Forest disturbances are sensitive to climate. However, our understanding of disturbance
dynamics in response to climatic changes remains incomplete, particularly regarding large …

In many parts of Europe, close-to-nature silviculture (CNS) has been widely advocated as
being the best approach for managing forests to cope with future climate change. In this …

Over the last decades, the natural disturbance is increasingly putting pressure on European
forests. Shifts in disturbance regimes may compromise forest functioning and the continuous …

The provisioning of ecosystem services to society is increasingly under pressure from global
change. Changing disturbance regimes are of particular concern in this context due to their …

Abiotic forest disturbances are an important driver of ecosystem dynamics. In Europe, storms
and fires have been identified as the most important abiotic disturbances in the recent past …

The much expanded sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides a fully up-to-date
overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st …

Natural disturbances like wildfire, windthrow and insect outbreaks are critical drivers of
composition, structure and functioning of forest ecosystems. They are strongly climate …

The knowledge about potential climate change impacts on forests is continuously expanding
and some changes in growth, drought induced mortality and species distribution have been …

Mountain forests are among the most important ecosystems in Europe as they support
numerous ecological, hydrological, climatic, social, and economic functions. They are …

Chapter 3 evaluates observed and projected changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial
extent, and duration of extreme weather and climate events. This physical basis provides a …