🌲🚶♂️📍 20,000 km. 99 days. 7 countries.
From France to Finland, Trees4Adapt researcher David De Knop spent summer 2026 collecting biodiversity, soil and microclimate data across Europe's long-term forest experiments.
Read the fieldwork diary: trees4adapt.eu/99-days-in-e...
#Biodiversity #Fieldwork
From France to Finland, Trees4Adapt researcher David De Knop spent summer 2026 collecting biodiversity, soil and microclimate data across Europe's long-term forest experiments.
Read the fieldwork diary: trees4adapt.eu/99-days-in-e...
#Biodiversity #Fieldwork
99 days in Europe's forests: a Trees4Adapt fieldwork diary - Trees4Adapt
What does it take to understand how climate change and biodiversity loss interact across European forests? As part of Trees4Adapt’s whole-ecosystem surveys in the TreeDivNet and FunDivEUROPE research ...
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October 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🌲🚶♂️📍 20,000 km. 99 days. 7 countries.
From France to Finland, Trees4Adapt researcher David De Knop spent summer 2026 collecting biodiversity, soil and microclimate data across Europe's long-term forest experiments.
Read the fieldwork diary: trees4adapt.eu/99-days-in-e...
#Biodiversity #Fieldwork
From France to Finland, Trees4Adapt researcher David De Knop spent summer 2026 collecting biodiversity, soil and microclimate data across Europe's long-term forest experiments.
Read the fieldwork diary: trees4adapt.eu/99-days-in-e...
#Biodiversity #Fieldwork
🧪new #TreeDivNet publication🌿Early overyielding in a mixed deciduous forest is driven by both above- and below ground species-specific acclimation 🌳By Ramona Werner etal and FFWT MendelUs' Douglas Godbold and @borisrewald.bsky.social Congrats! Read: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
Early overyielding in a mixed deciduous forest is driven by both above- and below ground species-specific acclimation
AbstractBackground and Aims. Mixed forest plantations are increasingly recognised for their role in mitigating the impacts of climate change and enhancing
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September 26, 2024 at 7:25 PM
🧪new #TreeDivNet publication🌿Early overyielding in a mixed deciduous forest is driven by both above- and below ground species-specific acclimation 🌳By Ramona Werner etal and FFWT MendelUs' Douglas Godbold and @borisrewald.bsky.social Congrats! Read: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
Publication alert🚨Mixed #forests are great - this is common knowledge, but what is the #scientific basis? Read the #TreeDivNet 🌳🌲synthesis by Depauw et al. doi.org/10.1007/s407...
February 7, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Publication alert🚨Mixed #forests are great - this is common knowledge, but what is the #scientific basis? Read the #TreeDivNet 🌳🌲synthesis by Depauw et al. doi.org/10.1007/s407...
The last chapter from PhD thesis by Juri Felix (co-supervised with @philstevenson.bsky.social) is now out in @oikosjournal.bsky.social! The study explores the effects of tree species identity and spatial scale on tree diversity effects #TreeDivNet nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
January 6, 2026 at 11:31 AM
The last chapter from PhD thesis by Juri Felix (co-supervised with @philstevenson.bsky.social) is now out in @oikosjournal.bsky.social! The study explores the effects of tree species identity and spatial scale on tree diversity effects #TreeDivNet nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Volatile organic compounds diversity mediates tree diversity–insect herbivory relationships @oikosjournal.bsky.social #TreeDivNet nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Volatile organic compounds diversity mediates tree diversity–insect herbivory relationships @oikosjournal.bsky.social #TreeDivNet nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
New OA #TreeDivNet paper is out in @geoderma.bsky.social and it is focussed on effects of tree species richness on topsoil carbon and fungal diversity doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
New OA #TreeDivNet paper is out in @geoderma.bsky.social and it is focussed on effects of tree species richness on topsoil carbon and fungal diversity doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
Our new #TreeDivNet paper led by Hernán Serrano-León is out in @globalchangebio.bsky.social! Using data from 9 forest diversity experiments across Europe, we showed that tree diversity effects on tree growth responses strengthened during consecutive drought years dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
