Chronically elevated ungulate browse pressure in temperate forests worldwide often
generates ecological legacies characterized by low plant diversity and contributes to the …

Ecosystem-based forest management associated with partial harvesting (PH) is intended to
balance ecological and economic values of sustainable forest management. The potential …

Deciduous forests in northeastern North America are comprised of a mixture of
ectomycorrhizal (EM) and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) trees. However, land use legacies …

Efforts to develop American chestnuts [Castanea dentata,(Marsh.) Borkh], with improved
resistance to the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr.) Barr, and …

Forest vegetation management can improve planted seedling survival and growth and is
thus widely used in plantation silviculture. In some jurisdictions, mechanical release using …

In the Appalachian Mountains, Liriodendron tulipifera monocultures are widespread, with
these forests lacking both species and structural diversity. In this study, we developed …

Aims The few remaining old-growth forests in the northeastern United States are often
comprised of ectomycorrhizal (EM) tree-dominated patches surrounded by arbuscular …

Global change is inducing important stresses to forests worldwide [1, 2]. For example,
increases in the frequency and intensity of drought events and invasions by new exotic …

High-elevation Quercus rubra forests in the Appalachian Mountains represent a transition
zone between temperate mixed-Quercus forests that dominate lower elevations (< 1350 m) …

Forest management is a complex task that influences future site conditions for centuries.
Therefore, forest managers utilize decision tools such as forest growth and yield models to …