TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mataruga, Milan
AU  - Cvjetković, Branislav
AU  - De Cuyper, Bart
AU  - Aneva, Ina
AU  - Zhelev, Petar
AU  - Cudlin, Pavel
AU  - Metslaid, Marek
AU  - Kankaanhuhta, Ville
AU  - Collet, Catherine
AU  - Annighoefer, Peter
AU  - Mathes, Thomas
AU  - Marianthi, Tsakaldimi
AU  - Despoina, Paitaridou
AU  - Jonsdottir, Rakel J.
AU  - Monteverdi, Maria Cristina
AU  - de Dato, Giovanbattista
AU  - Mariotti, Barbara
AU  - Kolevska, Dana Dina
AU  - Lazarević, Jelena
AU  - Floistad, Inger Sundheim
AU  - Klisz, Marcin
AU  - Gil, Wojciech
AU  - Paiva, Vasco
AU  - Fonseca, Teresa
AU  - Nicolescu, Valeriu-Norocel
AU  - Popović, Vladan
AU  - Devetaković, Jovana
AU  - Repac, Ivan
AU  - Božić, Gregor
AU  - Kraigher, Hojka
AU  - Andivia, Enrique
AU  - Diez, Julio J.
AU  - Bohlenius, Henrik
AU  - Lof, Magnus
AU  - Bilir, Nebi
AU  - Villar-Salvador, Pedro
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1451
AB  - The relationship between the quality of forest seedlings and their outplanting survival and growth has long been recognized. Various attributes have been proposed to measure the quality of planted seedlings in forest regeneration projects, ranging from simple morphological traits to more complex physiological and performance attributes, or a combination thereof. However, the utility and meaning of seedling quality attributes can differ significantly among regions, nursery practices, site planting conditions, species and the establishment purpose. Here, forest scientists compiled information using a common agreed questionnaire to provide a review of current practices, experiences, legislation and standards for seedling quality across 23 European countries. Large differences exist in measuring seedling quality across countries. The control of the origin of seed and vegetative material (genetic component of plant quality), and control of pests and diseases are common practices in all countries. Morphological attributes are widely used and mandatory in most cases. However, physiological attributes are hardly used at the operative level and mainly concentrated to Fennoscandia. Quality control legislation and seedling quality standards are less strict in northern European countries where seedling production is high, and quality control relies more on the agreements between producers and local plant material users. In contrast, quality standards are stricter in Southern Europe, especially in the Mediterranean countries. The control of seedling quality based on plantation and reforestation success is uncommon and depends on the conditions of the planting site, the traditional practices and the financial support provided by each country. Overall, European countries do not apply the "target seedling concept" for seedling production except for seed origin. Seedling production in many countries is still driven by traditional "know-how" and much less by scientific knowledge progress, which is not adequately disseminated and transferred to the end-users. Our review highlights the need for greater harmonization of seedling quality practices across Europe and the increased dissemination of scientific knowledge to improve seedling quality in forest regeneration activities.
T2  - Forest Ecology and Management
T1  - Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe
VL  - 546
DO  - 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121308
UR  - conv_1754
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Mataruga, Milan and Cvjetković, Branislav and De Cuyper, Bart and Aneva, Ina and Zhelev, Petar and Cudlin, Pavel and Metslaid, Marek and Kankaanhuhta, Ville and Collet, Catherine and Annighoefer, Peter and Mathes, Thomas and Marianthi, Tsakaldimi and Despoina, Paitaridou and Jonsdottir, Rakel J. and Monteverdi, Maria Cristina and de Dato, Giovanbattista and Mariotti, Barbara and Kolevska, Dana Dina and Lazarević, Jelena and Floistad, Inger Sundheim and Klisz, Marcin and Gil, Wojciech and Paiva, Vasco and Fonseca, Teresa and Nicolescu, Valeriu-Norocel and Popović, Vladan and Devetaković, Jovana and Repac, Ivan and Božić, Gregor and Kraigher, Hojka and Andivia, Enrique and Diez, Julio J. and Bohlenius, Henrik and Lof, Magnus and Bilir, Nebi and Villar-Salvador, Pedro",
year = "2023",
