This overview of relationships between biodiversity and management focuses on Central
European Fagus forests. Present management and conservation activities are embedded in …

The impact of historical and present drivers on forest biodiversity is poorly understood. A
better understanding is mandatory to ensure conservation and appropriate management of …

Abstract Information on changes in the herb layer of unmanaged forest nature reserves may
be useful to assess present-day issues of management relating to sustainability and …

Current nature conservation policy is going to alter the tree-layer composition of many
Central European deciduous forests. As a consequence of ceasing silvicultural …

In this opinion paper we investigate the effects of forest management on animal and plant
biodiversity by comparing protected areas with intensively and extensively managed forests …

In this review we compare stand-scale patterns of biodiversity in managed and unmanaged
European beech Fagus sylvatica forests and discuss the implications for sustainable forest …

Original forest structures are very rare in Europe. In 1995, COST Action E4: Forest Reserves
Research Network was introduced by the COST Commission in order to promote co …

Forest management in several boreal countries is strongly focused on conifers because they
are more productive, the technical quality of their stems is better, and their wood fibers are …

For thousands of years, Europe's forests have been influenced by a variety of land use
practices to support society's changing needs for forest products and services. Centuries of …

A change in tree species composition in Central Europe to increase the resilience of forests
when coping with climate change effects is imminent. We evaluated the present and …