September 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our new #TreeDivNet paper led by Hernán Serrano-León is out in @globalchangebio.bsky.social! Using data from 9 forest diversity experiments across Europe, we showed that tree diversity effects on tree growth responses strengthened during consecutive drought years dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Our new OA paper with Juri Felix and @philstevenson.bsky.social is out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social! We explored the role of leaf traits in driving genotypic diversity-mediated associational effects in silver birch #TreeDivNet 🌳🍁🌍🧪https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.71768
July 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Our new OA paper with Juri Felix and @philstevenson.bsky.social is out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social! We explored the role of leaf traits in driving genotypic diversity-mediated associational effects in silver birch #TreeDivNet 🌳🍁🌍🧪https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.71768
Delighted that our @oikosjournal.bsky.social Forum paper is the Editor's choice for the April issue! 🌳🌲 #TreeDivNet nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
April 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Delighted that our @oikosjournal.bsky.social Forum paper is the Editor's choice for the April issue! 🌳🌲 #TreeDivNet nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Today is #InternationalDayofForests and the 2025 theme is “Forests and Food”, so here are some photos of wonderful non-wood products we have enjoyed from the Satakunta forest diversity experiment in Finland for the last 25 years 😋🌲🌳🍄🍓 www.sataforestdiversity.org #TreeDivNet
March 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Today is #InternationalDayofForests and the 2025 theme is “Forests and Food”, so here are some photos of wonderful non-wood products we have enjoyed from the Satakunta forest diversity experiment in Finland for the last 25 years 😋🌲🌳🍄🍓 www.sataforestdiversity.org #TreeDivNet
Very pleased that data from the Satakunta forest diversity experiments have contributed to this @nature.com paper led by Laurent Augusto & Marie Charru @inrae-france.bsky.social which shows that tree species with conservative traits often outperform acquisitive species #TreeDivNet rdcu.be/eeeA8
Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species
Nature - Under field conditions, acquisitive tree species generally grow slowly, whereas conservative species show generally higher realized growth, owing to their ability to tolerate unfavourable...
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March 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Very pleased that data from the Satakunta forest diversity experiments have contributed to this @nature.com paper led by Laurent Augusto & Marie Charru @inrae-france.bsky.social which shows that tree species with conservative traits often outperform acquisitive species #TreeDivNet rdcu.be/eeeA8
Tree diversity increases carbon sequestration #TreeDivNet 🌳🌲 scienceblog.com/tree-diversi...
Tree diversity increases carbon sequestration
The world's oldest tropical tree diversity experiment has delivered compelling evidence that forests with multiple tree species capture significantly more
scienceblog.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Tree diversity increases carbon sequestration #TreeDivNet 🌳🌲 scienceblog.com/tree-diversi...
Forest temperature buffering in pure and mixed stands: A high-resolution temporal analysis with generalized additive models #TreeDivNet doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
February 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Forest temperature buffering in pure and mixed stands: A high-resolution temporal analysis with generalized additive models #TreeDivNet doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
In a new #OA Forum paper in @oikosjournal.bsky.social we discuss the underlying mechanisms of temporal shifts in tree diversity effects on forest ecosystem functioning and use the Satakunta forest diversity experiments as a case study 🌳🌲🌍🧪 #TreeDivNet
doi.org/10.1111/oik....
doi.org/10.1111/oik....
January 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In a new #OA Forum paper in @oikosjournal.bsky.social we discuss the underlying mechanisms of temporal shifts in tree diversity effects on forest ecosystem functioning and use the Satakunta forest diversity experiments as a case study 🌳🌲🌍🧪 #TreeDivNet
doi.org/10.1111/oik....
doi.org/10.1111/oik....
Our new #OA paper in Plant, Cell & Environment explored the mechanisms of assisted migration effects on oak–herbivore interactions in the Climate Match tree diversity experiment. Led by Juri Felix in collaboration w/ @philstevenson.bsky.social 🌳🌍🧪 #TreeDivNet onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Stand Diversity Does Not Mitigate Increased Herbivory on Climate‐Matched Oaks in an Assisted Migration Experiment
This study explores the interactive effects of assisted migration and stand diversification on leaf traits and herbivory using a tree diversity experiment in Southern England. Oaks of Italian provena....
