Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity—a review identifying global gaps in knowledge
The importance of dead wood for biodiversity is widely recognized but strategies for
conservation exist only in some regions worldwide. Most strategies combine knowledge …
conservation exist only in some regions worldwide. Most strategies combine knowledge …
Quantity is foremost but quality matters: A global meta-analysis of correlations of dead wood volume and biodiversity in forest ecosystems
R Parajuli, SH Markwith - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Dead wood is crucial for forest biodiversity. Previous analyses support a positive
relationship between dead wood volume and biodiversity, but the strength and direction of …
relationship between dead wood volume and biodiversity, but the strength and direction of …
Direct and indirect effects of alien insect herbivores on ecological processes and interactions in forests of eastern North America
KJK Gandhi, DA Herms - Biological Invasions, 2010 - Springer
Alien invasive insects such as gypsy moth, hemlock woolly adelgid, and emerald ash borer
continue to disturb the mixed deciduous and hemlock forests of eastern North America by …
continue to disturb the mixed deciduous and hemlock forests of eastern North America by …
Biofuel harvests, coarse woody debris, and biodiversity–a meta-analysis
S Riffell, J Verschuyl, D Miller, TB Wigley - Forest Ecology and Management, 2011 - Elsevier
Forest harvest operations often produce large amounts of harvest residue which typically
becomes fine (foliage, small limbs and trees) and coarse woody debris (snags and downed …
becomes fine (foliage, small limbs and trees) and coarse woody debris (snags and downed …
How plants affect amphibian populations
Descriptions of amphibian habitat, both aquatic and terrestrial, often include plants as
characteristics but seldom is it understood whether and how those plants affect amphibian …
characteristics but seldom is it understood whether and how those plants affect amphibian …
Bringing forward the benefits of coarse woody debris in ecosystem recovery under different levels of grazing and vegetation density
AD Manning, RB Cunningham, DB Lindenmayer - Biological Conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
Restoration projects often do not effectively restore some key biological resources that take
time, often centuries, to accumulate. Such resources are often characteristic of …
time, often centuries, to accumulate. Such resources are often characteristic of …
Influence of anthropogenic disturbances on stand structural complexity in Andean temperate forests: implications for managing key habitat for biodiversity
J Caviedes, JT Ibarra - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Forest attributes and their abundances define the stand structural complexity available as
habitat for faunal biodiversity; however, intensive anthropogenic disturbances have the …
habitat for faunal biodiversity; however, intensive anthropogenic disturbances have the …
A meta-analysis of biodiversity responses to management of southeastern pine forests—opportunities for open pine conservation
Open canopy conditions in southeastern pine (Pinus spp.) forests were historically
maintained by frequent fire and other disturbances, without which midstory hardwoods …
maintained by frequent fire and other disturbances, without which midstory hardwoods …
Responses of arthropods to large-scale manipulations of dead wood in loblolly pine stands of the southeastern United States
MD Ulyshen, JL Hanula - Environmental Entomology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Large-scale experimental manipulations of dead wood are needed to better understand its
importance to animal communities in managed forests. In this experiment, we compared the …
importance to animal communities in managed forests. In this experiment, we compared the …
Forest composition, fuel loading, and soil chemistry resulting from 50 years of forest management and natural disturbance in two southeastern Coastal Plain …
Globally, prescribed fire, harvesting, and understory mastication, alone and in combination,
are common forest management practices. Timber commodities, wildlife habitat, wildfire fuel …
are common forest management practices. Timber commodities, wildlife habitat, wildfire fuel …