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Comparison of multiple satellite-derived products for assessing vegetation productivity and evapotranspiration in Nepal: Toward understanding carbon and water coupling in a mountainous region
Jiaxin Song, Decheng Zhou, Lu Hao, Jingfeng Xiao, Xing Li, Liangxia Zhang, Ge Sun
2026, 15(1): 100423. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100423
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Impact of heatwave and thinning on tree growth and soil water content in young lodgepole pine forests
Yiping Hou, Xiaohua Wei, Zhipeng Xu, Sheena A. Spencer, Ming Qiu, Shixuan Lyu, Wenfei Liu
2026, 15(1): 100398. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100398
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Considering tree species of the future: Tree species in Mexico predicted to have suitable current climate in the United States and Canada
Brice B. Hanberry
2026, 15(1): 100419. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100419
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Discrepancies between predictions of mainstream empirical growth models and observed forest growth of Pinus radiata (D. Don) plantations in New Zealand
Serajis Salekin, Yvette Dickinson, Jo Liddell, Christine Dodunski, Priscilla Lad, Steven Dovey, Donald A. White, David Pont
2026, 15(1): 100404. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100404
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Photoperiod as the primary determinant regulating the onset and cessation of wood formation in temperate trees
Nipeng Qian, Gangdun Li, Linxu Wang, Chunchao Dong, Zhenzhao Xu, Qijing Liu, Guang Zhou
2026, 15(1): 100395. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100395
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Temperature determines the biomass of forest floor bryophytes: A cross-regional investigation in 413 sites
Zhe Wang, Defeng Feng, Yanqiang Jin, Mijun Zou, Beibei Gao, Xin Liu, Weikai Bao
2026, 15(1): 100409. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100409
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Editorial – Reflection on a decade of publications at the journal Forest Ecosystems
Osbert Jianxin Sun, John A. Kershaw Jr.
2026, 15(1): 100429. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100429
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Radial growth and its temporal stability of Dahurian larch in the southern boreal forest: Divergent trends during climate warming and warming hiatus
Zhongtong Peng, Enzai Du, Yang Tang, Tao He, Yuehan Tian
2026, 15(1): 100418. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100418
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Effects of topography and fine roots on soil nitrogen transformations in acidic coniferous forest soils
Zixiao Wang, Makoto Shibata, Guoxiang Niu, Kozue Sawada, Han Lyu, Jinsen Zheng, Keitaro Fukushima, Shinya Funakawa
2026, 15(1): 100420. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100420
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Nitrogen addition alleviates negative effects of drought on root growth but aggravates them on leaf growth of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) seedlings
Ge Gao, Junyong Xia, Yaowen Xu, Xiaogai Ge, Aibo Li, Ziqing Zhao, Zhengcai Li, Benzhi Zhou
2026, 15(1): 100388. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100388
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Spatial variation in non-structural carbohydrates reserves of pine species along climatic gradients: A global synthesis
Yanfang Wang, Fang Wang, Mai-He Li, Yating Li, Yu Xia, Yan-Li Zhang, Yunpeng Luo, Xiaohua Gou
2026, 15(1): 100397. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100397
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Modeling eccentric growth explicitly to investigate intra-annual drivers of xylem cell production using xylogenetic data
Lucie Nina Barbier, Marc-André Lemay, Étienne Boucher, Sergio Rossi, Fabio Gennaretti
2026, 15(1): 100413. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100413
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Compound heatwave-drought alters eco-hydrological processes in subtropical evergreen and deciduous forests
Diwen Zheng, Yuyu Lu, Jingjing Xiao, Chaoyang Wu, Zhi Ding, Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, Thieres George Freire da Silva, Xuguang Tang
2026, 15(1): 100416. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100416
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Invasive bamboo removal enhances soil multifunctionality via increasing fungal but not bacterial community stability
Baogang Zhang, Shuquan Yu, Xiaoling Niu, Shuo Jiao, Xinli Chen, Ye Deng, Yunying Fang, Tony Vancov, Jian Chen, Scott X. Chang, Yanjiang Cai
2026, 15(1): 100436. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100436
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Evergreen vs. deciduous species: Whose water use efficiency can influence the plant trait spectrum in the karst evergreen-deciduous mixed broad-leaved forests?