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January 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Our new #OA paper in Plant, Cell & Environment explored the mechanisms of assisted migration effects on oak–herbivore interactions in the Climate Match tree diversity experiment. Led by Juri Felix in collaboration w/ @philstevenson.bsky.social 🌳🌍🧪 #TreeDivNet onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The “Brazil team” Agnès Robin, Daniel Poultney, Joannès Guillemot and Guerric Le Maire @umr-ecosols.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social installed buried scanners (paper link below) in the MataDIV Experiment (TreeDivNet) with the teams from Floragro and the Itatinga experimental station (ESALQ-USP).
May 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The “Brazil team” Agnès Robin, Daniel Poultney, Joannès Guillemot and Guerric Le Maire @umr-ecosols.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social installed buried scanners (paper link below) in the MataDIV Experiment (TreeDivNet) with the teams from Floragro and the Itatinga experimental station (ESALQ-USP).
New #TreeDivNet paper shows generally positive relationships between insect herbivory and tree growth & diversity modulated by leaf traits
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The tree growth–herbivory relationship depends on functional traits across forest biodiversity experiments - Nature Ecology & Evolution
It is unclear whether the linkage between tree species richness and insect herbivory is consistent across climates and forest types. Here, the authors analyse data from forest biodiversity experiments...
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New #TreeDivNet paper shows generally positive relationships between insect herbivory and tree growth & diversity modulated by leaf traits
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Attending the TreeDivNet meeting at @uni-freiburg.de 🇩🇪
It brings together various Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning experiments from around the world. I'm very fortunate to collaborate with several of them as part of my PhD research! 🍃✨
More on TreeDivNet: treedivnet.ugent.be
It brings together various Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning experiments from around the world. I'm very fortunate to collaborate with several of them as part of my PhD research! 🍃✨
More on TreeDivNet: treedivnet.ugent.be
March 28, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Attending the TreeDivNet meeting at @uni-freiburg.de 🇩🇪
It brings together various Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning experiments from around the world. I'm very fortunate to collaborate with several of them as part of my PhD research! 🍃✨
More on TreeDivNet: treedivnet.ugent.be
It brings together various Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning experiments from around the world. I'm very fortunate to collaborate with several of them as part of my PhD research! 🍃✨
More on TreeDivNet: treedivnet.ugent.be
A European study of 948 trees across 68 species mixtures found mixed forests grow better during single‑year droughts but can suffer when droughts last months or recur. https://getnews.me/tree-species-mixes-influence-forest-drought-resilience-study-shows/ #treedivnet #forestry #droughtresilience
September 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A European study of 948 trees across 68 species mixtures found mixed forests grow better during single‑year droughts but can suffer when droughts last months or recur. https://getnews.me/tree-species-mixes-influence-forest-drought-resilience-study-shows/ #treedivnet #forestry #droughtresilience
Forest biodiversity experiments test how tree species richness improves the productivity & functioning of forests. After 30 years, there are now 45 experiments worldwide!
A new synthesis on 30 years of research:
Liu et al. 2026: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
#TreeDivNet #BEF-China #MultiTroph
A new synthesis on 30 years of research:
Liu et al. 2026: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
#TreeDivNet #BEF-China #MultiTroph
January 15, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Forest biodiversity experiments test how tree species richness improves the productivity & functioning of forests. After 30 years, there are now 45 experiments worldwide!
A new synthesis on 30 years of research:
Liu et al. 2026: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
#TreeDivNet #BEF-China #MultiTroph
A new synthesis on 30 years of research:
Liu et al. 2026: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
#TreeDivNet #BEF-China #MultiTroph
🪪📐Species identity and spatial scale drive context‑dependent tree diversity effects in a Finnish forest experiment
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#DBH #NeedleTraits #NorwaySpruce #ScotsPine #SpeciesDiversity #TreeDivNet
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#DBH #NeedleTraits #NorwaySpruce #ScotsPine #SpeciesDiversity #TreeDivNet
February 25, 2026 at 5:05 PM
🪪📐Species identity and spatial scale drive context‑dependent tree diversity effects in a Finnish forest experiment
vist.ly/4sut5
#DBH #NeedleTraits #NorwaySpruce #ScotsPine #SpeciesDiversity #TreeDivNet
vist.ly/4sut5
#DBH #NeedleTraits #NorwaySpruce #ScotsPine #SpeciesDiversity #TreeDivNet
[8/10] Ces résultats sont confirmés à l’échelle globale. Le réseau TreeDivNet regroupe plus de 1,2 million d’arbres sur plusieurs continents et montre que la diversité améliore croissance, stockage du carbone et résistance aux stress climatiques et biologiques.
