Small-scale gap disturbance in forests is reviewed. Caused by the death of individual or
multiple trees with subsequent fall from the canopy, gaps have been extensively studied in …

In this review, we focus on the biotic parameters that are crucial to an understanding of the
recruitment dynamics of North American boreal tree species following natural (fire, budworm …

Many scientists and foresters have begun to embrace an ecological, natural disturbance
paradigm for management, but lack specific guidance on how to design systems in ways that …

This study identifies patterns in the gap disturbance regime along a successional gradient in
the southern boreal forest and uses this information to investigate canopy composition …

Riparian forest strips are usually protected from logging for their buffer effect on aquatic
habitats. However, their value to terrestrial wildlife is unknown. From 1989 to 1992, we …

Summary 1 Data from elevations ranging from mixed hardwood‐conifer forest at 600 m to
subalpine Abies balsamea forest at 1120 m indicate that canopy gaps are not static but …

Wind is an important disturbance agent in many natural forests and a major cause of
destructive damage in managed forests around the world. The interaction of the wind with …

La plupart des graines de conifères meurent en tant que graine ou semis durant les 5
premières années suivant leur dispersion. La compréhension des facteurs qui maintiennent …

Forest decline is perceived as a threat to forest health in many regions of the world. The
decline of red spruce in the mountains of the northeastern United States is one well‐known …

We mapped the occurrence of canopy gaps periodically between 1978 and 1990 in a 1.5 ha
study plot within a 70-year-old (in 1978) Neotropical forest on Barro Colorado Island (BCI) …