[HTML][HTML] Where are we now with European forest multi-taxon biodiversity and where can we head to?

S Burrascano, F Chianucci, G Trentanovi… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The European biodiversity and forest strategies rely on forest sustainable management
(SFM) to conserve forest biodiversity. However, current sustainability assessments hardly …

Facilitating reforestation through the plant microbiome: perspectives from the phyllosphere

PE Busby, G Newcombe, AS Neat… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Tree planting and natural regeneration contribute to the ongoing effort to restore Earth's
forests. Our review addresses how the plant microbiome can enhance the survival of planted …

[HTML][HTML] Management diversity begets biodiversity in production forest landscapes

R Duflot, L Fahrig, M Mönkkönen - Biological Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
How to manage forest for biodiversity conservation is an ongoing debate. We argue that
maximizing biodiversity in managed forest landscapes requires a diversity of forest …

Can high-resolution topography and forest canopy structure substitute microclimate measurements? Bryophytes say no

M Man, J Wild, M Macek, M Kopecký - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasingly available high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) facilitate the use of
fine-scale topographic variables as proxies for microclimatic effects not captured by the …

[HTML][HTML] A matter of size and shape: Microclimatic changes induced by experimental gap openings in a sessile oak–hornbeam forest

CV Horváth, B Kovács, F Tinya, JS Locatelli… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest management integrating nature conservation aspects into timber production focuses
increasingly on small-scale interventions. However, the ecological consequences of gap …

An analysis of the worldwide research on the socio-cultural valuation of forest ecosystem services

JF Velasco-Muñoz, JA Aznar-Sánchez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The socio-cultural valuation of forest ecosystem services is a useful tool to generate
knowledge and help balance the different interests of stakeholders with respect to the …

[HTML][HTML] Canopy gaps are less susceptible to disturbance-related and invasive herbs than clear-cuts: Temporal changes in the understorey after experimental …

R Aszalós, B Kovács, F Tinya, C Németh… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest management has a major impact on the understorey vegetation, with the intensity and
type of the applied silvicultural treatments driving variable vegetation responses. We …

Vertical stratification of beetles in deciduous forest communities in the Centre of European Russia

AB Ruchin, LV Egorov - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Studies on the vertical distribution of arthropods in temperate forests have revealed the
uneven vertical distribution of communities. Many factors influence these patterns …

Bryophyte diversity, composition and functional traits in relation to bedrock and tree species composition in close-to-nature managed forests

L Kutnar, J Kermavnar, MS Sabovljević - European Journal of Forest …, 2023 - Springer
Bryophytes respond to a variety of environmental factors, including tree species composition
and geological conditions, which are influenced by both natural and anthropogenic factors …

Compositional attributes of invaded forests drive the diversity of insect functional groups

CR Traylor, MD Ulyshen, D Wallace… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forest canopies are important habitats for animal biodiversity globally. The structural and
compositional components of canopies influence biodiversity, and recent advancements in …