• Hydraulic and mechanical dysfunction of Norway spruce sapwood due to extreme summer drought in Scandinavia 

      Rosner, Sabine; Gierlinger, Notburga; Klepsch, Matthias; Karlsson, Bo; Evans, Rob; Lundqvist, Sven-Olof; Svetlik, Jan; Børja, Isabella; Dalsgaard, Lise; Andreassen, Kjell; Solberg, Svein; Jansen, Steven (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-22)
      Projected climate change scenarios such as frequently occurring dry summer spells are an enormous threat to the health of boreal conifer forests. We identified visible features indicating wood with tracheids predisposed ...
    • Impact of weather cues and resource dynamics on mast occurrence in the main forest tree species in Europe 

      Nussbaumer, Anita; Waldner, Peter; Apuhtin, Vladislav; Aytar, Fatih; Benham, Sue; Bussotti, Filippo; Eichhorn, Johannes; Eickenscheidt, Nadine; Fabianek, Petr; Falkenried, Lutz; Leca, Stefan; Lindgren, Martti; Serrano, María José Manzano; Neagu, Stefan; Nevalainen, Seppo; Pajtik, Jozef; Potočić, Nenad; Rautio, Pasi; Sioen, Geert; Stakėnas, Vidas; Tasdemir, Celal; Thomsen, Iben Margrete; Timmermann, Volkmar; Ukonmaanaho, Liisa; Verstraeten, Arne; Wulff, Sören; Gessler, Arthur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-23)
      Mast seeding, the synchronised occurrence of large amounts of fruits and seeds at irregular intervals, is a reproductive strategy in many wind-pollinated species. Although a series of studies have investigated mast year ...
    • Seasonal variation in Norway spruce response to inoculation with bark beetle-associated bluestain fungi one year after a severe drought 

      Öhrn, Petter; Berlin, Mats; Elfstrand, Malin; Krokene, Paal; Jönsson, Anna Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-11)
      In 2018, up to 4 million m3 Norway spruce was killed by the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus in Sweden. The event was unique for Sweden, in terms of both affected volume and the fact that it was triggered by severe drought ...