abstract = "The relationship between the quality of forest seedlings and their outplanting survival and growth has long been recognized. Various attributes have been proposed to measure the quality of planted seedlings in forest regeneration projects, ranging from simple morphological traits to more complex physiological and performance attributes, or a combination thereof. However, the utility and meaning of seedling quality attributes can differ significantly among regions, nursery practices, site planting conditions, species and the establishment purpose. Here, forest scientists compiled information using a common agreed questionnaire to provide a review of current practices, experiences, legislation and standards for seedling quality across 23 European countries. Large differences exist in measuring seedling quality across countries. The control of the origin of seed and vegetative material (genetic component of plant quality), and control of pests and diseases are common practices in all countries. Morphological attributes are widely used and mandatory in most cases. However, physiological attributes are hardly used at the operative level and mainly concentrated to Fennoscandia. Quality control legislation and seedling quality standards are less strict in northern European countries where seedling production is high, and quality control relies more on the agreements between producers and local plant material users. In contrast, quality standards are stricter in Southern Europe, especially in the Mediterranean countries. The control of seedling quality based on plantation and reforestation success is uncommon and depends on the conditions of the planting site, the traditional practices and the financial support provided by each country. Overall, European countries do not apply the "target seedling concept" for seedling production except for seed origin. Seedling production in many countries is still driven by traditional "know-how" and much less by scientific knowledge progress, which is not adequately disseminated and transferred to the end-users. Our review highlights the need for greater harmonization of seedling quality practices across Europe and the increased dissemination of scientific knowledge to improve seedling quality in forest regeneration activities.",
journal = "Forest Ecology and Management",
title = "Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe",
volume = "546",
doi = "10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121308",
url = "conv_1754"
}

Mataruga, M., Cvjetković, B., De Cuyper, B., Aneva, I., Zhelev, P., Cudlin, P., Metslaid, M., Kankaanhuhta, V., Collet, C., Annighoefer, P., Mathes, T., Marianthi, T., Despoina, P., Jonsdottir, R. J., Monteverdi, M. C., de Dato, G., Mariotti, B., Kolevska, D. D., Lazarević, J., Floistad, I. S., Klisz, M., Gil, W., Paiva, V., Fonseca, T., Nicolescu, V., Popović, V., Devetaković, J., Repac, I., Božić, G., Kraigher, H., Andivia, E., Diez, J. J., Bohlenius, H., Lof, M., Bilir, N.,& Villar-Salvador, P.. (2023). Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe. in Forest Ecology and Management, 546.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121308
conv_1754

Mataruga M, Cvjetković B, De Cuyper B, Aneva I, Zhelev P, Cudlin P, Metslaid M, Kankaanhuhta V, Collet C, Annighoefer P, Mathes T, Marianthi T, Despoina P, Jonsdottir RJ, Monteverdi MC, de Dato G, Mariotti B, Kolevska DD, Lazarević J, Floistad IS, Klisz M, Gil W, Paiva V, Fonseca T, Nicolescu V, Popović V, Devetaković J, Repac I, Božić G, Kraigher H, Andivia E, Diez JJ, Bohlenius H, Lof M, Bilir N, Villar-Salvador P. Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe. in Forest Ecology and Management. 2023;546.
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121308
conv_1754 .

Mataruga, Milan, Cvjetković, Branislav, De Cuyper, Bart, Aneva, Ina, Zhelev, Petar, Cudlin, Pavel, Metslaid, Marek, Kankaanhuhta, Ville, Collet, Catherine, Annighoefer, Peter, Mathes, Thomas, Marianthi, Tsakaldimi, Despoina, Paitaridou, Jonsdottir, Rakel J., Monteverdi, Maria Cristina, de Dato, Giovanbattista, Mariotti, Barbara, Kolevska, Dana Dina, Lazarević, Jelena, Floistad, Inger Sundheim, Klisz, Marcin, Gil, Wojciech, Paiva, Vasco, Fonseca, Teresa, Nicolescu, Valeriu-Norocel, Popović, Vladan, Devetaković, Jovana, Repac, Ivan, Božić, Gregor, Kraigher, Hojka, Andivia, Enrique, Diez, Julio J., Bohlenius, Henrik, Lof, Magnus, Bilir, Nebi, Villar-Salvador, Pedro, "Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe" in Forest Ecology and Management, 546 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121308 .,
conv_1754 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimitrova, Anastazija
AU  - Csillery, Katalin
AU  - Klisz, Marcin
AU  - Levesque, Mathieu
AU  - Heinrichs, Steffi
AU  - Cailleret, Maxime
AU  - Andivia, Enrique
AU  - Madsen, Palle
AU  - Bohenius, Henrik
AU  - Cvjetković, Branislav
AU  - De Cuyper, Bart
AU  - de Dato, Giovanbattista
AU  - Ferus, Peter
AU  - Heinze, Berthold
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Kobolkuti, Zoltan
AU  - Lazarević, Jelena
AU  - Lazdina, Dagnija
AU  - Maaten, Tiit
AU  - Makovskis, Kristaps
AU  - Milovanović, Jelena
AU  - Monteiro, Antonio T.
