For temperate forests, Michigan, USA, we asked:(1) does evidence exist for a height-
dependent sapling recruitment bottleneck caused by shrub layer competition and white …

Key message Climate factors affect seed biomass production which in turn influences
autumn wild boar spatial behaviour. Adaptive management strategies require an …

In southern European temperate forests, coppicing is a traditional form of forest
management that shaped the present cultural landscape, providing multiple ecosystem …

As population will reach over 9 billion by 2050, interest in the forest-food nexus is rising.
Forests play an important role in food production and nutrition. Forests can provide …

Deer, both native and non-native, can damage forest ecosystems when occurring at high
densities, impacting biodiversity and ecological functioning at multiple levels. The ecological …

Abstract Knowledge of the quantity of twig dry mass (available fodder) of saplings is crucial
for understanding tree recruitment under wild ungulate browsing pressure in forest …

Coppiced forests were the main source of firewood, brushwood, and charcoal for rural and
urban settlements' basic needs such as cooking food and domestic heating for thousands of …

Simple Summary Roe deer, whose populations are increasing and expanding throughout
Europe, are suitable hosts for the maintenance of a variety of infectious tick-vectored …

European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests have a long history of coppicing, but the
majority of formerly managed coppices are currently under conversion to high forest. The …

Understanding and predicting responses of plant community diversity and ecosystem
functioning to disturbance is essential to achieving forest conservation and management …