不同水肥一体化方式对苹果氮素吸收利用特性及产量和品质的影响

以‘嘎啦/八棱海棠’为试材,借助¹⁵N同位素示踪技术,研究了撒施(T₁)、滴灌施氮(T₂)和渗灌施氮(T₃)对嘎啦苹果氮素吸收利用、分配特性和产量品质的影响,以期进一步完善苹果园水肥一体化技术,挖掘提高氮素利用率的途径。结果表明: T₃处理苹果叶片的叶面积、叶绿素和氮含量显著高于T₁和T₂处理。各时期土壤矿化氮(N_min)含量在20~40 cm土层表现为T₃＞T₂＞T₁处理,在0~20 cm土层表现为T₂＞T₃＞T₁处理。同一器官的Ndff值(树体各器官从肥料中吸收到的¹⁵N占该器官全氮量的比例)在各时期均以T₃处理最高,T₂其次,T₁处理最低。果实成熟期的树体¹⁵N利用率表现为T₃＞T₂＞T₁处理,其中T₃处理的树体¹⁵N利用率为24.2%,分别是T₂和T₁处理的1.19和1.65倍。果实成熟期T₁处理的¹⁵N分配率在营养器官最高,T₂处理在贮藏器官最高,T₃处理在生殖器官最高。各处理的单果重、产量、可溶性固形物、硬度、可溶性糖及糖酸比均以T₃处理最高,T₂其次,T₁处理最低。渗灌施氮处理显著促进了嘎啦苹果树体叶片生长和氮素利用,并提高了果实产量和品质。     

钨酸钠对苹果幼苗15N吸收利用、13C积累及果实品质的影响

分别以1年生苹果砧木M9T337幼苗和5年生烟富3/SH6/平邑甜茶为试材,开展盆栽和田间试验,并结合¹⁵N、¹³C同位素示踪技术,研究不同浓度(0、0.5、1、1.5 mmol·L^-1,分别用CK、T₁、T₂和T₃表示)硝酸还原酶(NR)抑制剂钨酸钠对苹果幼苗¹⁵N吸收利用、¹³C积累和成熟期果实品质的影响。结果表明: 盆栽试验中,喷施0.5~1.0 mmol·L^-1钨酸钠可显著抑制幼苗地上部生长,但对根系生长影响不显著;当钨酸钠浓度达到1.5 mmol·L^-1时可显著抑制根系生长。同一时期各处理叶片NR活性与钨酸钠浓度呈负相关,均表现为CK>T₁>T₂>T₃。随处理时间的延长,叶片硝态氮含量总体表现为先升高后降低的趋势,同一时期各处理硝态氮含量与钨酸钠浓度呈正相关,均表现为T₃>T₂>T₁>CK。喷施钨酸钠可不同程度地降低幼苗各器官¹⁵N吸收量和¹⁵N利用率,且钨酸钠浓度越高,抑制幼苗氮素吸收和利用的效果越显著。随钨酸钠浓度的提高,地上部¹³C积累量呈先升高后降低的趋势,在T₂处理时达到最高;幼苗整株¹³C积累量呈相似的规律。田间试验结果表明,喷施钨酸钠可降低成熟期叶片和果实的氮含量,果皮花青苷含量、果实可溶性固形物、可溶性糖含量和糖酸比均不同程度提高,其中T₂处理的效果最好。综上,T₂处理(1.0 mmol·L^-1钨酸钠)可有效抑制幼苗地上部生长,降低¹⁵N吸收利用,提高¹³C积累,有利于果实品质的提高。     

Phylogenetic Structure of Tree Species across Different Life Stages from Seedlings to Canopy Trees in a Subtropical Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest

Investigating patterns of phylogenetic structure across different life stages of tree species in forests is crucial to understanding forest community assembly, and investigating forest gap influence on the phylogenetic structure of forest regeneration is necessary for understanding forest community assembly. Here, we examine the phylogenetic structure of tree species across life stages from seedlings to canopy trees, as well as forest gap influence on the phylogenetic structure of forest regeneration in a forest of the subtropical region in China. We investigate changes in phylogenetic relatedness (measured as NRI) of tree species from seedlings, saplings, treelets to canopy trees; we compare the phylogenetic turnover (measured as β_NRI) between canopy trees and seedlings in forest understory with that between canopy trees and seedlings in forest gaps. We found that phylogenetic relatedness generally increases from seedlings through saplings and treelets up to canopy trees, and that phylogenetic relatedness does not differ between seedlings in forest understory and those in forest gaps, but phylogenetic turnover between canopy trees and seedlings in forest understory is lower than that between canopy trees and seedlings in forest gaps. We conclude that tree species tend to be more closely related from seedling to canopy layers, and that forest gaps alter the seedling phylogenetic turnover of the studied forest. It is likely that the increasing trend of phylogenetic clustering as tree stem size increases observed in this subtropical forest is primarily driven by abiotic filtering processes, which select a set of closely related evergreen broad-leaved tree species whose regeneration has adapted to the closed canopy environments of the subtropical forest developed under the regional monsoon climate.     

