ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2024
Ancient trees are essential elements for high-mountain forest conservation: Linking the longevity of trees to their ecological function.
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- Ecosystem Service-Based Deconstruction of Ancient Tree Values: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation and Socio-Ecological Management.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Ancient oaks reveal rewilding of Mediterranean forests after the Black Death.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
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- Climatic Adaptability Changes in Leaf Functional Traits of OldPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Climatic differences among habitats shape the balance between maximum lifespan and life expectancy in Japanese tree species.Nature ecology & evolution · 2025Article
- Development of Forest Tree Species Composition: Selected Results of the National Forest Inventory of Lithuania.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Differences and driving factors of leaf functional traits between old tree and mature tree of Pinus tabulaeformis in the Loess Plateau.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Mature forests and their extremely old trees are rare and threatened ancient vestiges in remote European high-mountain regions. Here, we analyze the role that extremely long-living trees have in mature forests biodiversity in relation to their singular traits underlying longevity. Tree size and age determine relative growth rates, bud abortion, and the water status of long-living trees. The oldest trees suffer indefectible age-related constraints but possess singular evolutionary traits defined by fitness adaptation, modular autonomy, and a resilient metabolism that allow them to have irreplaceable roles in the ecosystem as biodiversity anchors of vulnerable lichen species like
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