Recent research in northern Europe has revised many long-held conceptions of the
complexity of forest ecosystems and their natural structure and dynamics. The unveiling of …

Dead wood has been identified as a crucial component for forest biodiversity. Recent
research has improved our understanding of habitat relations for many species associated …

Abstract “The Swedish forestry model” refers to the forest regime that evolved following the
1993 revision of the Swedish Forestry Act. It is key to Swedish forest politics and used to …

The aim here was to review and summarize the findings of scientific studies concerning the
types of forest dynamics which occur in natural forests (ie forests with negligible human …

As silvicultural objectives have changed over the last several decades, managers are
increasingly designing cutting regimes that mimic natural disturbance with the hopes that …

The appearance of the natural disturbance dynamics paradigm in forest ecology has
contributed to a more diversified view of forest dynamics. Disturbances in forests range from …

This paper presents the results of research carried out in one of the study areas of a project
developed to build the landscape monitoring system currently used by the Region of …

В монографии приведены результаты анализа обширного фактического материала по
строению почв лесных территорий Европейской России от лесостепи до северной …

The natural range of variation of ecosystems provides reference conditions for sustainable
management and biodiversity conservation. We review how the understanding of natural …

In the context of the worldwide increasing interest on the role of forests for global warming
and biodiversity targets, there is a growing tendency to consider the need to increase not …