AU  - Nonić, Marina
AU  - Place, Simon
AU  - Puchalka, Radoslaw
AU  - Montagnoli, Antonio
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1288
AB  - Changing ecosystem conditions and diverse socio-economical events have contributed to an ingrained presence of non-native tree species (NNTs) in the natural and cultural European landscapes. Recent research endeavors have focused on different aspects of NNTs such as legislation, benefits, and risks for forestry, emphasizing that large knowledge gaps remain. As an attempt to fulfill part of these gaps, within the PEN-CAFoRR COST Action (CA19128) network, we established an open-access questionnaire that allows both academic experts and practitioners to provide information regarding NNTs from 20 European countries. Then, we integrated the data originating from the questionnaire, related to the country-based assessment of both peer-reviewed and grey literature, with information from available datasets (EUFORGEN and EU-Forest), which gave the main structure to the study and led to a mixed approach review. Finally, our study provided important insights into the current state of knowledge regarding NNTs. In particular, we highlighted NNTs that have shown to be less commonly addressed in research, raising caution about those characterized by an invasive behavior and used for specific purposes (e.g., wood production, soil recultivation, afforestation, and reforestation). NNTs were especially explored in the context of resilient and adaptive forest management. Moreover, we emphasized the assisted and natural northward migration of NNTs as another underscored pressing issue, which needs to be addressed by joint efforts, especially in the context of the hybridization potential. This study represents an additional effort toward the knowledge enhancement of the NNTs situation in Europe, aiming for a continuously active common source deriving from interprofessional collaboration.
T2  - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
T1  - Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.3389/fevo.2022.908464
UR  - conv_1686
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dimitrova, Anastazija and Csillery, Katalin and Klisz, Marcin and Levesque, Mathieu and Heinrichs, Steffi and Cailleret, Maxime and Andivia, Enrique and Madsen, Palle and Bohenius, Henrik and Cvjetković, Branislav and De Cuyper, Bart and de Dato, Giovanbattista and Ferus, Peter and Heinze, Berthold and Ivetić, Vladan and Kobolkuti, Zoltan and Lazarević, Jelena and Lazdina, Dagnija and Maaten, Tiit and Makovskis, Kristaps and Milovanović, Jelena and Monteiro, Antonio T. and Nonić, Marina and Place, Simon and Puchalka, Radoslaw and Montagnoli, Antonio",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Changing ecosystem conditions and diverse socio-economical events have contributed to an ingrained presence of non-native tree species (NNTs) in the natural and cultural European landscapes. Recent research endeavors have focused on different aspects of NNTs such as legislation, benefits, and risks for forestry, emphasizing that large knowledge gaps remain. As an attempt to fulfill part of these gaps, within the PEN-CAFoRR COST Action (CA19128) network, we established an open-access questionnaire that allows both academic experts and practitioners to provide information regarding NNTs from 20 European countries. Then, we integrated the data originating from the questionnaire, related to the country-based assessment of both peer-reviewed and grey literature, with information from available datasets (EUFORGEN and EU-Forest), which gave the main structure to the study and led to a mixed approach review. Finally, our study provided important insights into the current state of knowledge regarding NNTs. In particular, we highlighted NNTs that have shown to be less commonly addressed in research, raising caution about those characterized by an invasive behavior and used for specific purposes (e.g., wood production, soil recultivation, afforestation, and reforestation). NNTs were especially explored in the context of resilient and adaptive forest management. Moreover, we emphasized the assisted and natural northward migration of NNTs as another underscored pressing issue, which needs to be addressed by joint efforts, especially in the context of the hybridization potential. This study represents an additional effort toward the knowledge enhancement of the NNTs situation in Europe, aiming for a continuously active common source deriving from interprofessional collaboration.",
journal = "Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution",
title = "Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.3389/fevo.2022.908464",
url = "conv_1686"
}

Dimitrova, A., Csillery, K., Klisz, M., Levesque, M., Heinrichs, S., Cailleret, M., Andivia, E., Madsen, P., Bohenius, H., Cvjetković, B., De Cuyper, B., de Dato, G., Ferus, P., Heinze, B., Ivetić, V., Kobolkuti, Z., Lazarević, J., Lazdina, D., Maaten, T., Makovskis, K., Milovanović, J., Monteiro, A. T., Nonić, M., Place, S., Puchalka, R.,& Montagnoli, A.. (2022). Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe. in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.908464
conv_1686

Dimitrova A, Csillery K, Klisz M, Levesque M, Heinrichs S, Cailleret M, Andivia E, Madsen P, Bohenius H, Cvjetković B, De Cuyper B, de Dato G, Ferus P, Heinze B, Ivetić V, Kobolkuti Z, Lazarević J, Lazdina D, Maaten T, Makovskis K, Milovanović J, Monteiro AT, Nonić M, Place S, Puchalka R, Montagnoli A. Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe. in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2022;10.
doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.908464
conv_1686 .

Dimitrova, Anastazija, Csillery, Katalin, Klisz, Marcin, Levesque, Mathieu, Heinrichs, Steffi, Cailleret, Maxime, Andivia, Enrique, Madsen, Palle, Bohenius, Henrik, Cvjetković, Branislav, De Cuyper, Bart, de Dato, Giovanbattista, Ferus, Peter, Heinze, Berthold, Ivetić, Vladan, Kobolkuti, Zoltan, Lazarević, Jelena, Lazdina, Dagnija, Maaten, Tiit, Makovskis, Kristaps, Milovanović, Jelena, Monteiro, Antonio T., Nonić, Marina, Place, Simon, Puchalka, Radoslaw, Montagnoli, Antonio, "Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe" in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 (2022),
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.908464 .,
conv_1686 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nicolescu, Valeriu-Norocel
AU  - Redei, Karoly
AU  - Mason, William L.
AU  - Vor, Torsten
AU  - Poeetzelsberger, Elisabeth
AU  - Bastien, Jean-Charles
AU  - Brus, Robert
AU  - Bencat, Tibor
AU  - Dodan, Martina
AU  - Cvjetković, Branislav
AU  - Andrasev, Sinisa
AU  - La Porta, Nicola
AU  - Lavnyy, Vasyl
AU  - Mandzukovski, Dejan
AU  - Petkova, Krasimira
AU  - Rozenbergar, Dusan
AU  - Wasik, Radoslaw
AU  - Mohren, Godefridus M. J.
AU  - Monteverdi, Maria Cristina
AU  - Musch, Brigitte
AU  - Klisz, Marcin
AU  - Perić, Sanja
AU  - Keča, Ljiljana
AU  - Bartlett, Debbie
AU  - Hernea, Cornelia
AU  - Pastor, Michal
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1126
AB  - Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a species native to the eastern North America, was introduced to Europe probably in 1601 and currently extends over 2.3 x 10(6) ha. It has become naturalized in all sub-Mediterranean and temperate regions rivaling Populus spp. as the second most planted broadleaved tree species worldwide after Eucalyptus spp. This wide-spreading planting is because black locust is an important multipurpose species, producing wood, fodder, and a source of honey as well as bio-oil and biomass. It is also important for carbon sequestration, soil stabilization and re-vegetation of landfills, mining areas and wastelands, in biotherapy and landscaping. In Europe, black locust is drought tolerant so grows in areas with annual precipitation as low as 500-550 mm. It tolerates dry, nutrient poor soils but grows best on deep, nutrient-rich, well-drained soils. It is a fast-growing tree and the height, diameter and volume growth peak before the age of 20. It mostly regenerates vegetatively by root suckers under a simple coppice system, which is considered the most cost-effective management system. It also regenerates, but less frequently, by stool sprouts. Its early silviculture in production forests includes release cutting to promote root suckers rather than stool shoots, and cleaning-respacing to remove low-quality stems, reduce the number of shoots per stool, and adjust spacing between root suckers. In addition, early, moderate and frequent thinning as well as limited pruning are carried out focusing on crop trees. The species is regarded as invasive in several European countries and its range here is expected to expand under predicted climate changes.