Xuerong Shao, Yingqun Chen, Shuo Wang, Yi Jiang, Lipeng Zang, Guangqi Zhang, Qingfu Liu, Danmei Chen, Fangjun Ding, Mingzhen Sui
2026, 15(1): 100424. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100424
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Higher planting density accelerates structural heterogeneity and shifts growth dominance earlier toward large trees in Chinese fir plantations
Yihang Jiang, Jun Chen, Thomas J. Dean, Jianguo Zhang, Xiongqing Zhang
2026, 15(1): 100437. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100437
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Tree community composition modulates early-stage decomposition of standard litter through chemical and physical engineering
Joachim López, Karen Vancampenhout, Bart Muys, Quentin Ponette
2026, 15(1): 100387. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100387
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Growing season extension does not lead to uniform growth response in Qinghai spruce
Dele Hou, Yihui Qin, Ziqing Zhang, Yun Zhao, Wen Lin, Xiaohua Gou, Yongle Chen
2026, 15(1): 100435. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100435
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Prediction of individual tree seedling volume, biomass, and carbon content via allometric projection
James A. Westfall
2026, 15(1): 100396. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100396
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Non-native shrub overrides understory assembly rules through ecosystem engineering
Patryk Czortek, Mateusz Rawlik, Marcin Koprowski, Piotr Sewerniak, Radosław Puchałka
2026, 15(1): 100412. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100412
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Evaporation dominates growing season evapotranspiration: A case study from a boreal larch forest with synchronized water supply and energy demand in China
Zhipeng Xu, Xiuling Man, Tijiu Cai, Shuo Zhang, Liangliang Duan
2026, 15(1): 100385. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100385
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Enhanced warming due to afforestation and deforestation driven by both radiative and non-radiative effects in the mid-latitude Greater and Lesser Khingan mountains ecoregion of China
Wenjuan Shen, Tongyu Wang, Zhuang Zuo, Jiaying He, Tao He, Xiangping Hu, Chengquan Huang
2026, 15(1): 100407. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100407
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Soil moisture governs the weakening response of transpiration fraction to leaf area index increase: A spatiotemporal analysis in China's Three-North region
Xiao Zhang, Xinxiao Yu, Guodong Jia
2026, 15(1): 100422. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100422
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New and established regression techniques to address design-bias trends in fixed populations
Magnus Ekström, Christoffer Axelsson, Göran Ståhl
2026, 15(1): 100428. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100428
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Height-based biomass models differ for naturally regenerated and planted young trees
Peter Marčiš, Jozef Pajtík, Bohdan Konôpka, Martin Lukac
2026, 15(1): 100406. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100406
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Floristic diversity and forest structure in two protected miombo woodlands: Insights from permanent plots in Gilé and Niassa, Mozambique
Cremildo Dias, Papin Mucaleque, Cassamo Ismail, Aristides Mamba, Belto João, Jacinto Mafalacusser, Alberto Mussana
2026, 15(1): 100417. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100417
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Corrigendum to “Lifespan of tropical forest trees from seed to 1-cm sapling” [Forest Ecosystems, 2025, (13), page 100309]
Richard Condit, Andrés Hernández, Oswaldo Calderón, Rolando Pérez, Salomón Aguilar, Liza S. Comita, Stephen P. Hubbell, S. Joseph Wright
2026, 15(1): 100430. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100430
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Variation of above-ground tree biomass and soil carbon stocks across neotropical forest types
Oscar R. Lanuza, Adrià Descals, Josep M. Espelta, Josep Peñuelas, Guille Peguero
2026, 15(1): 100386. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100386
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Effects of habitat fragmentation on multiple ecosystem functions in urban remnant forests
Mengli He, Jingyi Yang, Bingxia Zhang, Minglu Guo, Linfeng Zhou, Jingrong Yin
2026, 15(1): 100432. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100432
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Thinning counteracts drought-induced reduction in soil interception capacity during heavy rainfall in a larch plantation
Jiao Ma, Xiaomei Sun, Chunyan Wu, Dongsheng Chen, Hongxing Wang, Xin Ran, Shougong Zhang
2026, 15(1): 100415. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100415
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Comparing ecological memory effects of the bimodal radial growth in the Qinling Mountains and Mediterranean forests
Huiyue Yan, Xiaomin Zeng, Xiaohong Liu, Yu Xue, Quanxi Li, Lingnan Zhang, Jun Liu
2026, 15(1): 100402. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100402
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The overlooked role of individual variability in autumn xylem phenology and carbon sequestration
