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Tzvetan Zlatanov is affiliated with the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research in Bulgaria. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with notable contributions across several subfields including global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, atmospheric science, insect science, and ecology.

Their scholarly work extensively explores topics related to forest ecology and management, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, tree-ring climate responses, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, forest management and policy, and fire effects on ecosystems.

Significant papers authored or co-authored by Zlatanov include:

  • "Climate-change-driven growth decline of European beech forests" (2022) published in Communications Biology
  • "Protection gaps and restoration opportunities for primary forests in Europe" (2020) published in Diversity and Distributions
  • "European primary forest database v2.0" (2021) published in Scientific Data
  • "Predicted range shifts of alien tree species in Europe" (2023) published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • "Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries" (2020) published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Zlatanov frequently collaborates with co-authors including Miroslav Svoboda, Hans Pretzsch, Miren del Río, Admir Avdagić, and Kamil Bielak. These partnerships have contributed to a robust body of research, reflecting the collaborative nature of their scientific inquiries.

Several journals have repeatedly featured Zlatanov's work. These include:

  • Forest Ecology and Management (7 publications)
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research (5 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (5 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (3 publications)

The researcher's publication record and focus areas suggest a comprehensive engagement with forest ecosystems, climate impacts on vegetation, and biodiversity studies, particularly within European and mixed mountain forest contexts. Their work contributes to understanding both the biological and environmental dynamics affecting forest structures and conservation efforts.

Best Publications

  • Where are Europe's last primary forests?

    Francesco Maria Sabatini;Sabina Burrascano;William S. Keeton;Christian Levers

  • Growth and yield of mixed versus pure stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) analysed along a productivity gradient through Europe

    H. Pretzsch;M. del Río;Ch. Ammer;A. Avdagic

  • Generalized biomass and leaf area allometric equations for European tree species incorporating stand structure, tree age and climate

    David I. Forrester;David I. Forrester;I. H. H. Tachauer;Peter Annighoefer;Ignacio Barbeito

  • Climate-change-driven growth decline of European beech forests

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  • Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe

    David Ian Forrester;David Ian Forrester;Christian Ammer;Peter J. Annighöfer;Ignacio Barbeito

  • Species interactions increase the temporal stability of community productivity in Pinus sylvestris-Fagus sylvatica mixtures across Europe

    Miren del Río;Miren del Río;Hans Pretzsch;Ricardo Ruíz-Peinado;Ricardo Ruíz-Peinado;Evy Ampoorter

  • Alternative tree species under climate warming in managed European forests

    Eric Andreas Thurm;Laura Hernandez;Andri Baltensweiler;Szegin Ayan

  • European Mixed Forests: definition and research perspectives

    Andres Bravo-Oviedo;Hans Pretzsch;Christian Ammer;Ernesto Andenmatten

  • Mixing of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) enhances structural heterogeneity, and the effect increases with water availability

    H. Pretzsch;M. del Río;G. Schütze;Ch. Ammer

  • Evolution-based approach needed for the conservation and silviculture of peripheral forest tree populations

    Bruno Fady;Filippos A. Aravanopoulos;Paraskevi Alizoti;Csaba Mátyás

  • Knowledge gaps about mixed forests: What do European forest managers want to know and what answers can science provide?

    Lluís Coll;Lluís Coll;Aitor Ameztegui;Catherine Collet;Magnus Löf

  • Protection gaps and restoration opportunities for primary forests in Europe

    Francesco M. Sabatini;Francesco M. Sabatini;William S. Keeton;Marcus Lindner;Miroslav Svoboda

  • Geographical adaptation prevails over species‐specific determinism in trees’ vulnerability to climate change at Mediterranean rear‐edge forests

    Isabel Dorado-Liñán;Isabel Dorado-Liñán;Isabel Dorado-Liñán;Gianluca Piovesan;Elisabet Martínez-Sancho;Elisabet Martínez-Sancho;Guillermo Gea-Izquierdo

  • European primary forest database v2.0.

    Francesco Maria Sabatini;Hendrik Bluhm;Zoltan Kun;Dmitry Aksenov

  • The productivity of mixed mountain forests comprised of Fagus sylvatica , Picea abies , and Abies alba across Europe

    Torben Hilmers;Admir Avdagić;Leszek Bartkowicz;Kamil Bielak

  • Value-based ecosystem service trade-offs in multi-objective management in European mountain forests

    Alexandra Langner;Florian Irauschek;Susana Perez;Marta Pardos

  • Emerging stability of forest productivity by mixing two species buffers temperature destabilizing effect

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  • Predicted range shifts of alien tree species in Europe

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  • Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries

    Hans Pretzsch;Torben Hilmers;Peter Biber;Admir Avdagić

  • Predicting the spatial and temporal dynamics of species interactions in Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests across Europe

    D.I. Forrester;D.I. Forrester;Ch. Ammer;P.J. Annighöfer;A. Avdagic

  • Scaling issues in forest ecosystem management and how to address them with models

    Rupert Seidl;Chris S Eastaugh;Chris S Eastaugh;Koen Kramer;Michael Maroschek

  • Importance of tree species size dominance and heterogeneity on the productivity of spruce-fir-beech mountain forest stands in Europe

    Chiara Torresan;Miren del Rio;Torben Hilmers;Monica Notarangelo

  • European Mixed Forests

    Andres Bravo-Oviedo;Magnus Löf;Jens Peter Skovsgaard;Tzvetan Zlatanov

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Pretzsch
Hans Pretzsch Technical University of Munich
David I. Forrester
David I. Forrester Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Andrés Bravo-Oviedo
Andrés Bravo-Oviedo Spanish National Research Council
Miren del Río
Miren del Río University of Valladolid
Lluís Coll
Lluís Coll University of Lleida
Miroslav Svoboda
Miroslav Svoboda Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Quentin Ponette
Quentin Ponette Université Catholique de Louvain
Magnus Löf
Magnus Löf Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado
Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado Spanish National Research Council
Hubert Sterba
Hubert Sterba BOKU University

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