| Competitive effect, but not competitive response, varies along a climatic gradient depending on tree species identity
Valor, T., Coll, L., Forrester, D. I., Pretzsch, H., Río, M. del, Bielak, K., … Ameztegui, A. (2024). Competitive effect, but not competitive response, varies along a climatic gradient depending on tree species identity. Forest Ecosystems, 11, 100176 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2024.100176 |
| Tree growth enhancement drives a persistent biomass gain in unmanaged temperate forests
Marqués, L., Weng, E., Bugmann, H., Forrester, D. I., Rohner, B., Hobi, M. L., … Stocker, B. D. (2023). Tree growth enhancement drives a persistent biomass gain in unmanaged temperate forests. AGU Advances, 4(5), e2022AV000859 (19 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022AV000859 |
| Competition-based mortality and tree losses. An essential component of net primary productivity
Pretzsch, H., del Río, M., Arcangeli, C., Bielak, K., Dudzinska, M., Forrester, D. I., … Biber, P. (2023). Competition-based mortality and tree losses. An essential component of net primary productivity. Forest Ecology and Management, 544, 121204 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121204 |
| Forest growth in Europe shows diverging large regional trends
Pretzsch, H., del Río, M., Arcangeli, C., Bielak, K., Dudzinska, M., Forrester, D. I., … Biber, P. (2023). Forest growth in Europe shows diverging large regional trends. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 15373 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41077-6 |
| Sustainable regeneration in uneven-aged mixed deciduous forests managed by selection silviculture: the role of demographic structure
Brüllhardt, M., Rotach, P., Forrester, D. I., & Bugmann, H. (2022). Sustainable regeneration in uneven-aged mixed deciduous forests managed by selection silviculture: the role of demographic structure. Forestry, 95(2), 201-214. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpab041 |
| Temperature effect on size distributions in spruce-fir-beech mixed stands across Europe
Condés, S., del Río, M., Forrester, D. I., Avdagić, A., Bielak, K., Bončina, A., … Pretzsch, H. (2022). Temperature effect on size distributions in spruce-fir-beech mixed stands across Europe. Forest Ecology and Management, 504, 119819 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119819 |
| Variation in growth, wood density, and stem taper along the stem in self-thinning stands of <em>Sassafras tzumu</em>
Diao, S., Sun, H., Forrester, D. I., Soares, A. A. V., Protásio, T. P., & Jiang, J. (2022). Variation in growth, wood density, and stem taper along the stem in self-thinning stands of Sassafras tzumu. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 853968 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.853968 |
| Multispecies forest plantations outyield monocultures across a broad range of conditions
Feng, Y., Schmid, B., Loreau, M., Forrester, D. I., Fei, S., Zhu, J., … Fang, J. (2022). Multispecies forest plantations outyield monocultures across a broad range of conditions. Science, 376(6595), 865-868. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm6363 |
| Growth and structural changes in Swiss uneven-aged forests over 100 years, and comparisons between 15 uneven-aged forest types of Europe, North America and Australia
Forrester, D. I., Schmid, H., & Nitzsche, J. (2022). Growth and structural changes in Swiss uneven-aged forests over 100 years, and comparisons between 15 uneven-aged forest types of Europe, North America and Australia. Forestry, 95(2), 166-186. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpab042 |
| The relationship between tree size and tree water-use: is competition for water size-symmetric or size-asymmetric?
Forrester, D. I., Limousin, J. M., & Pfautsch, S. (2022). The relationship between tree size and tree water-use: is competition for water size-symmetric or size-asymmetric? Tree Physiology, 42, 1916-1927. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpac018 |
| Photosynthetic and hydraulic traits influence forest resistance and resilience to drought stress across different biomes
Hu, Y., Xiang, W., Schäfer, K. V. R., Lei, P., Deng, X., Forrester, D. I., … Peng, C. (2022). Photosynthetic and hydraulic traits influence forest resistance and resilience to drought stress across different biomes. Science of the Total Environment, 828, 154517 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154517 |
| Intra-specific leaf trait variability of <em>F. sylvatica</em>, <em>Q. petraea</em> and <em>P. abies</em> in response to inter-specific competition and implications for forest functioning
Serrano-León, H., Nitschke, R., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., & Forrester, D. I. (2022). Intra-specific leaf trait variability of F. sylvatica, Q. petraea and P. abies in response to inter-specific competition and implications for forest functioning. Tree Physiology, 42(2), 253-272. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpab109 |
| Light- and nutrient-related relationships in mixed plantations of Eucalyptus and a high diversity of native tree species
Amazonas, N. T., Forrester, D. I., Silva, C. C., de Almeida, D. R. A., Oliveira, R. S., Rodrigues, R. R., & Brancalion, P. H. S. (2021). Light- and nutrient-related relationships in mixed plantations of Eucalyptus and a high diversity of native tree species. New Forests, 52, 807-828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-020-09826-x |
| Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe
Bose, A. K., Scherrer, D., Camarero, J. J., Ziche, D., Babst, F., Bigler, C., … Rigling, A. (2021). Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe. Science of the Total Environment, 784, 147222 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147222 |
| Did the 2018 megadrought change the partitioning of growth between tree sizes and species? A Swiss case-study
Bose, A. K., Rohner, B., Bottero, A., Ferretti, M., & Forrester, D. I. (2021). Did the 2018 megadrought change the partitioning of growth between tree sizes and species? A Swiss case-study. Plant Biology, 24(7), 1146-1156. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13380 |
| Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts
Bottero, A., Forrester, D. I., Cailleret, M., Kohnle, U., Gessler, A., Michel, D., … Rigling, A. (2021). Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts. Global Change Biology, 27(18), 4403-4419. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15737 |
| Species interactions under climate change in mixed stands of Scots pine and pedunculate oak
Bouwman, M., Forrester, D. I., den Ouden, J., Nabuurs, G. J., & Mohren, G. M. J. (2021). Species interactions under climate change in mixed stands of Scots pine and pedunculate oak. Forest Ecology and Management, 481, 118615 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118615 |
| Research Unit Forest Resources and Management
Ferretti, M., Brang, P., Fischer, C., Forrester, D., Hägeli, M., Schweier, J., & Thürig, E. (2021). Research Unit Forest Resources and Management. In M. Ferretti, C. Fischer, & A. Gessler (Eds.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 106. Towards an advanced inventorying and monitoring system for the Swiss forest (pp. 29-30). Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. |
| Calibration of the process-based model 3-PG for major central European tree species
Forrester, D. I., Hobi, M. L., Mathys, A. S., Stadelmann, G., & Trotsiuk, V. (2021). Calibration of the process-based model 3-PG for major central European tree species. European Journal of Forest Research, 140, 847-868. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-021-01370-3 |
| Can crown variables increase the generality of individual tree biomass equations?
Forrester, D. I., Dumbrell, I. C., Elms, S. R., Paul, K. I., Pinkard, E. A., Roxburgh, S. H., & Baker, T. G. (2021). Can crown variables increase the generality of individual tree biomass equations? Trees: Structure and Function, 35, 15-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-020-02006-6 |