Climate change impacts on Europe's forests are becoming visible much sooner than
previously anticipated. The increase in natural disturbances leads to tree mortality and …

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is expected to change forest understorey plant
community composition and diversity, but results of experimental addition studies and …

Abstract Aim Lowland woodlands in Europe went through dramatic changes in management
in the past century. This article investigates the influence of two key factors, abandonment of …

The plant community structure of European lowland forests has changed dramatically in the
twentieth century, leading to biodiversity decline at various spatial scales. However, due to …

There is a wealth of smaller-scale studies on the effects of forest management on plant
diversity. However, studies comparing plant species diversity in forests with different …

In Japan, abandonment of forest management and underuse of forest resources are
substantial challenges to environmental protection and sustainable wood production, while …

Roads are recognised as having different ecological roles such as barrier, corridor or
habitat, but the spatial extent of road effects on plant communities in forests remains unclear …

Coppice systems are amongst the earliest forms of woodland management known, and on
some sites, their use has been documented for centuries. Distinctive assemblages of plants …

To solve the serious soil erosion problem on the Loess Plateau, large-scale reforestation
efforts have been carried out in the past few decades. However, previous studies on the …

A mosaic of patches in various successional stages is key to maintaining high biodiversity in
open temperate woodlands. The abandonment of traditional management, such as once …