T2  - Journal of Forestry Research
T1  - Ecology, growth and management of black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a non-native species integrated into European forests
EP  - 1101
IS  - 4
SP  - 1081
VL  - 31
DO  - 10.1007/s11676-020-01116-8
UR  - conv_1488
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nicolescu, Valeriu-Norocel and Redei, Karoly and Mason, William L. and Vor, Torsten and Poeetzelsberger, Elisabeth and Bastien, Jean-Charles and Brus, Robert and Bencat, Tibor and Dodan, Martina and Cvjetković, Branislav and Andrasev, Sinisa and La Porta, Nicola and Lavnyy, Vasyl and Mandzukovski, Dejan and Petkova, Krasimira and Rozenbergar, Dusan and Wasik, Radoslaw and Mohren, Godefridus M. J. and Monteverdi, Maria Cristina and Musch, Brigitte and Klisz, Marcin and Perić, Sanja and Keča, Ljiljana and Bartlett, Debbie and Hernea, Cornelia and Pastor, Michal",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a species native to the eastern North America, was introduced to Europe probably in 1601 and currently extends over 2.3 x 10(6) ha. It has become naturalized in all sub-Mediterranean and temperate regions rivaling Populus spp. as the second most planted broadleaved tree species worldwide after Eucalyptus spp. This wide-spreading planting is because black locust is an important multipurpose species, producing wood, fodder, and a source of honey as well as bio-oil and biomass. It is also important for carbon sequestration, soil stabilization and re-vegetation of landfills, mining areas and wastelands, in biotherapy and landscaping. In Europe, black locust is drought tolerant so grows in areas with annual precipitation as low as 500-550 mm. It tolerates dry, nutrient poor soils but grows best on deep, nutrient-rich, well-drained soils. It is a fast-growing tree and the height, diameter and volume growth peak before the age of 20. It mostly regenerates vegetatively by root suckers under a simple coppice system, which is considered the most cost-effective management system. It also regenerates, but less frequently, by stool sprouts. Its early silviculture in production forests includes release cutting to promote root suckers rather than stool shoots, and cleaning-respacing to remove low-quality stems, reduce the number of shoots per stool, and adjust spacing between root suckers. In addition, early, moderate and frequent thinning as well as limited pruning are carried out focusing on crop trees. The species is regarded as invasive in several European countries and its range here is expected to expand under predicted climate changes.",
journal = "Journal of Forestry Research",
title = "Ecology, growth and management of black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a non-native species integrated into European forests",
pages = "1101-1081",
number = "4",
volume = "31",
doi = "10.1007/s11676-020-01116-8",
url = "conv_1488"
}

Nicolescu, V., Redei, K., Mason, W. L., Vor, T., Poeetzelsberger, E., Bastien, J., Brus, R., Bencat, T., Dodan, M., Cvjetković, B., Andrasev, S., La Porta, N., Lavnyy, V., Mandzukovski, D., Petkova, K., Rozenbergar, D., Wasik, R., Mohren, G. M. J., Monteverdi, M. C., Musch, B., Klisz, M., Perić, S., Keča, L., Bartlett, D., Hernea, C.,& Pastor, M.. (2020). Ecology, growth and management of black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a non-native species integrated into European forests. in Journal of Forestry Research, 31(4), 1081-1101.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-020-01116-8
conv_1488

Nicolescu V, Redei K, Mason WL, Vor T, Poeetzelsberger E, Bastien J, Brus R, Bencat T, Dodan M, Cvjetković B, Andrasev S, La Porta N, Lavnyy V, Mandzukovski D, Petkova K, Rozenbergar D, Wasik R, Mohren GMJ, Monteverdi MC, Musch B, Klisz M, Perić S, Keča L, Bartlett D, Hernea C, Pastor M. Ecology, growth and management of black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a non-native species integrated into European forests. in Journal of Forestry Research. 2020;31(4):1081-1101.
doi:10.1007/s11676-020-01116-8
conv_1488 .

