Fagus sylvatica 4,733 claims

species · family Fagaceae · green plant · NCBI Taxonomy ↗

Common name: European beech — Also written in claims: European beech · beech · beech trees · European beech trees · common beech · European beech forests — NCBI synonyms: Fagus sylvestris

Listed here with its subspecies, varieties and cultivar groups: Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica (7 claims)

193 spellings

Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvaticaMalene Thyssen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativeprojected

Claim · model-written summary

Silver fir, Norway spruce and European beech are expected to contract by the 2090s in all climate scenarios.

Taxon
Silver fir, Norway spruce, and European beechPicea abiesFagus sylvaticaAbies albae0
Outcome
contractione0
Direction
contractione0

Verbatim

e0

“By the 2090s, generally, contraction of Silver fir, Norway spruce, and European beech is expected, together with the promotion of Downy oak and Sessile oak, in all climate scenarios at all PAs”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1052–1244

Title

Impact of Climate Change on Tree Species Distribution and Vulnerability in Key Protected Forest Ecosystems in Serbia

Dejan B. Stojanović; Rastislav Stojsavljević; Sara D. Pavkov; et al. Forests 2026. doi:10.3390/f17040469

Other claims from this paper (1)
Associationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Seed traits are significantly positively correlated with mean temperatures of the maternal site in September and October.

Taxon
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)Fagus sylvaticae0
Treatment
mean temperatures of the maternal site in September and Octobere1
Outcome
seed traitse1
Direction
positively correlatede1

Verbatim

e0

“twenty-six European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–137
e1

“Seed traits were significantly positively correlated with mean temperatures of the maternal site in September and October”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 955–1076

Title

The maternal environment of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) affects intrapopulation variability in seed traits and germination

V Popović; A Lučić; M Ivanković; et al. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2026. doi:10.3832/ifor4806-018

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Germination capacity is associated with precipitation during the seed-maturation period, but the correlation is not statistically significant.

Taxon
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)Fagus sylvaticae0
Treatment
precipitation during the same periode2
Outcome
Germination capacitye2

Not reportedDirection

Verbatim

e0

“twenty-six European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–137
e2

“Germination capacity was associated with precipitation during the same period, though the correlation coefficient was not statistically significant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1156–1303

Title

The maternal environment of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) affects intrapopulation variability in seed traits and germination

V Popović; A Lučić; M Ivanković; et al. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2026. doi:10.3832/ifor4806-018

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Elevation of the site of origin is significantly negatively correlated with temperature, precipitation and seed traits.

Taxon
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)Fagus sylvaticae0
Treatment
Elevation of the site of origine3
Outcome
temperature, precipitation, and seed traitse3
Direction
negative correlatione3

Verbatim

e0

“twenty-six European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–137
e3

“Elevation of the site of origin showed a significant negative correlation with temperature, precipitation, and seed traits”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1403–1525

Title

The maternal environment of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) affects intrapopulation variability in seed traits and germination

V Popović; A Lučić; M Ivanković; et al. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2026. doi:10.3832/ifor4806-018

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The population with the highest seed mass had the lowest germination capacity (32%) under the lowest precipitation.

Taxon
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)Fagus sylvaticae0
Material
population with the highest seed masse4
Treatment
under the lowest precipitatione4
Outcome
germination capacitye4
Direction
loweste4
Value
32%e4

Verbatim

e0

“twenty-six European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–137
e4

“The population with the highest seed mass exhibited the lowest germination capacity (32%) during seed maturation under the lowest precipitation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1755–1898

Title

The maternal environment of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) affects intrapopulation variability in seed traits and germination

V Popović; A Lučić; M Ivanković; et al. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2026. doi:10.3832/ifor4806-018

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The population with the lowest seed mass had a higher germination rate of 68% in environments with high precipitation.

Taxon
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)Fagus sylvaticae0
Material
population characterized by the lowest seed masse5
Treatment
in environments with high precipitatione5
Outcome
germination ratee5
Direction
highere5
Value
68%e5

Verbatim

e0

“twenty-six European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–137
e5

“the population characterized by the lowest seed mass showed a higher germination rate of 68% in environments with high precipitation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1912–2044

Title

The maternal environment of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) affects intrapopulation variability in seed traits and germination

V Popović; A Lučić; M Ivanković; et al. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2026. doi:10.3832/ifor4806-018

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Higher temperature and precipitation at the maternal site did not necessarily result in higher seed trait values or germination percentages.

Taxon
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)Fagus sylvaticae0
Treatment
Higher temperature and precipitation valuese6
Outcome
seed trait values or higher germination percentagese6
Direction
did not necessarily result in highere6

Verbatim

e0

“twenty-six European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–137
e6

“Higher temperature and precipitation values did not necessarily result in higher seed trait values or higher germination percentages”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1621–1753

Title

The maternal environment of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) affects intrapopulation variability in seed traits and germination

V Popović; A Lučić; M Ivanković; et al. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2026. doi:10.3832/ifor4806-018

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Seed traits differ significantly among individuals within populations.

Taxon
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)Fagus sylvaticae0
Outcome
intrapopulation differencese7

Verbatim

e0

“twenty-six European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–137
e7

“The statistical significance of intrapopulation differences was confirmed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) for all seed traits analyzed”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 380–514

Title

The maternal environment of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) affects intrapopulation variability in seed traits and germination

V Popović; A Lučić; M Ivanković; et al. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2026. doi:10.3832/ifor4806-018

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Agglomerative hierarchical clustering identified three distinct population clusters.

Taxon
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)Fagus sylvaticae0
Outcome
population clusterse1
Value
three distinct population clusterse1

Verbatim

e0

“twenty-six European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–137
e1

“Agglomerative hierarchical clustering analysis identified three distinct population clusters”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1527–1619

Title

The maternal environment of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) affects intrapopulation variability in seed traits and germination

V Popović; A Lučić; M Ivanković; et al. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2026. doi:10.3832/ifor4806-018

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Fagus sylvatica showed intermediate heat responses.

Taxon
Fagus sylvaticaFagus sylvaticae6
Outcome
intermediate responsese6

Verbatim

e6

“while Fagus sylvatica showed intermediate responses”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1216–1267

Title

Water Availability and Hydraulic Strategies Control Leaf Thermoregulation and Damage During Heat Stress and Recovery in Temperate Tree Species

Zeppan, Jana K.; Hülsmann, Lisa; Knüver, Timo; et al. Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) 2026. doi:10.5445/ir/1000193555

Other claims from this paper (12)