Natural disturbance impacts on ecosystem services and biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests
In many parts of the world forest disturbance regimes have intensified recently, and future
climatic changes are expected to amplify this development further in the coming decades …
climatic changes are expected to amplify this development further in the coming decades …
Contemporary forest restoration: A review emphasizing function
The forest restoration challenge (globally 2 billion ha) and the prospect of changing climate
with increasing frequency of extreme events argues for approaching restoration from a …
with increasing frequency of extreme events argues for approaching restoration from a …
Herbivory limits success of vegetation restoration globally
Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …
Above‐ground biomass is driven by mass‐ratio effects and stand structural attributes in a temperate deciduous forest
Forest ecosystems are critical for the global regulation of carbon (C), a substantial portion of
which is stored in above‐ground biomass (AGB). While it is well understood that taxonomic …
which is stored in above‐ground biomass (AGB). While it is well understood that taxonomic …
Challenges facing gap-based silviculture and possible solutions for mesic northern forests in North America
Gap-based silvicultural systems were developed under the assumption that richness, and
diversity of tree species and other biota positively respond to variation in size of harvest …
diversity of tree species and other biota positively respond to variation in size of harvest …
Seeing beyond the trees: a comparison of tropical and temperate plant growth forms and their vertical distribution
Forests are the most diverse and productive terrestrial ecosystems on Earth, so sustainably
managing them for the future is a major global challenge. Yet, our understanding of forest …
managing them for the future is a major global challenge. Yet, our understanding of forest …
Challenges for the sustainable management of the boreal forest under climate change
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 …
to adapt forestry practices to deal with uncertainties. Here we provide an overview to identify …
Re-framing deer herbivory as a natural disturbance regime with ecological and socioeconomic outcomes in the eastern United States
BB Hanberry, EK Faison - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural disturbances are critical ecosystem processes, with both ecological and
socioeconomic benefits and disadvantages. Large herbivores are natural disturbances that …
socioeconomic benefits and disadvantages. Large herbivores are natural disturbances that …
Ecosystem management of the boreal forest in the era of global change
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 …
world's forest area. It harbors about half of the world's remaining natural and near-natural …
Stasis in forest regeneration following deer exclusion and understory gap creation: A 10‐year experiment
Chronically elevated ungulate browse pressure in temperate forests worldwide often
generates ecological legacies characterized by low plant diversity and contributes to the …
generates ecological legacies characterized by low plant diversity and contributes to the …