Publications by authors named "Angela Hernandez-Moreno"
Increasing forest structural complexity is becoming a common goal in forestry worldwide. However, the lack of empirical quantification clouds its implementation. Here we quantified the long-term effects (> 30 y) of partial harvest on stand structural complexity and net primary productivity using the east-west precipitation gradient (318-2508 mm, mean annual precipitation-MAP) of western Patagonian as a study system.
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- Fire is a significant factor in deforestation in tropical areas, but its impact and the effects of different fire frequencies on forest loss are not well understood.
- Between 2001 and 2018, about 1.1% of Latin American forests were burned, with 40.1% of those areas only experiencing a single fire.
- Increased fire frequency leads to more severe changes in forest ecosystems, with many forests, especially evergreen ones, being replaced by grasslands, highlighting the urgent need for conservation efforts to combat climate change.
The magnitude and frequency of insect outbreaks are predicted to increase in forests, but how trees cope with severe outbreak defoliation is not yet fully understood. Winter deciduous trees often produce a secondary leaf flush in response to defoliation (i.e.
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