GRooT) Database

scientific article published on 19 May 2020

Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties

Global patterns and climatic controls of forest structural complexity

scientific article published on 22 January 2021

Global root traits (GRooT) database

scientific article

Heterogeneity-diversity relationships differ between and within trophic levels in temperate forests

scientific article published on 13 July 2020

Hierarchical trait filtering at different spatial scales determines beetle assemblages in deadwood

scientific article published in 2022

How a measure of tree structural complexity relates to architectural benefit-to-cost ratio, light availability, and growth of trees

scientific article published on 26 May 2019

How management intensity and neighborhood composition affect the structure of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

How neighborhood affects tree diameter increment – New insights from terrestrial laser scanning and some methodical considerations

scientific article published in 2015

How to quantify forest management intensity in Central European forests

article by Peter Schall & Christian Ammer published 19 February 2013 in European Journal of Forest Research

Impact of ungulates on structure and dynamics of natural regeneration of mixed mountain forests in the Bavarian Alps

scientific article published in 1996

Index of biodiversity potential (IBP) versus direct species monitoring in temperate forests

scientific article published on 23 February 2022

Insights from regional and short‐term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable: a reply to Daskalova <i>et al</i>. 2021

scientific article published in 2021

Intraspecific Competition Affects Crown and Stem Characteristics of Non-Native Quercus rubra L. Stands in Germany

scientific article published on 28 September 2019

It is not just a 'trade-off': indications for sink- and source-limitation to vegetative and regenerative growth in an old-growth beech forest

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Key ecological research questions for Central European forests

scientific article published in 2018

Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Landscape-Scale Mixtures of Tree Species are More Effective than Stand-Scale Mixtures for Biodiversity of Vascular Plants, Bryophytes and Lichens

scientific article published on 19 January 2019

Metabolite profiling of mycorrhizal roots of Medicago truncatula

scientific article

Mitigation of drought by thinning: Short-term and long-term effects on growth and physiological performance of Norway spruce (Picea abies)

scientific article published in 2013

Mixed forests reconsidered: A forest economics contribution on an ecological concept

scientific article published in 2005

Mixed-species tree plantings enhance structural complexity in oil palm plantations

scientific article published on 20 June 2019

Mortality reduces overyielding in mixed Scots pine and European beech stands along a precipitation gradient in Europe

scientific article published in 2023

Multi-taxon alpha diversity following bark beetle disturbance: Evaluating multi-decade persistence of a diverse early-seral phase

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Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services

scientific article published in Nature Communications

National Forest Inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany

scientific article published on 27 January 2021

Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions

scientific article published on 23 August 2023

Negative effects of forest gaps on dung removal in a full‐factorial experiment

scientific article published in 2022

On the Effect of Thinning on Tree Growth and Stand Structure of White Birch (Betula platyphylla Sukaczev) and Siberian Larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) in Mongolia

Ontogenetic variation in the relative influence of light and belowground resources on European beech seedling growth

scientific article published in May 2008

Organization and metabolism of plastids and mitochondria in arbuscular mycorrhizal roots of Medicago truncatula

scientific article published in 2005

Phylogenetic and functional traits of ectomycorrhizal assemblages in top soil from different biogeographic regions and forest types

scientific article

Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests ⬇️

scientific article

Pot experiments with woody species – a review

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Problems and options in modelling fine-root biomass of single mature Norway spruce trees at given points from stand data

Quantifying Understory Complexity in Unmanaged Forests Using TLS and Identifying Some of Its Major Drivers

scientific article published on 14 April 2021

Quantifying the target state of forest stands managed with the continuous cover approach – revisiting Möller's “Dauerwald” concept after 100 years

scientific article published on 30 May 2020

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Quantifying forest stand management intensity in Central European forests

retracted paper

Reforestation with native tree species using site preparation techniques for the restoration of woodlands degraded by air pollution in the Erzgebirge, Germany

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Regeneration Dynamics Following the Formation of Understory Gaps in a Slovakian Beech Virgin Forest

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Regeneration Potential of Floodplain Forests Under the Influence of Nonnative Tree Species: Soil Seed Bank Analysis in Northern Italy

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Regeneration dynamics and resilience of unmanaged mountain forests in the Northern Limestone Alps following bark beetle-induced spruce dieback

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Regeneration patterns of European oak species (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., Quercus robur L.) in dependence of environment and neighborhood.

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Relations between forest management, stand structure and productivity across different types of Central European forests

scientific article published on 02 March 2018

Response of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Trees to Competition—New Insights from Using Fractal Analysis

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

Response of Fagus sylvatica Seedlings to Root Trenching of Overstorey Picea abies

Response of Poplar Leaf Transcriptome to Changed Management and Environmental Conditions in Pure and Mixed with Black Locust Stands

scientific article published on 19 January 2022

Response of floodplain understorey species to environmental gradients and tree invasion: a functional trait perspective

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Short - term dynamics of structural complexity in differently managed and unmanaged European beech forests

scientific article published on 26 February 2022

Site-adapted admixed tree species reduce drought susceptibility of mature European beech

scientific article

Soil Organic Matter Mineralization as Driven by Nutrient Stoichiometry in Soils Under Differently Managed Forest Stands

article published in 2020

Spatial Patterns of Structural Complexity in Differently Managed and Unmanaged Beech-Dominated Forests in Central Europe

scientific article published in 2020

Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features

scientific article published on 21 November 2018

Species proportions by area in mixtures of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

article by Gerald Dirnberger et al published 10 December 2016 in European Journal of Forest Research

Species-specific and generic biomass equations for seedlings and saplings of European tree species

Spring understory herbs flower later in intensively managed forests

scientific article published in 2021

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

Targeted metabolite and transcript profiling for elucidating enzyme function: isolation of novel N-methyltransferases from three benzylisoquinoline alkaloid-producing species.

scientific article published on 16 July 2009

The Presence of IUCN Red List Tree Species in Dependence of Site Characteristics in the Vietnamese Cat Ba National Park

scientific article published in 2020

The impact of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on regional biodiversity of multiple taxa in European beech forests

article by Peter Schall et al published 30 June 2017 in Journal of Applied Ecology

The more, the better? Water relations of Norway spruce stands after progressive thinning

scholarly article by Timo Gebhardt et al published October 2014 in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

The potential of terrestrial laser scanning for the estimation of understory biomass in coppice-with-standard systems

Traditional coppice forest management drives the invasion of Ailanthus altissima and Robinia pseudoacacia into deciduous forests

article by A. Radtke et al published March 2013 in Forest Ecology and Management

Tree performance in a biodiversity enrichment experiment in an oil palm landscape

scientific article published on 21 June 2019

Tree regeneration characteristics in limestone forests of the Cat Ba National Park, Vietnam

scientific article published in 2022

Trends in North American and European regeneration research under the ecosystem management paradigm

Using terrestrial laser scanning to support biomass estimation in densely stocked young tree plantations

Vegetative growth response of black cherry (Prunus serotina) to different mechanical control methods in a biosphere reserve

Which are the factors controlling tree seedling establishment in North Italian floodplain forests invaded by non-native tree species?

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Wildlife warning reflectors do not mitigate wildlife–vehicle collisions on roads

Plant species diversity and composition in limestone forests of the Vietnamese Cat Ba National Park

scientific article published in 2022

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