We reviewed recent literature to identify the positive and negative effects of thinning on both
stand-and tree-level resistance and resilience to four stressors that are expected to increase …

Plant interactions play a key role in forest ecosystem dynamics. The tallest plants, namely
the overstorey trees, are obvious major drivers, particularly in competition for light. This …

Climate is widely recognised as an important determinant of the latitudinal diversity gradient.
However, most existing studies make no distinction between direct and indirect effects of …

Previous research has provided insights into the potential response of growth and water use
efficiency to thinning in Mediterranean forests, but little is known about the potential benefits …

Increasing drought caused by the ongoing climate change, and forest management by
thinning that aims at mitigating its impact, may modify the current relationships between …

Seasonal changes in the magnitude and duration of streamflow can have important
implications for aquatic species, drinking water supplies, and water quality. In many regions …

Ongoing climate change will alter the carbon carrying capacity of forests as they adjust to
climatic extremes and changing disturbance regimes. In frequent‐fire forests, increasing …

Given the rising frequency of drought events, close-to-nature principles appear to be a
suitable management option for promoting more adapted forests by increasing diversity and …

Forest ecosystems are increasingly exposed to the combined pressure of climate change
and attacks by pests and pathogens. These stress factors can threaten already vulnerable …

Tree‐ring data has been widely used to inform about tree growth responses to drought at the
individual scale, but less is known about how tree growth sensitivity to drought scales up …