Soils are a fundamental component of terrestrial ecosystems, and play key roles in biogeochemical cycles and the ecology of microbial, plant and animal communities. Global …
The threat of biodiversity loss and mass extinction of species with an aftermath will shape all lives now and those to come. In this context, recent empirical studies illustrate various …
Disturbances are key drivers of plant community composition, structure, and function. Plant functional traits, including life forms and reproductive strategies are critical to the resilience …
Understanding the influence of post‐disturbance forest management on tree regeneration is critical for assessing ecosystem recovery and guiding future responses. In particular, the …
SN Suzuki, T Tsunoda, N Nishimura, J Morimoto… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Windthrow disturbances often produce large amounts of dead woody materials in a forest. However, post-disturbance, salvage logging greatly reduces the amount of dead woody …
W Hotta, J Morimoto, T Inoue, SN Suzuki… - Forest ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
To mitigate the negative effects of climate change, it is necessary to conserve carbon stocks in forests. Typhoons fell many standing trees and generate a substantial amount of coarse …
CC Kern, J Schwarzmann, J Kabrick, K Gerndt… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Using natural disturbance as a guide to management is an approach to develop resilience, maintain or restore natural processes, and sustain ecosystem goods and service. Here, we …
DB Lindenmayer, L McBurney, D Blair… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Forests world‐wide are increasingly subject to natural and human disturbances, including wildfires and logging of varying intensity and frequency. Understanding how biodiversity …
KJ Dodds, MF DiGirolomo, S Fraver - Forest Ecology and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
In July 2013, an EF1 tornado and straight line winds caused extensive forest damage in the Scientific Forest Management Area of Baxter State Park in northern Maine, USA …