Against a background of intensifying climate-induced disturbances, the need to enhance the
resilience of forests and forest management is gaining urgency. In forest management …

Livestock grazing occupies over a quarter of terrestrial land and is prevalent to agroforestry
ecosystems, potentially affecting the survival, growth, and density of trees' early …

The constraint caused by wild ungulates on forest regeneration is increasing worldwide.
Hypotheses for plant association effects predict that species susceptible to herbivory can …

Background Promoting natural regeneration (including seed and sprout regeneration) of
dominant woody species is essential for restoring secondary forests. However, such …

Traditional oak silviculture is costly due to high initial planting density required to obtain
management goals of producing high quality timber. New methods therefore reduce the …

Oak species worldwide face substantial challenges in natural recruitment, significantly
affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services. Oaks are a keystone species in northern …

A previous study on the encroachment of North American northern red oak Quercus rubra L.
into the mesic Scots pine forest (in central Poland) revealed high abundances of seedlings …

Traditionally, due to its light ecology, oak is regenerated on clear cuts or areas where the
crown coverage is heavily reduced. Thus, the regeneration phase is relatively short …

Local communities, informed about the main post-fire environmental threats, applied land
restoration techniques after the 2017 Ponte Caldelas wildfire (Galicia, Spain). Volunteers …

The restoration of global forests is urgently needed to offset climate change, biodiversity
loss, and the emergence of viral pandemics (Anderegg et al. 2020; Everard et al. 2020; …