A5035719502- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest ecology and management
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Plant and animal studies
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
University of Birmingham
2018-2024
Forest Research
2018-2024
The Edgbaston Hospital
2024
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
2017-2018
Center for International Forestry Research
2015
Universidade da Coruña
2014
Although decades of research suggest that higher species richness improves ecosystem functioning and stability, planted forests are predominantly monocultures. To determine whether diversification plantations would enhance aboveground carbon storage, we systematically reviewed over 11,360 publications, acquired data from a global network tree diversity experiments. We compiled maximum dataset 79 monoculture to mixed comparisons 21 sites with all variables needed for meta-analysis. assessed...
Abstract Enhanced CO 2 assimilation by forests as atmospheric concentration rises could slow the rate of increase if assimilated carbon is allocated to long-lived biomass. Experiments in young tree plantations support a fertilization effect continues increase. Uncertainty exists, however, whether older, more mature retain capacity respond elevated 2. Here, aided tree-ring analysis and canopy laser scanning, we show that 180-year-old Quercus robur L. woodland central England increased...
Elevated CO2 (eCO2) is a determinant factor of climate change and known to alter plant processes such as physiology, growth resistance pathogens. Quercus robur, tree species integrated in most forest regeneration strategies, shows high vulnerability powdery mildew (PM) disease at the seedling stage. PM present oak forests it considered bottleneck for woodland regeneration. Our study aims decipher effect eCO2 on responses PM. Oak seedlings were grown controlled environment ambient (aCO2, ∼400...
Abstract. The role of plants in sequestering carbon is a critical component mitigating climate change. A key aspect this involves plant nitrogen (N) uptake (Nup) and N use efficiency (NUE), as these factors directly influence the capacity to store carbon. However, contribution deposition soil (biotic abiotic) addition cycle, remains inadequately understood, introducing significant uncertainties into change projections. Here, we used ground-based observations across 159 locations calculate...
Tree roots adapt their morphological, physiological and biochemical functional traits to optimise nutrient acquisition, notably in response global changes. Therefore, it is hypothesized that, increase acquisition under elevated CO2 (eCO2) sustain productivity, trees will allocate more carbon assimilates into root systems. As fine are thought represent ~1/3 of NPP, understanding how much the additional (C) introduced forest ecosystem by increased photosynthesis allocated belowground, improve...
Abstract Rising atmospheric CO 2 levels are predicted to influence forest health directly and indirectly, yet the long-term effects of elevated (eCO ) on mature trees in natural ecosystems remain poorly understood. Understanding how eCO affects susceptibility biotic stress alters leaf metabolism is critical for predicting responses climate change. We examined (+150 ppm) 180-year-old Quercus robur at Birmingham Institute Forest Research (BIFoR) Free Air Enrichment (FACE) facility. From 2016...
Abstract Acorn production in oak ( Quercus spp.) shows considerable inter-annual variation, known as masting, which provides a natural defence against seed predators but highly-variable supply of acorns for uses such commercial tree planting each year. Anthropogenic emissions greenhouse gases have been very widely reported to influence plant growth and or fruit size quantity via the ‘fertilisation effect’ that leads enhanced photosynthesis. To examine if acorn mature woodland communities...
Abstract Natural forest is declining globally as the area of planted increases. Planted forests are often monocultures, despite results suggesting that higher species richness improves ecosystem functioning and stability. To test if this generally case, we performed a meta-analysis available results. We assessed aboveground carbon stocks in mixed-species vs (a) average constituent (b) best monoculture, (c) commercial monocultures. investigated whether any advantage mixtures over monocultures...
In central Spain, post-transplant water stress produces high seedling mortality after the first summer following outplanting. Our study was designed to determine whether survival and performance of outplanted stone pine (Pinus pinea) holm oak (Quercus ilex) seedlings in a burned area could be improved by irrigation mulching identify there is species-specific adaptive capacity respond treatment environment. Seedlings were March 2011 200 planting holes an 1.1 ha. Mulch added June; started July...
Introduction Insect herbivores and biotrophic pathogens are major stressors influencing natural regeneration in woodlands. Information on the effect of elevated CO 2 (eCO ) plant-insect-pathogen interactions under conditions is lacking. Methods We studied effects eCO leaf-out phenology, as well levels insect herbivory powdery mildew (PM), i.e., reduction leaf photosynthetic material. then assessed combined impacts these biotic seedling photosynthesis growth. A total 92 naturally recruited...
Land ecosystems absorb ~29% of the total CO2 emissions from anthropogenic sources. Global forests contributes ~62% to land ecosystem atmospheric sinks. The carbon (C) sink in is predicted increase with increasing concentration, called “CO2 fertilization effect”. However, projections C by end 21st Century based on simulations state-of-the-art Earth System Models (ESM) relatively uncertain where a 25 50% reduction when nutrient  availability including nitrogen...
Evidence supporting a carbon fertilisation effect, where increasing levels of dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere lead to photosynthetic enhancement trees, suggests that forests can sequester more under elevated CO2 (eCO2). However, it remains largely unclear and for how long this is stored within forest ecosystem. To sustain eCO2 concentrations, trees are likely require higher intake nutrients from soil, which should stimulate root growth. This ongoing study (2022-2026) investigates hypothesis...
Enhanced productivity of forest ecosystems in response to rising levels anthropogenically generated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) has the potential mitigate against climate change by sequestering woody biomass and soils. However, physiological trees elevated CO2 may be constrained availability soil nutrients, predominantly nitrogen phosphorus (P). Here, we assess impact on P cycling a temperate 180-year-old oak (Quercus robur L.) exposed free-air enrichment (ambient + 150 ppm) for six...
Abstract Elevated CO 2 (eCO2) is a determinant factor of climate change and known to alter plant processes such as physiology, growth resistance pathogens. Quercus robur , tree species integrated in most forest regeneration strategies, shows high vulnerability powdery mildew (PM) disease at the seedling stage. PM present oak forests it considered bottleneck for woodland regeneration. Our study aims decipher effect eCO2 on responses PM. Oak seedlings were grown controlled environment ambient...
Abstract The role of plants in sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide is a critical component mitigating the adverse effects climate change. A key aspect this involves plant nitrogen (N) uptake (Nup) and N use efficiency (NUE), as these factors directly influence capacity to capture store carbon. However, contribution climatic changes inputs remains inadequately understood, introducing significant uncertainties into change projections. Here, we used on-the-ground observations across 159...