Forest management integrating nature conservation aspects into timber production focuses
increasingly on small-scale interventions. However, the ecological consequences of gap …

One of the greatest challenges of continuous cover forest management is to find a suitable
gap size in a given forest stand that will help the regeneration of economically significant …

A renewed interest in natural gap dynamics has developed from a recent focus on
sustainable forestry in Europe. To improve our understanding of the role of a canopy …

The study focused on the effects of gap size on natural regeneration of European beech
(Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) and micro-environmental soil …

Canopy gaps are foci for forest regeneration; the gap environment promotes establishment
and tree growth into the canopy. In bottomland hardwood forests, microtopography and light …

In European beech forests windstorms often create canopy gaps and change the level of
incident light, soil moisture and nutrient availability on the forest floor. Understanding the …

A stable below‐canopy microclimate of forests is essential for their biodiversity and
ecosystem functionality. Forest management necessarily modifies the buffering capacity of …

Key message Natural regeneration of beech, maple and fir was investigated in relation to
irradiance, ground vegetation and soil features. Seedling establishment may be favoured by …

Forest management alters forest site; however, information is still limited about how different
silvicultural treatments modify abiotic conditions. We compared the effects of four treatments …

The creation of gaps can strongly influence forest regeneration and habitat diversity within
forest ecosystems. However, the precise characteristics of such effects depend, to a large …