Here we quantitatively summarize the conservation ecology of one group of dead-wood-
dependent organisms, the polyporous fungi, in boreal Europe. At the substrate scale, the …

Negative impacts of forestry on biodiversity have been addressed through environmental
considerations held within legislation and various forest certification protocols. We used …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

The species–area relationship (SAR) has been used to predict the numbers of species
going extinct due to habitat loss, but other researchers have maintained that SAR s …

Reliable assessment measures are crucial for tracking changes in biodiversity and for
evaluating the state of biodiversity. Two of the main drivers of biodiversity are habitat …

In Sweden, the majority of forest area has been altered by industrial forestry over the
decades. Almost 30 years ago, a shift towards biodiversity-oriented forest management …

Forest integrity has been proposed as one conservation endpoint that integrates desirable
characteristics such as natural biodiversity, stand structure and continuity. Although its …

The impact of tree species on soil carbon stocks and acidity in southern Sweden was
studied in a non-replicated plantation with monocultures of 67-year-old ash (Fraxinus …

The history of forestry in Fennoscandia spans five centuries, with clear-cutting being the
dominant practice since the mid-20th century. This has led to a significant transformation of …

Design and establishment of ecologically good networks of conservation areas often
requires quick assessments of their biodiversity. Reliable indicators would be useful when …