Chunsong Wang, Jean-Daniel Sylvain, Roberto Silvestro, Guillaume Drolet, Keyan Fang, Sergio Rossi
2026, 15(1): 100414. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100414
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Six years of nitrogen addition reduced ecosystem carbon sequestration capacity in a subtropical forest
Rudong Zhao, Yu Wu, Chang Liao, Yi li, Qiuxiang Tian, Qinghu Jiang, Xiaoxiang Zhao, Jing Fang, Canlan Jiang, Feng Liu
2026, 15(1): 100425. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100425
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Tree biomass allocation is governed by allometry but modulated by optimization
Man Hu, Hang Shi, Rui He, Nana Wang, Yuzhen Han, Haishan Dang, Quanfa Zhang
2026, 15(1): 100405. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100405
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To clear-cut or not to clear-cut: Diversifying benefits from small-scale forestry in Sweden
Nataliya Stryamets, Marine Elbakidze, Lucas Dawson, Thomas Hahn
2026, 15(1): 100401. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100401
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Tree species mixing enhances the diversity–function relationship in subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata plantations
Yanfeng Bai, Mengyu Jiang, Yawen Zhao, Shoushuai Zhang, Yueqiao Li, Zhuowen Zhang, Chunqian Jiang, Yuhan Xu, Yongjian Wang
2026, 15(1): 100426. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100426
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A comparison of species co-occurrence methods within the dark diversity framework in coniferous-broadleaved mixed forests
Wenjin Cui, Wushuang Li, Juan Wang, Xiuhai Zhao, Chunyu Zhang
2026, 15(1): 100431. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100431
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Old-growth mixed beech-dominated forests continue accumulating carbon with advancing age
Katarína Markuljaková, Marek Svitok, Martin Mikoláš, Jeňýk Hofmeister, Wiliam S. Keeton, Anders Alhström, Dheeraj Ralhan, Jakob Pavlin, Audrey Rose Salerno, Daniel Kozák, Daniela Dúhová, Pavel Janda, Stjepan Mikac, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Momchil Panayotov, Elvin Toromani, Srdjan Keren, Abdulla Dikku, Cătălin-Constantin Roibu, Krešimir Begović, Radek Bače, Ivo Pardus, Martin Dušátko, Miroslav Svoboda
2026, 15(1): 100411. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100411
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Understory floristic composition of planted western white pine stands in the northern Rocky Mountains
Andrew S. Nelson, Theresa B. Jain, Jason Reinhardt, Eva K. Strand, Nicole Mutchler, John Byrne
2026, 15(1): 100400. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100400
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Leveraging missing-data remote sensing for forest inventory
Qiling Wang, Qing Xu, Liuyuan Huang, Weisheng Zeng, Bo Li, Timo Tokola, Ronald E. McRoberts, Zhengyang Hou
2026, 15(1): 100399. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100399
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Canopy and understory nitrogen additions differentially regulate soil organic carbon fractions via litter–microbe–mineral interactions
Youchao Chen, Qinxi Liu, Xinli Chen, Ji Chen, Biao Zhu, Shenglei Fu, Scott X. Chang, Yanjiang Cai
2026, 15(1): 100410. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100410
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Global warming levels exceeding 2 ​℃ may cause tipping point of low elevation forests in a peri-urban forest of the black forest foothills
Marc Djahangard, Maximiliano Costa, Harald Bugmann, Rasoul Yousefpour
2026, 15(1): 100403. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100403
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Land use and landscape pattern changes dominated ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies in a temperate mountain region
Li Liu, Wen J. Wang, Suri G. Bao, Shengjie Ba, Lei Wang, Yu Cong, Haitao Wu, Hong S. He
2026, 15(1): 100427. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100427
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Forest structures are shaped by elevation and precipitation in the Central Himalaya
Kishor Prasad Bhatta, Prakash Basnet, Alejandra Valdés-Uribe, Dominik Seidel, Dirk Hölscher
2026, 15(1): 100421. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100421
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Response of woody vegetation and soils to modern climate change in the Altai Mountains
Andrey Grigoriev, Irina Korkina, Sergey Vyukhin, Yulia Shalaumova, Nail Nizametdinov, Dmitry Balakin, Dmitry Golikov, Pavel Moiseev
2026, 15(1): 100434. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100434
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Wildfire increased summer low flows in snow-dominated watersheds: A combined approach of hydrometric monitoring and geochemical tracing
Shixuan Lyu, Xiaohua Wei, Ming Qiu, Mackenzie Myers, Zhaozhi Wang, Jinyu Hui, Wenhui Yan, Tongqing Shen, Meirong Sun, Shuhui Wang, Yiping Hou
2026, 15(1): 100408. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100408
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Simulating silver fir provenance responses to climate change: A forest modelling approach in the Northern Apennines
Silvio Daniele Oggioni, Lorenzo Matteo Walter Rossi, Silvia Terzago, Friedrich J. Bohn, Giorgio Vacchiano
2026, 15(1): 100389. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2025.100389
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