Publications by authors named "Knut Sturm"
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- Climate change is making extreme weather more common, so it's important to know how trees react to these tough conditions.*
- A study of European beech trees showed that trees in managed forests grow faster but are less resistant to drought compared to those in unmanaged forests.*
- The longer a forest has been unmanaged, the better the trees handle dry conditions, suggesting that forest management practices can affect how trees grow and thrive during climate change.*
The role of competition in tree communities is increasingly well understood, while little is known about the patterns and mechanisms of the interplay between above- and belowground competition in tree communities. This knowledge, however, is crucial for a better understanding of community dynamics and developing adaptive near-natural management strategies. We assessed neighbourhood interactions in an unmanaged old-growth European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest by quantifying variation in the intensity of above- (shading) and belowground competition (crowding) among dominant and co-dominant canopy beech trees during tree maturation.
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