Austrian Research Centre for Forests

Recent papers from Austrian Research Centre for Forests

1. Alpine forest genomics—advances in the research field and perspectives aheadAnnals of Forest Science · 2026
2. Simulation of sliding deadwood logs in mountain forests: towards a quantitative hazard assessmentNatural hazards and earth system sciences · 2026
3. Identifying bark beetle damage predictors in Austria using interpretable machine learning: Thresholds and management implicationsEcological Indicators · 2026
4. OptGERM: a comprehensive database of within and among species germination and early seedling development for six European tree speciesAnnals of Forest Science · 2026
5. A spatially explicit UAV-based decision support tool to assess the protective effect of lying deadwood on snow avalanche releaseEcological Indicators · 2026
6. Bark beetle (Ips typographus) protein elicitors trigger temporally structured immune responses in Norway spruce (Picea abies) seedlingsFrontiers in Plant Science · 2026
7. Rethinking common gardens for forest tree species in the face of climate changeAnnals of Forest Science · 2026
8. Pioneer bark beetle attacks orchestrate multifaceted localized defense responses in Norway spruceJournal of Pest Science · 2026
9. Drought Responses in Mature European Beech Forests Vary Along Regional Environmental Gradients and Differ Among Admixed Tree SpeciesGlobal Change Biology · 2026
10. Long-term monitoring of active layer thickness confirms global permafrost degradationCommunications Earth & Environment · 2026
11. Modelling salvage cuts in Austrian forests – II: Mortality due to drought, bark beetle infestation and wind-induced uprootingForest Ecology and Management · 2026
12. Atmospheric dryness as a coordinated driver of fire activity and biomass accumulation in northwestern boreal CanadaInternational Journal of Wildland Fire · 2026
13. Influence of rainfall event characteristics and antecedent conditions on subsurface stormflow response of two forested hillslopesHydrology and earth system sciences · 2026
14. High-resolution topsoil property maps for the agricultural zones of the Galápagos islandsGeoderma · 2026
15. Practice and legislation of felling residue management to prevent forest pests in European forestsEuropean Journal of Forest Research · 2026
16. Long‐Term Consequences of Crop Residue Retention: Impact of Higher Soil Organic Carbon on N ₂ O EmissionsEuropean Journal of Soil Science · 2026
17. Climate‐Driven Range Shifts Limit the Role of Non‐Native Trees for Adaptation Processes of European ForestsEcology and Evolution · 2026
18. More diverse temperate forests are more resistant against non‐native insect herbivoresJournal of Applied Ecology · 2026
19. Proximal genetic origin and diversity patterns of the nine Italian Douglas-fir seed standsForestry An International Journal of Forest Research · 2026
20. Tree-quest: A citizen science app for collecting single-tree informationEcological Informatics · 2026