Humans have managed European landscapes, including woodlands, for millennia. Prior to
the birth of modern forestry in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, there existed two …

Future woodland management and regeneration rely on decisions that are often driven by
current cultural choices and ecological knowledge. What is the contribution of historical data …

This paper presents how long-term socioeconomic processes influenced the management
and structure of a lowland ancient wood in the south-eastern Czech Republic from the 14th …

Firewood played an indispensable role in European socio-economic systems from
prehistory until the nineteenth century. Recent research has shown that in European …

Common uses and traditional management were once important elements of woodland
management in Central Europe (Johann et al. 2011). Among them, we can list for example …

European agroecosystems host a variety of farm woodlands that act as primary determinants
of biodiversity and ecosystem services. While woodland areas have been in decline …

There are currently competing demands on Europe's forests and the finite resources and
services that they can offer. Forestry intensification that aims at mitigating climate change …

Our understanding of the historical ecology of European forests has been transformed in the
last twenty years. Bringing together key findings from across the continent, Europe's …

The overall aim of this thesis is to generate knowledge relevant for management of urban
woodlands in Norway. Papers I and II examine the present condition and management …

This study examines the effects of land-use policies and natural events on the evolution of
two wooded pastures in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland between 1934 and 2000. The …