树木气孔浸润级与SO2伤害及ABA的防护作用

以常见绿化树种为材料,通过实地测定和熏烟实验,探讨了气孔浸润级与树木SO₂伤害的关系及ABA的防护效应.结果表明,在特定环境下,相同树种的气孔浸润级较为稳定,不同树种的气孔浸润级差异较大;浸润级与叶绿素结合度呈负相关变化,但不明显;与K⁺渗出量呈正相关(r=0.92,α＜0.01),并按95%的置信度绘制了伤害预测图.不同SO₂浓度条件下,对同一树种的气孔浸润级的影响甚小,不超过一个等级,K⁺渗出量则依大气SO₂浓度和树木吸S量的增加而增多.气孔浸润级依ABA溶液处理浓度增大而降低,K⁺渗出量也相应减少,经2.5mol·L^-1×4h剂量的SO₂熏烟,预涂30mol·L^-1ABA者,降低了1.5～3个浸润级,K⁺渗出量减少36.5%～54.8%,其测定值与自然对照值相近,防护作用显著.     

Past century changes in Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze water use efficiency and growth in forest and grassland ecosystems of southern Brazil: implications for forest expansion

Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze is an indigenous conifer tree restricted to the southern region of South America that plays a key role in the dynamics of regional ecosystems where forest expansion over grasslands has been observed. Here, we evaluate the changes in intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) and basal area increment (BAI) of this species in response to atmospheric CO₂, temperature and precipitation over the last century. Our investigation is based on tree-rings taken from trees located in forest and grassland sites in southern Brazil. Differences in carbon isotopic composition ( δ ¹³C), ¹³CO₂ discrimination (Δ¹³C) and intracellular carbon concentration ( C _i ) are also reported. Our results indicate an age effect on Δ¹³C in forest trees during the first decades of growth. This age effect is not linked to an initial BAI suppression, suggesting the previous existence of nonforested vegetation in the forest sites. After maturity all trees show similar temporal trends in carbon isotope-derived variables and increasing iWUE, however, absolute values are significantly different between forest and grassland sites. The iWUE is higher in forest trees, indicating greater water competition or nutritional availability, relative to grassland, or both. BAI is also higher in forest trees, but it is not linked with iWUE or atmospheric CO₂. Nevertheless, in both forest and grassland sites A. angustifolia has had growth limitations corresponding to low precipitation and high temperatures observed in the 1940s.     

Properties of phylogenetic trees generated by Yule-type speciation models

We investigate some discrete structural properties of evolutionary trees generated under simple null models of speciation, such as the Yule model. These models have been used as priors in Bayesian approaches to phylogenetic analysis, and also to test hypotheses concerning the speciation process. In this paper we describe new results for three properties of trees generated under such models. Firstly, for a rooted tree generated by the Yule model we describe the probability distribution on the depth (number of edges from the root) of the most recent common ancestor of a random subset of k species. Next we show that, for trees generated under the Yule model, the approximate position of the root can be estimated from the associated unrooted tree, even for trees with a large number of leaves. Finally, we analyse a biologically motivated extension of the Yule model and describe its distribution on tree shapes when speciation occurs in rapid bursts.     

