Many species require or use down wood (fine and coarse woody debris) as habitat. Where
forestry has been practiced for several rotations large proportions of these species are …

Large old trees are critical organisms and ecological structures in forests, woodlands,
savannas, and agricultural and urban environments. They play many essential ecological …

Many bird and mammal species rely on cavities in trees to rear their young or roost.
Favourable cavity sites are usually created by fungi, so they are more common in older …

The bird species in western North America that are most restricted to, and therefore most
dependent on, severely burned conifer forests during the first years following a fire event …

In recent years, interest in the ecology of bats and the influences of forest management on
bat populations has increased substantially. This interest stems from the interplay of …

Dead wood is an important habitat feature for lichens in forest ecosystems, but little is known
about how many and which lichens are dependent on dead wood. We reviewed substrate …

Insect outbreaks are major ecosystem disturbances, affecting a similar area as forest fires
annually across North America. Tree mortality caused by bark beetle outbreaks alters …

La prédiction de la longévité des chicots, définie ici comme étant la probabilité de survie des
chicots, est un élément clé de la conception des régimes sylvicoles qui en assurent la …

Intact riparian ecosystems are rich in biological diversity, but throughout the world, many
have been degraded. Biodiversity declines, particularly of vertebrates, have led to …

Lichens have a vital role in forest ecosystems and they are a threatened group in boreal
forests. However, the conservation ecology of the total lichen community has very rarely …