Wood-decaying fungi in the forest: conservation needs and management options

D Lonsdale, M Pautasso, O Holdenrieder - European Journal of Forest …, 2008 - Springer
Wood-decaying fungi are essential for the functioning of forest ecosystems. They provide
habitat for many other organisms and enable the regeneration of forests throughout the …

Changes of forest cover and disturbance regimes in the mountain forests of the Alps

P Bebi, R Seidl, R Motta, M Fuhr, D Firm… - Forest ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Natural disturbances, such as avalanches, snow breakage, insect outbreaks, windthrow or
fires shape mountain forests globally. However, in many regions over the past centuries …

Managing harvesting residues: a systematic review of management treatments around the world

A Udali, W Chung, B Talbot… - Forestry: An International …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Dead woody materials are naturally part of the forest ecosystem introduced through the
process of tree mortality or intentionally through stand management practices which result in …

[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean old-growth forests exhibit resistance to climate warming

M Colangelo, JJ Camarero, A Gazol, G Piovesan… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Old-growth mountain forests represent an ideal setting for studying long-term impacts of
climate change. We studied the few remnants of old-growth forests located within the Pollino …

Natural development and regeneration of a Central European montane spruce forest

M Svoboda, S Fraver, P Janda, R Bače… - Forest Ecology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Montane Norway spruce forests of Central Europe have a very long tradition of use for
timber production; however, recently there has been increasing concern for their role in …

[HTML][HTML] Forest stand structure and coarse woody debris determine the biodiversity of beetle communities in Mediterranean mountain beech forests

F Parisi, M Innangi, R Tognetti, F Lombardi… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The relationships between structural complexity, deadwood abundance, microhabitat type
and species-diversity indicators are excellent tools to monitor biodiversity in forest …

Spatial structure along an altitudinal gradient in the Italian central Alps suggests competition and facilitation among coniferous species

E Lingua, P Cherubini, R Motta… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Questions: What is the structure of the anthropogenic upper forest‐grassland ecotone and
are there differences in the spatial relationships between the tree species involved …

Windthrown elements: a key point improving microsite amelioration and browsing protection to transplanted seedlings

D Marangon, N Marchi, E Lingua - Forest Ecology and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Mountain forest dynamics and ecosystems services are critically influenced by disturbances,
in particular storm events. After extensive disturbance, the large amount of deadwood lying …

Wind disturbances shape old Norway spruce-dominated forest in Bulgaria

M Panayotov, D Kulakowski, LL Dos Santos… - Forest ecology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Correct knowledge of disturbance ecology is essential for understanding the characteristic
behavior of forest ecosystems and for guiding appropriate management strategies …

Comparing the quantity and structure of deadwood in selection managed and old-growth forests in South-East Europe

S Keren, J Diaci - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
The knowledge about the impact of selection silviculture on deadwood components is fairly
scarce. This study compared two Dinaric old-growth forests (OGFs) with adjacent managed …