Forest shelter buffers microclimate, decreasing daily ranges of solar radiation and
temperature, yielding higher minimum and lower maximum temperatures than those of open …

Tree crowns experience strong vertical microclimatic gradients, particularly in light
availability. Surprisingly, little is known about whether these gradients cause within-crown …

Climate change is about to change many site factors relevant for forest dynamics, and is
therefore posing a great challenge for silviculture. We review the options for addressing this …

Climate change can impact forest ecosystem processes via individual tree and community
responses. While the importance of land-use legacies in modulating these processes have …

Structurally heterogeneous forest conditions provide diverse microclimates which can
support juvenile tree regeneration, survival, and growth. However, the extent to which …

The role of future forests in global biogeochemical cycles will depend on how different tree
species respond to climate. Interpreting the response of forest growth to climate change …

Woody species' requirements and environmental sensitivity change from seedlings to adults,
a process referred to as ontogenetic shift. Such shifts can be increased by climate change …

Numerous analyses of the possible impacts of future climatic changes on tree species
composition have been published for both lowland and high-elevation forests. Most of these …

The role of unmanaged forests is discussed controversially in the context of climate change.
One of the key questions is, whether they can contribute to the mitigation of climate change …

Forest canopies buffer climate extremes and promote microclimates that may function as
refugia for understory species under changing climate. However, the biophysical conditions …