八个树种叶水力性状对水分条件的响应及其驱动因素

树木叶片的水力效率和安全性会对水分条件的改变做出一定的响应, 进而影响树木的生长和分布, 然而叶导水率(K_leaf)和叶水力脆弱性(P₅₀)对不同水分条件的响应模式及其影响因素尚不清楚。该研究选取了晋西北关帝山和黑茶山两种水分条件下的8种树种, 测量其水力性状、叶片导管和形态性状, 比较两地不同树种的K_leaf和P₅₀的变化, 分析叶片水力效率和安全性之间的权衡关系, 并探讨叶片水力性状在不同树种及水分条件下的响应模式及其驱动因素。结果表明: 对同一树种而言, 湿润的关帝山叶最大导水率(K_max)和P₅₀均高于干旱的黑茶山; 对同一地区而言, 从在高水分条件下生长的树种到在易干旱环境生长的树种, K_max和P₅₀均逐渐下降。K_max、P₅₀、膨压丧失点水势(TLP)之间均存在显著相关关系。两地叶片P₅₀与导管密度、导管塌陷预测值((t/b)³)、叶片厚度、比叶质量显著正相关, 与导管直径、叶面积显著负相关, 不同树种的K_leaf和P₅₀与叶导管性状的关系大于叶形态性状。同一树种的关帝山到黑茶山P₅₀变化量(δP₅₀)与比叶质量和叶干物质含量在两地的变化量显著正相关, 同一树种δP₅₀与叶形态性状变化量的关系大于与叶导管性状的。以上结果表明: 随着水分条件变差, 叶片水力效率降低, 水力安全性提高, 不同树种叶片水力效率与安全性之间存在一定的权衡关系, 不同树种叶水力性状的差别受叶导管性状影响的程度大于受叶形态性状的影响, 同一树种叶水力安全性对水分条件变化的响应主要依靠叶形态性状的驱动, 树木在提高自身叶水力安全的同时增加了叶构建的碳投资。     

Anthropogenic edges impact howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) feeding behaviour in a Costa Rican rainforest

Anthropogenic forest fragmentation impacts many aspects of animal behaviour, including feeding ecology. With forests increasingly fragmented in tropical regions due to human development, the proportion of forest edge (≤?100 m from clear-cut regions) is higher relative to forest interior. Forest edges differ in vegetation from interior, making it important to better understand how anthropogenic edges impact the feeding behaviour of primates such as mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata). We predicted that howler monkeys would feed on higher-quality plant resources, from a larger number of tree families, and from larger trees in forest interior compared to anthropogenic forest edge. We surveyed howler monkey feeding behaviour across forest zones in a fragmented rainforest in Costa Rica, La Suerte Biological Research Station. We observed individual monkeys for 30-minute periods, collecting data on their feeding behaviour and tree use at 2-minute intervals. We measured feeding trees and recorded the plant parts and taxonomy of resources consumed. Monkeys consumed more leaves and fewer stems and fed from a smaller number of tree families in the forest interior, while they consumed fewer leaves and more stems and fed from a larger number of tree families in the forest edge. Monkeys also fed from larger, taller trees in the forest interior than the edge. The differences in howler monkey feeding behaviour between forest zones attest to the impact of human disturbance on howler monkey feeding ecology.

     

Forest association and phenology of wild coffee in Kibale National Park, Uganda

A study on the forest association and phenology of wild coffee ( Coffea canephora Pierre) was conducted in Kibale forest, Uganda. Nested quadrats were used to enumerate tree species, including coffee and herbaceous plants associated with forest and coffee stands. A total of 150 coffee trees was marked along transects and monthly scans carried out to score for fruits, flowers, leaves and leaf insect damage. Pre- and post-dispersal predation levels and coffee yield estimates were made by examining fruits from trees, forest floor and seasonal fruit falls into demarcated plots. In the forest, wild coffee stands are associated with low-quality forest types in terms of timber species (about 10.5 canopy species/study site) and low stocking densities of trees ≥ 50 cm d.b.h. (average 38 trees ha⁻¹ for each site) and poor forest regeneration. In the forest, wild coffee reproductive phases overlap with ripening, coinciding with flower bud and flower production. The variable peak ripening season falls between November and April. The wild coffee yields are generally low (average of 3.5 intact fruits 16 m⁻² month⁻¹), with low insect fruit/seed damage (4–19%) but high levels of wastage due to monkeys, bats and birds.     

