🌲🌳We are pleased and proud to share a recent interview with Alessio Collalti, Head of the Forest Modelling Lab, focusing on key topics in forest ecosystem research and their role in the context of climate change.

👉 Watch the interview here: fb.watch/GsKlduGQC9/

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Forest disturbances in Europe could double by the end of the century

🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Forest disturbances in Europe could double by the end of the century.' 🌍 Provides the comprehensive assessment to date of how forest disturbances across the continent may evolve through 2100 under different climate scenarios.🔗 bit.ly/3NnaviC @ale-collalti.bsky.social

Not every day you get to share a paper published in @science.org . Yesterday “Climate change will increase forest disturbances in Europe throughout the 21st century” was published. In short: wildfires, windstorms and insect outbreaks are projected to increase across Europe as the climate warms 🌍🌲

The future of Europe’s forest disturbance regimes– a thread.

Tl, dr: Disturbances from wildfire, bark beetles & wind will continue to increase in the coming decades. Under unabated climate change disturbances could more than double by 2100.

New paper out in @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Decadal climate-driven decoupling between gross primary productivity and tree growth in Mediterranean forests www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02...

Investigating climate-phenology relationships among the most common Italian forest species using Sentinel-2-derived vegetation phenology and productivity products www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02...

Enhancing ecosystem service provision through the silvicultural management of European black pine stands from afforestation and reforestation in Italy - Journal of Forestry Research Afforestation and reforestation, when aligned with site-specific ecological and socioeconomic conditions, can enhance ecosystem functions and services (ESs). In the Mediterranean, European black pine ...

🌲𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓!

A new study shows that in Italian black pine forests, moderate thinning best balances wood production with key ecosystem services like carbon storage, soil protection & recreational value.

Read more👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...?

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New paper! 🌳 iWUE in a beech forest shows no big differences across silvicultural treatments, but rises ~20% by 2050 under climate change. At this site, climate—not management—drives future iWUE. doi.org/10.1007/s116...

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Conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees can make European forests more climate-effective - Nature Communications This study investigates the effects of forestation on temperature in Europe using climate model experiments. The findings indicate that conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees in currently for...

New study looks at the effects of #forestation on #temperature in Europe using #climate model experiments, showing that conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees in forested areas can provide #cooling for #summer hot extremes. @ethz.ch www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Monitoring forest attributes, C-fluxes, and C-stocks using the process-based model 3D-CMCC-FEM Process-based forest models (PBFMs) are valuable tools for investigating the effects of climate change and alternative forest management strategies. H…

🌲 Forests breathe, grow, and mitigate climate change! 🌍

First-ever national-scale study using NFI plots in Italy with 3D-CMCC-FEM shows how forests manage carbon and respond to climate change. Essential insights for policymakers & forest managers.

📖 Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This system simply cannot sustain itself if everyone only wants to publish but no one is willing to review.
Before you brag about a published article, ask yourself how many you have reviewed.

In the past week, as an editor, I contacted over 60 potential reviewers (many of them are reading this post right now) for just two manuscripts, and only 4 agreed to review (4 out of more than 60!).

Earth system response to Heinrich events explained by a bipolar convection seesaw - Nature Geoscience The onset of Southern Ocean convection following a slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation during Heinrich events can help explain rapid CO2 increases and Antarctic warming during these events, according to Earth system modelling.

🌍 Study the past to understand future trajectories!
A new Nature Geoscience study (PIK Potsdam, co-auth. Daniela Dalmonech from For.Mod.Lab) shows how a bipolar convection seesaw may recur if the AMOC weakens under climate change. 🌡️🌊
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Global variation in vegetation carbon use efficiency inferred from eddy covariance observations - Nature Ecology & Evolution The efficiency with which plants use carbon assimilated through photosynthesis has a key role in determining natureʼs capacity to offset carbon dioxide emissions. This study leverages global eddy cova...

Inferring carbon use efficiency (CUE) from eddy covariance observations, Luo et al. show that CUE of deciduous forests is typically 15% higher than that of evergreen forests www.nature.com/articles/s41...

R3DFEM: an R package for running the 3D-CMCC-FEM model - Earth Science Informatics Forest ecosystems account for about one-third of the Earth’s land area, and monitoring their structure and dynamics is essential for understanding the land’s carbon cycle and its role in the greenhous...

