Deadwood is an important component of forest ecosystems on which many forest dwelling
species depend. Deadwood volume is therefore widely used as an indicator of forest …

Recent research in northern Europe has revised many long-held conceptions of the
complexity of forest ecosystems and their natural structure and dynamics. The unveiling of …

A conservative estimate for the total number of species dependent on dead-wood habitats is
4000-5000 within the area of Finland, which accounts for 20-25% of all forest-dwelling …

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas
and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the" matrix"—are equally …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Many indicators and criteria have been proposed to assess the sustainable management of
forests but their scientific validity remains uncertain. Because the effects of forest …

Large old trees are critical organisms and ecological structures in forests, woodlands,
savannas, and agricultural and urban environments. They play many essential ecological …

Dead wood is an important component of diversity in forest ecosystems. Since 1994, a
nation-wide inventory for estimating the amount, structure, and dynamics of dead wood …

Salvage logging—removing trees from a forested area in the wake of a catastrophic event
such as a wildfire or hurricane—is highly controversial. Policymakers and those with an …

Dead wood is considered important in forest conservation, but patterns of fungal diversity on
dead wood have rarely been quantified. We investigated the relative importance of coarse …