[HTML][HTML] Environmental drivers of forest biodiversity in temperate mixed forests–A multi-taxon approach
Harmonization of timber production and forest conservation is a major challenge of modern
silviculture. For the establishment of ecologically sustainable forest management, the …
silviculture. For the establishment of ecologically sustainable forest management, the …
Microclimatic edge-to-interior gradients of European deciduous forests
C Meeussen, S Govaert, T Vanneste… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global forest cover is heavily fragmented. Due to high edge-to-surface ratios in small forest
patches, a large proportion of forests is affected by edge influences involving steep …
patches, a large proportion of forests is affected by edge influences involving steep …
Wildfire impacts on forest microclimate vary with biophysical context
Increasing wildfire activity in western North America has the potential to remove forest
canopy cover over large areas, increasing the vulnerability of understory plants and juvenile …
canopy cover over large areas, increasing the vulnerability of understory plants and juvenile …
Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of understorey plants respond differently to environmental conditions in European forest edges
Forest biodiversity world‐wide is affected by climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation,
and today 20% of the forest area is located within 100 m of a forest edge. Still, forest edges …
and today 20% of the forest area is located within 100 m of a forest edge. Still, forest edges …
Impacts of tree mixtures on understory plant diversity in China
C Gong, Q Tan, G Liu, M Xu - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Understory plants are one of the important components of forest biological diversity and play
important roles in forest function. Although convincing evidence exists that mixed-species …
important roles in forest function. Although convincing evidence exists that mixed-species …
Fire risk and severity decline with stand development in Tasmanian giant Eucalyptus forest
Forest fire risk, and how it changes over time, has important influences on forest dynamics.
Two common models describing how fire risk changes with stand development, known as …
Two common models describing how fire risk changes with stand development, known as …
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 …
uneven vertical distribution of communities. Many factors influence these patterns …
Drivers of carbon stocks in forest edges across Europe
Forests play a key role in global carbon cycling and sequestration. However, the potential for
carbon drawdown is affected by forest fragmentation and resulting changes in microclimate …
carbon drawdown is affected by forest fragmentation and resulting changes in microclimate …
Using airborne laser scanning to characterize land-use systems in a tropical landscape based on vegetation structural metrics
Many Indonesian forests have been cleared and replaced by fast-growing cash crops (eg,
oil palm and rubber plantations), altering the vegetation structure of entire regions. Complex …
oil palm and rubber plantations), altering the vegetation structure of entire regions. Complex …
[HTML][HTML] Management intensity and landscape configuration affect the potential for woody plant regeneration in coffee agroforestry
IA Koelemeijer, AJM Tack, B Zewdie… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the current deforestation rates in tropical ecosystems, optimizing biodiversity in
managed systems has become fundamental for conservation. Agroforestry has been …
managed systems has become fundamental for conservation. Agroforestry has been …