Intro -- Title Page -- Collection Update Sciences &amp -- Technologies -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Executive summary -- Part I - The carbon cycle in temperate and Mediterranean forests -- Chapter 1 - The forest carbon cycle: generalities, definitions and scales -- Introduction -- Spatial and temporal domains -- The forest ecosystem -- Carbon balance, production and carbon stock changes -- Measurements -- Conclusion and future challenges -- References -- Chapter 2 - Environmental control of carbon fluxes in forest ecosystems in France: a comparison of temperate, Mediterranean and tropical forests -- Introduction -- Comparison of the carbon and water annual balances among ecosystems -- Response functions of the canopies -- The comparative response to climate of carbon and water fluxes among French forest sites: discussion -- Carbon balance course during the life cycle of forests -- Evidence of a decline in growth with age in a maritime pine forest -- The decline in photosynthesis with stand age -- References -- Chapter 3 - Dynamics of soil carbon and moder horizons related to age in pine and beech stands -- Introduction -- Study sites and methods -- Results and discussion: experimental data -- Results and discussion: modelled carbon dynamics -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 4 - Estimating carbon stocks in forest stands: 1. Methodological developments -- Introduction -- Standing carbon stock evaluation models -- Discussion and prospects -- References -- Chapter 5 - Estimating carbon stocks and fluxes in forest biomass: 2. Application to the French case based upon National Forest Inventory data -- Introduction -- Comparison of various estimates -- Methodology used for revised estimates of carbon stocks and fluxes within French forest biomass -- Results.

Discussion: results validation and fine-tuning -- Conclusion: recommendations and improvement of methods for French reporting under the framework of international conventions -- References -- Part II - Forest under a changing climate -- Chapter 6 - Possible future climates in France -- Introduction -- The climate model -- The climate scenario -- Mean temperature evolution along the simulations -- Spatial and seasonal distribution of climate response at the end of 21st century -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 - Forest tree phenology and climate change -- Introduction -- Observed changes in forest tree phenology -- Phenological models -- Forest tree phenology under climate change -- References -- Chapter 8 - Forest tree phenology in the French Permanent Plot Network (RENECOFOR, ICP forest network) -- Characteristics of the French Permanent Plot Network (RENECOFOR) -- Average phenological events in forest stands -- Predictive models of phenological events -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 - Modelling tools for predicting the carbon cycle -- Introduction -- Diversity of models at various scales -- Model evaluation using measurements -- Uncertainty estimation and model precision -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 - How will the production of French forests respond to climate change? An integrated analysis from site to country scale -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Results -- Discussion: synthesis of the different modelling approaches -- Outlook: adapting forest management to future climate change -- References -- Part III - Climate change and forest vulnerability -- Chapter 11 - Climate change and the biogeography of French tree species: first results and perspectives -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Results -- Discussion, conclusion and perspectives -- References.

Chapter 12 - Simulating the effects of climate change on geographical distribution and impact of forest pathogenic fungi -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Distributions, simulation results and discussion -- General discussion and conclusion-future prospects -- References -- Chapter 13 - Mediterranean forests, fire and carbon budget: the threats of global change -- Introduction -- Fire characteristics in the Mediterranean basin -- Carbon budget associated with fires in Mediterranean-type ecosystems -- The threat of global change -- References -- Abbreviations -- Contributors.

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