Photosynthesis, Soluble and Structural Carbon Compounds in Two Mediterranean Oak Species (Quercus pubescens and Q. ilex) after Lifetime Growth at Naturally Elevated CO2 Concentrations

Abstract: To study physiological responses of mature forest trees to elevated CO₂ after lifetime growth under elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentrations ( p CO₂), photosynthesis, Rubisco content, foliar concentrations of soluble sugars and starch, sugar concentrations in transport tissues (phloem and xylem), structural biomass, and lignin in leaves and branches were investigated in 30- to 50-year-old Quercus pubescens and Q. ilex trees grown at two naturally elevated CO₂ springs in Italy. Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase content was decreased in Q. pubescens grown under elevated CO₂ concentrations, but not in Q. ilex. Photosynthesis was consistently higher in Q. pubescens grown at elevated CO₂ as compared with "control" sites, whereas the response in Q. ilex was less pronounced. Stomatal conductance was lower in both species leading to decreased transpiration and increased instantaneous water use efficiency in Q. pubescens. Overall mean sugar + starch concentrations of the leaves were not affected by elevated p CO₂, but phloem exudates contained higher concentrations of soluble sugars. This finding suggests increased transport to sinks. Qualitative changes in major carbon-bearing compounds, such as structural biomass and lignins, were only found in bark but not in other tissues. These results support the concept that the maintenance of increased rates of photosynthesis after long-term acclimation to elevated p CO₂ provides a means of optimization of water relations under arid climatic conditions but does not cause an increase in aboveground carbon sequestration per unit of tissue in Mediterranean oak species.     

Combination of u.v.-B. and ozone reduces pollen tube growth more than either stress alone

The rate of in vitro Nicotiana tabacum L. “Bel-W3” pollen tube growth was reduced 62 and 44%, respectively, when pollen tubes were exposed to 120 ppb ozone (O₃) for 3 hr or 300 μW/cm² ultraviolet-B (u.v.-B) radiation for 30 min. Petunia hybrida Vilm. “White Cascade” pollen tube growth was reduced 34 and 59%, respectively, upon exposure to O₃ or u.v.-B at the above doses. The combination of u.v.-B at 300 μW/cm² for 30 min, followed by O₃ at 120 ppb for 3 hr, reduced pollen tube growth by 79% for “Bel-W3” and 75% for “White Cascade”. The effect appeared to be additive, implying that different target areas may be affected by the two stressors. In the Northeast, plants are exposed to both u.v.-B and O₃ during the normal growing season. This may result in an unexpectedly higher stress on the reproductive system than had been previously suspected based on these two stressors acting individually.     

Edge-Related Loss of Tree Phylogenetic Diversity in the Severely Fragmented Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Deforestation and forest fragmentation are known major causes of nonrandom extinction, but there is no information about their impact on the phylogenetic diversity of the remaining species assemblages. Using a large vegetation dataset from an old hyper-fragmented landscape in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest we assess whether the local extirpation of tree species and functional impoverishment of tree assemblages reduce the phylogenetic diversity of the remaining tree assemblages. We detected a significant loss of tree phylogenetic diversity in forest edges, but not in core areas of small (<80 ha) forest fragments. This was attributed to a reduction of 11% in the average phylogenetic distance between any two randomly chosen individuals from forest edges; an increase of 17% in the average phylogenetic distance to closest non-conspecific relative for each individual in forest edges; and to the potential manifestation of late edge effects in the core areas of small forest remnants. We found no evidence supporting fragmentation-induced phylogenetic clustering or evenness. This could be explained by the low phylogenetic conservatism of key life-history traits corresponding to vulnerable species. Edge effects must be reduced to effectively protect tree phylogenetic diversity in the severely fragmented Brazilian Atlantic forest.     

平衡施肥对荒漠区黄冠梨生长与品质的影响

对荒漠地区丰产期黄冠梨树生长发育特性、果实和叶片矿质元素含量进行分析,探讨平衡施肥对梨果生长和品质的影响,可为梨园确定合理的施肥水平提供理论依据.选取同一园区12年生黄冠梨为试验材料,设置低氮磷高硫(T₁)、中氮磷中硫(T₂)、高氮磷低硫(T₃)3个处理,以常规施肥为对照(CK).结果表明:不同处理对当年生枝和叶片的生长发育影响不大,但在连续施肥第2年后,T₁促进了当年生枝条的生长,枝条长度和粗度比对照分别提高了16.2%和11.4%.连续施肥2年后可以不同程度提高叶片中矿质元素的含量,其中T₁处理叶片Cu、Fe和Zn含量最高,T₂处理Mg和B含量最高,T₃处理P和Mn含量最高.与对照相比,不同施肥处理对果实产量影响均不明显,但对果实品质有较大影响,处理2年后T₂的可溶性糖和维生素C(Vc)含量均显著增加,分别比对照高出4.2%和7.1%,T₃处理有机酸含量最高,而T₁处理的可溶性固形物、可溶性糖和Vc含量均低于对照.果实中Fe含量与可溶性糖含量、果形指数呈显著正相关,分别与单果质量、有机酸和Vc含量呈显著负相关;P含量与果形指数、果实硬度呈显著正相关,与可溶性糖、有机酸和Vc含量呈显著负相关.综上,T₂处理在保证稳产、丰产的前提下,又起到了改善果实品质的作用,可作为荒漠区黄冠梨生产中适宜的施肥措施.     

