# Assisted tree migration can preserve the European forest carbon sink under climate change

*PRI Rank #5 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #5 |
| 18m citations | 62 |
| Journal | Nature Climate Change |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41558-024-02080-5 |
| Corresponding authors | Silvio Schueler |
| Institution | Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW), Austria |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/species-distribution-and-climate-change/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41558-024-02080-5](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02080-5)

## Topics

assisted tree migration · European forests · carbon sink · Climate resilience · assisted tree migration · species-specific climatic limits · local adaptation · above-ground carbon sink · regrowing juvenile forests · coniferous to deciduous species replacement · environmental and genetic variation · climate-adapted provenances · forest carbon sequestration modeling · provenance selection strategy · Range shift · Climate change scenarios

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