Nicolescu, Valeriu-Norocel, Redei, Karoly, Mason, William L., Vor, Torsten, Poeetzelsberger, Elisabeth, Bastien, Jean-Charles, Brus, Robert, Bencat, Tibor, Dodan, Martina, Cvjetković, Branislav, Andrasev, Sinisa, La Porta, Nicola, Lavnyy, Vasyl, Mandzukovski, Dejan, Petkova, Krasimira, Rozenbergar, Dusan, Wasik, Radoslaw, Mohren, Godefridus M. J., Monteverdi, Maria Cristina, Musch, Brigitte, Klisz, Marcin, Perić, Sanja, Keča, Ljiljana, Bartlett, Debbie, Hernea, Cornelia, Pastor, Michal, "Ecology, growth and management of black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a non-native species integrated into European forests" in Journal of Forestry Research, 31, no. 4 (2020):1081-1101,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-020-01116-8 .,
conv_1488 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gut, Urs
AU  - Arvai, Matyas
AU  - Bijak, Szymon
AU  - Julio Camarero, J.
AU  - Cedro, Anna
AU  - Cruz-Garcia, Roberto
AU  - Garamszegi, Balazs
AU  - Hacket-Pain, Andrew
AU  - Hevia, Andrea
AU  - Huang, Weiwei
AU  - Isaac-Renton, Miriam
AU  - Kaczka, Ryszard J.
AU  - Kazimirović, Marko
AU  - Kedziora, Wojciech
AU  - Kern, Zoltan
AU  - Klisz, Marcin
AU  - Kolar, Tomas
AU  - Koerner, Michael
AU  - Kuznetsova, Veronica
AU  - Montwe, David
AU  - Petritan, Any Mary
AU  - Petritan, Ion Catalin
AU  - Plavcova, Lenka
AU  - Rehschuh, Romy
AU  - Rocha, Eva
AU  - Rybnicek, Michal
AU  - Sanchez-Salguero, Raul
AU  - Schroeder, Jens
AU  - Schwab, Niels
AU  - Stajić, Branko
AU  - Tomusiak, Robert
AU  - Wilmking, Martin
AU  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute
AU  - Buras, Allan
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1069
AB  - Ring-width series are important for diverse fields of research such as the study of past climate, forest ecology, forest genetics, and the determination of origin (dendro-provenancing) or dating of archaeological objects. Recent research suggests diverging climate-growth relationships in tree-rings due to the cardinal direction of extracting the tree cores (i.e. direction-specific effect). This presents an understudied source of bias that potentially affects many data sets in tree-ring research. In this study, we investigated possible direction-specific growth variability based on an international (10 countries), multi-species (8 species) tree-ring width network encompassing 22 sites. To estimate the effect of direction-specific growth variability on climate-growth relationships, we applied a combination of three methods: An analysis of signal strength differences, a Principal Component Gradient Analysis and a test on the direction-specific differences in correlations between indexed ring-widths series and climate variables. We found no evidence for systematic direction-specific effects on tree radial growth variability in high-pass filtered ring-width series. In addition, direction-specific growth showed only marginal effects on climate-growth correlations. These findings therefore indicate that there is no consistent bias caused by coring direction in data sets used for diverse dendrochronological applications on relatively mesic sites within forests in flat terrain, as were studied here. However, in extremely dry, warm or cold environments, or on steep slopes, and for different life-forms such as shrubs, further research is advisable.
