Climate change and the associated disturbances have disrupted the relative stability of tree
species composition in hemiboreal forests. The natural ecology of forest communities …

While traditional forest management systems aim at maximizing timber production,
sustainable forest management focuses on the multiple benefits of entire forest landscapes …

European Union forest policy calls for closer-to-nature forest management, but natural
disturbances and forest succession are ecological phenomena that are difficult to …

Swedish policies aim at conserving biological production, biodiversity, cultural heritage and
recreational assets. This requires compositionally and structurally functional networks of …

Forest management plays a crucial role in preserving and enhancing the delivery of
ecosystem services, whereas dendrochronological methods can play a significant role in …

Peatland vegetation requires water-logged conditions for peat-forming plant communities to
survive. Changes in water regimes have been found to alter the soil environment and cause …

Background Tree ontogeny is the genetic trajectories of regenerative processes in trees,
repeating in time and space, including both development and reproduction. Understanding …

Fires in forested raised bogs occur both as a result of natural processes and as a result of
human activity. Although there is a generally accepted opinion that their impact on …

The changing of society's attitudes towards nature's values and the need for better natural
resource management towards the balanced usage of natural capital (Barbier 2019) and …

Forest vegetation dynamics (succession and dominance) is an ecological phenomenon that
is still difficult to characterize and integrate into management practices. In this study, the …