Small-scale gap disturbance in forests is reviewed. Caused by the death of individual or
multiple trees with subsequent fall from the canopy, gaps have been extensively studied in …

Temperate forests have been fundamentally altered by land use and other stressors
globally; these have reduced the abundance of primary and old-growth forests in particular …

Tree mortality is a key factor influencing forest functions and dynamics, but our
understanding of the mechanisms leading to mortality and the associated changes in tree …

Abstract 1 Disturbances from fire, wind‐throw, insects and other herbivores are, besides
climate, CO2, and soils, critical factors for composition, structure and dynamics of most …

Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae, an introduced aphid-like insect from Asia,
is expanding its range across the northeastern United States through the range of Tsuga …

Forests of the northeastern United States are expected to serve as a substantial sink for
carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) as they recover from extensive clearing and agriculture …

Aim The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelges tsugae Annand), a small, aphid‐like insect
native to Japan, is currently migrating northward through eastern North America and …

Recent declines in the amount of habitat suitable for early successional wildlife in the
northeastern US have prompted public land managers to consider establishing minimum …

Moderate‐severity disturbances appear to be common throughout much of North America,
but they have received relatively little detailed study compared to catastrophic disturbances …

1 Variations in regional patterns of age structures of the conifer Austrocedrus chilensis near
the forest/steppe ecotone of northern Patagonia, Argentina were investigated in relation to …