Climate change in concert with fire suppression is increasing the size, severity and
frequency of fires globally. At the same time, insects, an exceptionally biodiverse group that …

Abstract Purpose of Review The increasing impact of droughts, wildfires and windstorms in
temperate areas poses a significant challenge to the adaptation capacity of forests and their …

Highlights•Fire uniquely disturbs ecosystems with persistent impacts on insect
communities.•Life history, interactions, adaptive traits and habitat structure affect …

There are contrasting opinions on the use of prescribed burning management in European
grasslands. On the one hand, prescribed burning can be effectively used for the …

There are only few studies that explore the ecological consequences of forest management
on several organism groups. We studied the short-term effects of four forestry treatments …

Prescribed fire is a management tool that is frequently used to foster biodiversity.
Simultaneously, insects that provide essential ecosystem services are globally declining …

The post-fire soil faunal communities are formed both by animals having survived the fire
and by colonizers from the surrounding landscape. The relative impact of these processes is …

Seminatural grasslands are among the most valuable habitats for arthropod conservation in
Central Europe. The abandonment of traditional farming has caused these areas to become …

Wind disturbances and consequent salvage logging lead to drastic changes in forest soil
conditions, vegetation and microclimate, potentially affecting arthropod communities. In …

Examining assemblage trait responses to environmental stressors extends our
understanding beyond patterns of taxonomic diversity and composition, with results …