In Europe, forest management has controlled forest dynamics to sustain commodity
production over multiple centuries. Yet over‐regulation for growth and yield diminishes …

The structure and composition of temperate old-growth oak forests are reviewed based on
108 case studies about 175 stands. The stands were classified as dry, dry-mesic and mesic …

Deadwood is an important structural feature in forests providing essential resources for
various organisms. Both forest management and conservation are increasingly focusing on …

Deadwood is a fundamental structural and functional component of forests, with a crucial
role in supporting forest biodiversity, nutrient and carbon cycling. Precise deadwood density …

Riparian forests are among the most diverse terrestrial ecosystems, yet their biodiversity is
increasingly threatened by habitat degradation, climate change, river regulation and …

Mixed lowland forests reserved for natural succession are sparse in the Czech Republic.
However, their development provides essential insights into the natural processes of these …

Large old trees and decaying logs are key-retained structures for the retention forestry
approach, but quantitative estimations of the role of fallen logs in the overall diversity and …

In recent decades, alternative management techniques integrating conservation concerns
into industrial forestry have become increasingly widespread. In order to compare the effects …

English European coppice forests covered a large area in historical times and almost 90% of
them were gradually transformed to different forest types during the last century. Recently …

Much is known about the minimum thresholds for dead wood that would ensure the
persistence of saproxylic organisms and maintain the overall biodiversity of forest …