Climate change and tree responses in Central European forests

Wohlgemuth, Thomas

doi:10.1007/s13595-015-0474-9

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“…Hence, a shift from conifer dominated forests towards forest with higher amounts of deciduous species is expected (Lindner et al 2010) as discussed in corresponding literature (e.g. Milad et al 2011;Spathelf et al 2014;Wohlgemuth 2015).…”

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Survey of selected adhesive bonding properties of nine European softwood and hardwood species

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Due to the increasing interest in applying a wider range of wood species for structural purposes, nine European softwood and hardwood species (ash, beech, birch, hornbeam, larch, oak, poplar, black locust and spruce) were assessed for their ability to be bonded with three different commercial adhesive systems (melamineurea-formaldehyde, one-component polyurethane and phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde). Tensile shear strength and delamination tests were conducted according to European standards, for all tests including the corresponding wood species as adhesive joints and as a solid wood reference. When tested in dry condition, the threshold of solid wood tensile shear strength was reached by all species-adhesive combinations. By contrast, testing in wet condition revealed distinct performance reductions for certain combinations. This trend was confirmed by delamination testing. Overall, the results indicate that extrapolation of test results achieved with a specific wood species (as recommended in the current standard for lapjoint tests) towards other species is highly problematic and has to be done with caution.

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“…Projections of climatic change have amplified the debate on whether tree species composition in European forests has to be actively managed in order to guarantee forest continuation, protection against natural hazards and economically important timber production in the coming century (Bussotti et al 2015;Lindner et al 2014;Wohlgemuth 2015). Foresters have long been studying non-native tree species that could enhance wood production under current climatic conditions.…”

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Root architecture might account for contrasting establishment success of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii and Pinus sylvestris in Central Europe under dry conditions

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et al. 2016

Annals of Forest Science

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“…To our knowledge, no comparable study exists so far. However, impacts studies have shown the decisive role of climate for the future of tree species in Austria [ 61 ] and neighbouring countries [ 62 , 63 ].…”

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Climate and air pollution impacts on habitat suitability of Austrian forest ecosystems

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Climate change and excess deposition of airborne nitrogen (N) are among the main stressors to floristic biodiversity. One particular concern is the deterioration of valuable habitats such as those protected under the European Habitat Directive. In future, climate-driven shifts (and losses) in the species potential distribution, but also N driven nutrient enrichment may threaten these habitats. We applied a dynamic geochemical soil model (VSD+) together with a novel niche-based plant response model (PROPS) to 5 forest habitat types (18 forest sites) protected under the EU Directive in Austria. We assessed how future climate change and N deposition might affect habitat suitability, defined as the capacity of a site to host its typical plant species. Our evaluation indicates that climate change will be the main driver of a decrease in habitat suitability in the future in Austria. The expected climate change will increase the occurrence of thermophilic plant species while decreasing cold-tolerant species. In addition to these direct impacts, climate change scenarios caused an increase of the occurrence probability of oligotrophic species due to a higher N immobilisation in woody biomass leading to soil N depletion. As a consequence, climate change did offset eutrophication from N deposition, even when no further reduction in N emissions was assumed. Our results show that climate change may have positive side-effects in forest habitats when multiple drivers of change are considered.

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Climate change and tree responses in Central European forests

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Survey of selected adhesive bonding properties of nine European softwood and hardwood species

Survey of selected adhesive bonding properties of nine European softwood and hardwood species

Root architecture might account for contrasting establishment success of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii and Pinus sylvestris in Central Europe under dry conditions

Climate and air pollution impacts on habitat suitability of Austrian forest ecosystems

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