Nyctohemeral Rhythms of Gonadal, Thyroid and Pineal Function in the Hyperprolactinemic Male Rat

In young adult male rats bearing a donor anterior pituitary gland grafted for 3 weeks under a kidney capsule, serum prolactin (PRL) concentrations were elevated and exhibited a rhythm with the highest values in the light phase. Serum PRL in control animals did not exhibit a significant rhythm. Eutopic pituitary PRL content, manifesting a biphasic (12-hr) rhythm with crests during the day and night in controls, exhibited a similar pattern in grafted rats though an overall reduction in pituitary PRL content was seen in the grafted animals. Neither the normal biphasic serum testosterone rhythm nor the normal 24-hr rhythm (nocturnal surge) of pineal N-acetyltransferase activity and melatonin content were altered in the hyperprolactinemic rats. Serum thyroxine (T₄) and triiodothyronine (T₃) and their free indices (FT₄ I, FT₃ I) and serum thyrotropin (TSH) were highest during the day in controls and grafted rats and a 12-hr rhythmic component was detected in data for these variables. In the grafted animals, the 12-hr component was reflected in an additional peak at night detectable by testing of means. The overall serum T₄ FT₄ I, and TSH levels were lower in grafted rats though overall T₃ and FT₃I levels did not differ between grafted and controls. T₃ uptake (T₃ U) values were similar between controls and grafted rats, in both cases exhibiting a fall during the night. Changes in serum thyronines could not be explained by changes in serum binding as assessed by the T₃U₃ and thus may represent changes in thyroidal secretion of T₄. The rhythm in serum PRL of grafted rats suggests the presence of rhythmic circulating factor(s) capable of influencing ectopic lactotrophs. The reduced eutopic pituitary PRL content suggests a role for PRL in influencing eutopic lactotrophs in the pituitary-grafted hyperprolactinemic male rat model. Though circulating testosterone and pineal melatonin synthesis were not altered in this model, thyroid function appeared to be so.     

Robustness of Topological Supertree Methods for Reconciling Dense Incompatible Data

Given a collection of rooted phylogenetic trees with overlapping sets of leaves, a compatible supertree $S$ is a single tree whose set of leaves is the union of the input sets of leaves and such that $S$ agrees with each input tree when restricted to the leaves of the input tree. Typically with trees from real data, no compatible supertree exists, and various methods may be utilized to reconcile the incompatibilities in the input trees. This paper focuses on a measure of robustness of a supertree method called its ``radius" $R$. The larger the value of $R$ is, the further the data set can be from a natural correct tree $T$ and yet the method will still output $T$. It is shown that the maximal possible radius for a method is $R = 1/2$. Many familiar methods, both for supertrees and consensus trees, are shown to have $R = 0$, indicating that they need not output a tree $T$ that would seem to be the natural correct answer. A polynomial-time method Normalized Triplet Supertree (NTS) with the maximal possible $R = 1/2$ is defined. A geometric interpretion is given, and NTS is shown to solve an optimization problem. Additional properties of NTS are described.     

Phylogenetic structure of angiosperm trees in local forest communities along latitudinal and elevational gradients in eastern North America