🆕 Exciting news: the model just got a major upgrade in accessibility!
Say hello to R3DFEM—a new open-source R package that makes this powerful forest simulator much easier to use: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Global variation in vegetation carbon use efficiency inferred from eddy covariance observations - Nature Ecology & Evolution The efficiency with which plants use carbon assimilated through photosynthesis has a key role in determining natureʼs capacity to offset carbon dioxide emissions. This study leverages global eddy cova...

🌍🌱 How Efficient Are Plants at Using Carbon? 🌱🌍
A major new study in @natecoevo.nature.com reveals how well plants across the globe convert CO₂ into biomass—a key to understanding Earth’s carbon balance.
🗨️ “It’s not just how much CO₂ plants absorb—it’s how much they keep” @xiangzluo.bsky.social

Global variation in vegetation carbon use efficiency inferred from eddy covariance observations - Nature Ecology & Evolution The efficiency with which plants use carbon assimilated through photosynthesis has a key role in determining natureʼs capacity to offset carbon dioxide emissions. This study leverages global eddy cova...

🌍New paper out today!!! Global variation in vegetation carbon use efficiency inferred from eddy covariance observations @xiangzluo.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com 🔗👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

TimberTracer: a comprehensive framework for the evaluation of carbon sequestration by forest management and substitution of harvested wood products - Carbon Balance and Management Background Harvested wood products (HWPs) have a pivotal role in climate change mitigation, a recognition solidified in many Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Integ...

Our new study, led by @Issam Boukhris, presents TimberTracer: a tool to track HWP carbon, substitution & emissions
Applied in Italy with #3DCMCCFEM: 3 management, 4 wood-use

Findings:
– Selective thinning = best outcome
– +10% recycling/lifespan = major gains
– Static assumptions risk overestimates

Modeling Forest Growth in a Changing Climate: Addressing the "Chicken-and-Egg" Paradox of Cause and Consequence A recent article published in Current Forestry Reports offers a comprehensive review of both established and emerging theories for modeling growth in forest ecosystems, with particular emphasis on the...

New review in 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠 @springernature.com explores how forest growth models tackle the complex carbon source–sink feedback under climate change.
📄Paper Open-access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧠Behind the paper: communities.springernature.com/posts/modeli...

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Guardians of the glades: protecting Europe’s forests against climate change The Făgăraș Mountains in southern Romania are home to one of Europe’s few remaining primary old-growth forests. These forests are still untouched by human activity and boast a rich variety of trees, f...

🌍Big news from the forest front!
The #OptFor-EU project, featuring insights from Alessio Collalti, is in #HorizonMagazine, showcasing how science is helping Europe’s forests adapt to climate change!
📖 Read more:
projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...
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Global Change Impacts on Forest Elementomes and Insights for Improved Management Practices - Current Climate Change Reports Purpose of Review The elemental composition of organisms (the elementome) strongly determines their functional traits and their functioning. Global change presents significant potential impacts on for...

New publication from the EDMLab by Zhenhong Hu et al.,

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Global Change Impacts on Forest Elementomes and Insights for Improved Management Practices

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Global Change Impacts on Forest Elementomes and Insights for Improved Management Practices - Current Climate Change Reports Purpose of Review The elemental composition of organisms (the elementome) strongly determines their functional traits and their functioning. Global change presents significant potential impacts on for...

🌿Just out of press: 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 🌲

📌 Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Climate Warming Alters Nutrient Cycling and its Constraint on CO2 Fertilization in Global Forests - Current Climate Change Reports Purpose of Review Climate warming affects both nutrient availability and plant nutrient requirements, with a potential alteration of nutrient limitation to the CO2 fertilization effect on net primary ...

🌳Out of press "𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑁𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑂₂ 𝐹𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑠", a study on how climate warming affects nutrient cycling and CO₂ fertilization in forests, co-authored by Alessio Collalti
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🌿 🌲 The 6th 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 & 𝑶𝒑𝒕𝑭𝒐𝒓-𝑬𝑼 𝑴𝒊𝒅-𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 has wrapped up!
𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚–𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑒–𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒: 𝐵𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐹𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.🌍🌿
The journey toward resilient forests continues!🌱
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Enhancing ecosystem service provision through the silvicultural management of European black pine stands from afforestation and reforestation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01....

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