Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

Across Europe, ungulate numbers have greatly increased over the past decades, leading to
increasing concerns about the ecological and economical impacts and pleas for stronger …

Browsing lawns, as an analogue of the influential grazing lawn concept, received increased
recent interest. We revisit this concept and ask whether the underlying characteristics of a …

Eastern deciduous forests are changing in species composition and diversity outside of
classical successional trajectories. Three disturbance mechanisms appear central to this …

Disruptions to historic disturbance and herbivory regimes have altered plant assemblages in
forests worldwide. An emerging consensus suggests that these disruptions often result in …

We tested the interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in structuring temperate forest
communities by comparing tree recruitment after 7 years inside 30 pairs of exclosure …

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

Advanced regeneration, in the form of tree seedlings and saplings, is critical for ensuring the
long‐term viability and resilience of forest ecosystems in the eastern United States. Lack of …

Ungulates have reached such high densities in some natural ecosystems that culling is
frequently used to reduce their impacts on vegetation. However, much is still unknown about …

Question: What are the main driving factors in 70 years of natural dynamics in tree
recruitment in the Białowieża National Park? Location: Białowieża National Park, Poland, is …