Understory plant communities are an integral component of deciduous forests, playing a
vital role in the overall health of the ecosystem. However, remote sensing of understory plant …

Forests harbour large spatiotemporal heterogeneity in canopy structure. This variation drives
the microclimate and light availability at the forest floor. So far, we do not know how light …

Forest canopies buffer the macroclimate and thus play an important role in mitigating climate-
warming impacts on forest ecosystems. Despite the importance of the tree layer for …

Central Europe's temperate forests are heavily shaped by centuries of human activity. Their
natural vegetation, mainly consisting of beech-dominated (Fagus sylvatica) deciduous …

Aim The microclimate and light conditions on the forest floor are strongly modified by tree
canopies. Therefore, we need to better consider the micro‐environment when quantifying …

Background Understory plants represents the largest component of biodiversity in most
forest ecosystems and plays a key role in forest functioning. Despite their importance, the …

Abstract Changes in climate and biodiversity are widely recognized as primary global
change drivers of ecosystem structure and functioning, also affecting ecosystem services …

Understory plants are one of the important components of forest biological diversity and play
important roles in forest function. Although convincing evidence exists that mixed-species …

Light is a key resource for plant growth and is of particular importance in forest ecosystems,
because of the strong vertical structure leading to successive light interception from canopy …

Bryophytes respond to a variety of environmental factors, including tree species composition
and geological conditions, which are influenced by both natural and anthropogenic factors …