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Climate change may cause severe loss in the economic value of European forest land

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This paper showed that under forecasted changes in temperature and precipitation, there could be a decline of economically valuable species, which would lead to a loss in the value of European forest land.
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European forests are threatened by climate change with impacts on the distribution of tree species. Previous discussions on the consequences of biome shifts have concentrated only on ecological issues; however, research now shows that under forecasted changes in temperature and precipitation there could be a decline of economically valuable species, which would lead to a loss in the value of European forest land.

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Climatic turning point for beech and oak under climate change in Central Europe

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a common type of temperate mixed forest in Central Europe with European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) to explore the CTP under a future climate projection of increasing temperature and aridity.
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One Century of Forest Monitoring Data in Switzerland Reveals Species- and Site-Specific Trends of Climate-Induced Tree Mortality.

TL;DR: Recent climatic changes had highly variable effects on tree mortality rates, depending on the species in combination with abiotic and biotic stand and site conditions, which suggests that forest species composition and species ranges may change under future climate conditions.
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Invasive alien pests threaten the carbon stored in Europe's forests.

TL;DR: It is shown that large parts of Europe could be invaded by five detrimental alien pests already under current climate, and that their impact on the carbon cycle could be as severe as the current natural disturbance regime in Europe's forests.
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Responses of sapwood ray parenchyma and non‐structural carbohydrates of Pinus sylvestris to drought and long‐term irrigation

TL;DR: The results suggest that stem ray parenchyma does not limit NSC storage capacity, but responds to long-term environmental drivers with years of delay, and carbon allocation patterns indicate a prioritization of storage over growth independent of growth conditions.
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Past and future evolution of Abies alba forests in Europe - comparison of a dynamic vegetation model with palaeo data and observations

TL;DR: The combined palaeoecological and model evidence suggest that A. alba may ensure important ecosystem services including stand and slope stability, infrastructure protection, and carbon sequestration under significantly warmer-than-present conditions in central Europe.
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