Key Takeaways:

🌱 Elite families identified for superior growth
⚖️ Strategy balances genetic gain and diversity
🌲 30% selective harvesting + 50% thinning recommended

Essential Insights :

🌡️ Radial growth variability increased from 1960–2020
💧 July moisture drives growth sensitivity
🌬️ Rising vapor pressure deficit impacts variability

Important notes:

🌵 Drought plus poor soil caused tree dieback
🧪 Clay, salinity, and low field capacity worsened stress
🌿 Dieback occurred despite stable groundwater levels

Essential Insights:

1⃣Strong genetic control across key growth traits.
2⃣Hybrid clones excel in stem straightness.
3⃣Clear genotype–environment interactions shape clone performance.

Forest soils store more organic carbon than plantations and it's more stable too. Natural forests build complex soil systems over time, accumulating carbon that lasts.
🌳 Soil science shows us why protecting old-growth forests matters for climate.
#Soil #Soilcarbon #JFR

Standout pointers from article:

🌱 Mixtures boost springtail abundance, especially in drought
🌧️ Soil moisture & root biomass drive communities
📉 Monocultures cut diversity in dry regions

🔬New research shows forests are literally raining plastic. Atmospheric deposition is saturating forest soils with up to 13,300 microplastic particles, disrupting soil microbial communities, reducing fertility and increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
link.springer.com/journal/11676

#Forestryresearch