Latitudinal and elevational gradients both represent thermal gradients. Assessing the consistency of the relationships between phylogenetic structure and climate between latitudinal and elevational gradients can provide insight into the mechanisms driving assembly of species from regional pools into local assemblages. The aim of this study is to compare patterns of phylogenetic structure measures for angiosperm tree species between latitudinal and elevational gradients, using a dataset of angiosperm tree species in 14 092 forest plots in eastern North America. We assessed whether these two gradients produce similar relationships between climate and phylogenetic structure, hypothesizing that they should differ in magnitude but not direction. We used correlation and regression analyses to assess the relation of measures of phylogenetic structure to elevation, latitude and climatic variables, which included minimum temperature, temperature seasonality, annual precipitation and precipitation seasonality. We found that 1) phylogenetic relatedness of angiosperm trees increases with decreasing temperature along both latitudinal and elevational gradients but the relationship between phylogenetic relatedness and temperature is steeper for elevational gradients than for latitudinal gradients; 2) the tip-weighted metric of phylogenetic relatedness (nearest taxon index) is more strongly correlated with climatic variables than the basal-weighted metric of phylogenetic relatedness (net relatedness index); 3) winter cold temperature exerts a stronger effect on community assembly of angiosperm trees than does temperature seasonality. These results suggest that winter cold temperature, rather than temperature seasonality, drives phylogenetic structure of plants in local forest communities, and that species distributions along elevational gradients are more in equilibrium with temperature, compared with those along latitudinal gradients.     

Antogonistic effects of retinoic acid and triiodothyronine in the expression of corticoid-binding globulin (CBG) by cultured fetal hepatocytes

Cultures of rat fetal hepatocytes were used to investigate the effects and interplay of triiodothyronine (T₃) and retinoic acid (RA) in the regulation of gene expression of CBG, compared to that of -fetoprotein (AFP). The cultured cells showed cytological features typical to hepatocytes and actually synthesized CBG and AFP, as evidenced from in situ hybridization with specific radioactive and cell mRNA levels disappeared with a half-life of about 2 days, thereby reflecting the decrease previously seen in hepatic CBG mRNA contents during embryonic life. The K_d values for CBG binding were unchanged under these conditions. Culturing of hepatocytes in the presence of T₃ resulted in dose-dependent stimulations of both medium CBG and cell mRNA levels, with an EC₅₀ concentration of about 10⁻⁹ M. In sharp contrast, RA caused a reduction in CBG biosynthesis (IC₅₀ = 1.7 × 10⁻⁷ M) and, in addition, antagonized the stimulatory influence of T₃. Under the same experimental conditions, AFP synthesis failed to be affected in a similar fashion. We conclude that thyroid hormones and RA directly act on hepatocytes to specifically regulate the expression of CBG in an antagonistic way.     

Approximate Maximum Parsimony and Ancestral Maximum Likelihood

We explore the maximum parsimony (MP) and ancestral maximum likelihood (AML) criteria in phylogenetic tree reconstruction. Both problems are NP-hard, so we seek approximate solutions. We formulate the two problems as Steiner tree problems under appropriate distances. The gist of our approach is the succinct characterization of Steiner trees for a small number of leaves for the two distances. This enables the use of known Steiner tree approximation algorithms. The approach leads to a 16/9 approximation ratio for AML and asymptotically to a 1.55 approximation ratio for MP.     

Reconstruction of Certain Phylogenetic Networks from Their Tree-Average Distances

Trees are commonly utilized to describe the evolutionary history of a collection of biological species, in which case the trees are called phylogenetic trees. Often these are reconstructed from data by making use of distances between extant species corresponding to the leaves of the tree. Because of increased recognition of the possibility of hybridization events, more attention is being given to the use of phylogenetic networks that are not necessarily trees. This paper describes the reconstruction of certain such networks from the tree-average distances between the leaves. For a certain class of phylogenetic networks, a polynomial-time method is presented to reconstruct the network from the tree-average distances. The method is proved to work if there is a single reticulation cycle.     

Understanding 3D structural complexity of individual Scots pine trees with different management history

Tree functional traits together with processes such as forest regeneration, growth, and mortality affect forest and tree structure. Forest management inherently impacts these processes. Moreover, forest structure, biodiversity, resilience, and carbon uptake can be sustained and enhanced with forest management activities. To assess structural complexity of individual trees, comprehensive and quantitative measures are needed, and they are often lacking for current forest management practices. Here, we utilized 3D information from individual Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees obtained with terrestrial laser scanning to, first, assess effects of forest management on structural complexity of individual trees and, second, understand relationship between several tree attributes and structural complexity. We studied structural complexity of individual trees represented by a single scale‐independent metric called “box dimension.” This study aimed at identifying drivers affecting structural complexity of individual Scots pine trees in boreal forest conditions. The results showed that thinning increased structural complexity of individual Scots pine trees. Furthermore, we found a relationship between structural complexity and stem and crown size and shape as well as tree growth. Thus, it can be concluded that forest management affected structural complexity of individual Scots pine trees in managed boreal forests, and stem, crown, and growth attributes were identified as drivers of it.