The ongoing global climate change is challenging all sectors, forestry notwithstanding. On
the one hand, forest ecosystems are exposed to and threatened by climate change, but on …

Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the major threats to global and local biodiversity. In
forest ecosystems, the threats caused by IAS include hybridization, transmission of diseases …

The increasing effects of climate and global change oblige ecosystem-based management
to adapt forestry practices to deal with uncertainties. Here we provide an overview to identify …

The boreal forest is a vast biome encompassing approximately one-third (30%) of the
world's forest area. It harbors about half of the world's remaining natural and near-natural …

Central and South America tropical dry forest (TDF) is a water-limited biome with a high
number of endemic species and numerous ecosystem services which has experienced a …

This open access book explores a new conceptual framework for the sustainable
management of the boreal forest in the face of climate change. The boreal forest is the …

Clear-cutting has been the dominant harvesting method used in boreal forest silviculture.
Reducing the potential negative effects of intensive forestry activities on ecosystems, eg, the …

Partial cutting has been recommended as an alternative harvesting method to ensure the
sustainable management of boreal forests. The success of this approach is closely linked to …

Compensatory growth has been observed in forests, and it also appears as a common
phenomenon in biology. Though it sometimes takes different names, the essential meanings …

Periodic mountain pine beetle outbreaks have killed millions of hectares of lodgepole pine
forests in western North America. Within these forests some pine trees often remain alive. It …