April 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
[8/10] Ces résultats sont confirmés à l’échelle globale. Le réseau TreeDivNet regroupe plus de 1,2 million d’arbres sur plusieurs continents et montre que la diversité améliore croissance, stockage du carbone et résistance aux stress climatiques et biologiques.
🗞️New study in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🗞️
🌳Diversity in resource use strategies promotes productivity across a global network of tree #diversity experiments?🌲
Read our new study led by Joel Jensen together with #TreeDivNet here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌳Diversity in resource use strategies promotes productivity across a global network of tree #diversity experiments?🌲
Read our new study led by Joel Jensen together with #TreeDivNet here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Diversity in Resource Use Strategies Promotes Productivity in Young Planted Tree Species Mixtures
By analyzing data from over 83,000 trees in 21 experiments across five continents, we found that forests with more species were more productive and had more stable growth. Productivity was driven mai....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
🗞️New study in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🗞️
🌳Diversity in resource use strategies promotes productivity across a global network of tree #diversity experiments?🌲
Read our new study led by Joel Jensen together with #TreeDivNet here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌳Diversity in resource use strategies promotes productivity across a global network of tree #diversity experiments?🌲
Read our new study led by Joel Jensen together with #TreeDivNet here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🗞️ Here is a a nice newspaper article by Mongabay on #forest #restoration potential and where and how restoration should be carried out.
🌲 It also features results from our Sardinilla experiment. #TreeDivNet.🌳
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/new-...
@uni-freiburg.de @idiv-research.bsky.social
🌲 It also features results from our Sardinilla experiment. #TreeDivNet.🌳
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/new-...
@uni-freiburg.de @idiv-research.bsky.social
New study pinpoints tree-planting hotspots for climate and biodiversity gains
Reforestation is gaining global momentum as a climate solution, but scientists warn that planting trees indiscriminately isn’t effective. Its success depends on how and, crucially, where it’s done. A ...
news.mongabay.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🗞️ Here is a a nice newspaper article by Mongabay on #forest #restoration potential and where and how restoration should be carried out.
🌲 It also features results from our Sardinilla experiment. #TreeDivNet.🌳
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/new-...
@uni-freiburg.de @idiv-research.bsky.social
🌲 It also features results from our Sardinilla experiment. #TreeDivNet.🌳
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/new-...
@uni-freiburg.de @idiv-research.bsky.social
🗞️New publication🗞️
How do neighbourhood diversity effects on tree growth change with climatic conditions?🌳🌲🔆🌧️
We adress this question in our new study in @natecoevo.nature.com led by Liting Zheng.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
/w @liting-zheng.bsky.social, Peter Reich & #TreeDivNet
How do neighbourhood diversity effects on tree growth change with climatic conditions?🌳🌲🔆🌧️
We adress this question in our new study in @natecoevo.nature.com led by Liting Zheng.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
/w @liting-zheng.bsky.social, Peter Reich & #TreeDivNet
Neighbourhood diversity increases tree growth in experimental forests more in wetter climates but not in wetter years - Nature Ecology & Evolution
How tree diversity effects on ecosystem functioning vary along climatic gradients is unclear. Here, analysing data from 15 experimental forest sites, the authors show that tree growth responses to nei...
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July 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🗞️New publication🗞️
How do neighbourhood diversity effects on tree growth change with climatic conditions?🌳🌲🔆🌧️
We adress this question in our new study in @natecoevo.nature.com led by Liting Zheng.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
/w @liting-zheng.bsky.social, Peter Reich & #TreeDivNet
How do neighbourhood diversity effects on tree growth change with climatic conditions?🌳🌲🔆🌧️
We adress this question in our new study in @natecoevo.nature.com led by Liting Zheng.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
/w @liting-zheng.bsky.social, Peter Reich & #TreeDivNet