T2  - Dendrochronologia
T1  - No systematic effects of sampling direction on climate-growth relationships in a large-scale, multi-species tree-ring data set
VL  - 57
DO  - 10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125624
UR  - conv_1458
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Gut, Urs and Arvai, Matyas and Bijak, Szymon and Julio Camarero, J. and Cedro, Anna and Cruz-Garcia, Roberto and Garamszegi, Balazs and Hacket-Pain, Andrew and Hevia, Andrea and Huang, Weiwei and Isaac-Renton, Miriam and Kaczka, Ryszard J. and Kazimirović, Marko and Kedziora, Wojciech and Kern, Zoltan and Klisz, Marcin and Kolar, Tomas and Koerner, Michael and Kuznetsova, Veronica and Montwe, David and Petritan, Any Mary and Petritan, Ion Catalin and Plavcova, Lenka and Rehschuh, Romy and Rocha, Eva and Rybnicek, Michal and Sanchez-Salguero, Raul and Schroeder, Jens and Schwab, Niels and Stajić, Branko and Tomusiak, Robert and Wilmking, Martin and Sass-Klaassen, Ute and Buras, Allan",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Ring-width series are important for diverse fields of research such as the study of past climate, forest ecology, forest genetics, and the determination of origin (dendro-provenancing) or dating of archaeological objects. Recent research suggests diverging climate-growth relationships in tree-rings due to the cardinal direction of extracting the tree cores (i.e. direction-specific effect). This presents an understudied source of bias that potentially affects many data sets in tree-ring research. In this study, we investigated possible direction-specific growth variability based on an international (10 countries), multi-species (8 species) tree-ring width network encompassing 22 sites. To estimate the effect of direction-specific growth variability on climate-growth relationships, we applied a combination of three methods: An analysis of signal strength differences, a Principal Component Gradient Analysis and a test on the direction-specific differences in correlations between indexed ring-widths series and climate variables. We found no evidence for systematic direction-specific effects on tree radial growth variability in high-pass filtered ring-width series. In addition, direction-specific growth showed only marginal effects on climate-growth correlations. These findings therefore indicate that there is no consistent bias caused by coring direction in data sets used for diverse dendrochronological applications on relatively mesic sites within forests in flat terrain, as were studied here. However, in extremely dry, warm or cold environments, or on steep slopes, and for different life-forms such as shrubs, further research is advisable.",
journal = "Dendrochronologia",
title = "No systematic effects of sampling direction on climate-growth relationships in a large-scale, multi-species tree-ring data set",
volume = "57",
doi = "10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125624",
url = "conv_1458"
}

Gut, U., Arvai, M., Bijak, S., Julio Camarero, J., Cedro, A., Cruz-Garcia, R., Garamszegi, B., Hacket-Pain, A., Hevia, A., Huang, W., Isaac-Renton, M., Kaczka, R. J., Kazimirović, M., Kedziora, W., Kern, Z., Klisz, M., Kolar, T., Koerner, M., Kuznetsova, V., Montwe, D., Petritan, A. M., Petritan, I. C., Plavcova, L., Rehschuh, R., Rocha, E., Rybnicek, M., Sanchez-Salguero, R., Schroeder, J., Schwab, N., Stajić, B., Tomusiak, R., Wilmking, M., Sass-Klaassen, U.,& Buras, A.. (2019). No systematic effects of sampling direction on climate-growth relationships in a large-scale, multi-species tree-ring data set. in Dendrochronologia, 57.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125624
conv_1458

Gut U, Arvai M, Bijak S, Julio Camarero J, Cedro A, Cruz-Garcia R, Garamszegi B, Hacket-Pain A, Hevia A, Huang W, Isaac-Renton M, Kaczka RJ, Kazimirović M, Kedziora W, Kern Z, Klisz M, Kolar T, Koerner M, Kuznetsova V, Montwe D, Petritan AM, Petritan IC, Plavcova L, Rehschuh R, Rocha E, Rybnicek M, Sanchez-Salguero R, Schroeder J, Schwab N, Stajić B, Tomusiak R, Wilmking M, Sass-Klaassen U, Buras A. No systematic effects of sampling direction on climate-growth relationships in a large-scale, multi-species tree-ring data set. in Dendrochronologia. 2019;57.
doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125624
conv_1458 .

Gut, Urs, Arvai, Matyas, Bijak, Szymon, Julio Camarero, J., Cedro, Anna, Cruz-Garcia, Roberto, Garamszegi, Balazs, Hacket-Pain, Andrew, Hevia, Andrea, Huang, Weiwei, Isaac-Renton, Miriam, Kaczka, Ryszard J., Kazimirović, Marko, Kedziora, Wojciech, Kern, Zoltan, Klisz, Marcin, Kolar, Tomas, Koerner, Michael, Kuznetsova, Veronica, Montwe, David, Petritan, Any Mary, Petritan, Ion Catalin, Plavcova, Lenka, Rehschuh, Romy, Rocha, Eva, Rybnicek, Michal, Sanchez-Salguero, Raul, Schroeder, Jens, Schwab, Niels, Stajić, Branko, Tomusiak, Robert, Wilmking, Martin, Sass-Klaassen, Ute, Buras, Allan, "No systematic effects of sampling direction on climate-growth relationships in a large-scale, multi-species tree-ring data set" in Dendrochronologia, 57 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125624 .,
conv_1458 .