#forestecology — Public Fediverse posts

Nice study showing yet another effect of the ongoing temperature increase due to #ClimateChange : French oak populations were, over time, less exposed to late spring frost damage, in frequency as well as extent, which are largely driven by the temporal advance of both the last spring frost day and budburst dates.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110927

#Forest #EUForests #ForestEcology #ForestDynamics #Ecology #EcologicalModelling
#AcademicChatter

Forest floor (Biogeochemical cycle 🔄)

The forest floor, also called detritus or duff, is the part of a forest ecosystem that mediates between the living, aboveground portion of the forest and the mineral soil, principally composed of dead and decaying plant matter such as rotting wood and shed leaves. In some countries, like Canada, forest floor refers to L, F and H organic hori...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_floor

#ForestFloor #Leaves #SoilBiology #ForestEcology #BiogeochemicalCycle

Old growth forests in eastern Canada show that the climate started changing almost 100 years ago
#Canada #ClimateChange #OldGrowthForests #TreeRings #Environment #SnowPack #RiverFlow #Caribou #Hydropower #DroughtHistory #Forests #ForestEcology #ClimateData
https://the-14.com/old-growth-forests-in-eastern-canada-show-that-the-climate-started-changing-almost-100-years-ago/