The accelerating global rate of species extinctions and the inevitable human impacts on
biodiversity have increased the need to conserve, restore and use ecosystems sustainably …

The effects of forest management on species richness and diversity have become important
research interests. The need to maintain biodiversity for forest ecosystem functioning has led …

Forests harbour large spatiotemporal heterogeneity in canopy structure. This variation drives
the microclimate and light availability at the forest floor. So far, we do not know how light …

Background Temperate forest understorey vegetation poses an excellent study system to
investigate whether increases in resource availability lead to an increase in plant species …

Harmonization of timber production and forest conservation is a major challenge of modern
silviculture. For the establishment of ecologically sustainable forest management, the …

The complex interactions between stand characteristics and forest site variables result in
specific understory microclimate conditions, which are essential for many forest-dwelling …

Background Understory plants represents the largest component of biodiversity in most
forest ecosystems and plays a key role in forest functioning. Despite their importance, the …

One of the most important drivers for the coexistence of plant species is the resource
heterogeneity of a certain environment, and several studies in different ecosystems have …

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 …

Light is one of the most important drivers of understory vegetation in forests, influencing the
patterns of total cover as well as the abundance of individual species. Based on a multi …