The complex interactions between stand characteristics and forest site variables result in
specific understory microclimate conditions, which are essential for many forest-dwelling …

Forest canopies buffer the macroclimate and thus play an important role in mitigating climate-
warming impacts on forest ecosystems. Despite the importance of the tree layer for …

The microclimate in forest ecosystems can be altered by modifications of stand structure due
to forest management or natural forest development. Current forest management practices in …

Forest canopy generally moderates below-canopy air temperature and relative humidity and
thus creates a specific microclimate for tree seedling growth. Climate change will alter the …

Forest microclimate is crucial for the growth and survival of tree seedlings and understorey
vegetation. This high ecological relevance contrasts with the poor functional and quantitative …

Microclimate is a key driver of forest dynamics and shapes the response of forest organisms
to global warming. The spatial and temporal variability of microclimate is strongly affected by …

Aim Climate warming reshuffles biological assemblages towards less cold‐adapted but
more warm‐adapted species, a process coined thermophilization. However, the velocity at …

Aim Forest understorey microclimates are often buffered against extreme heat or cold, with
important implications for the organisms living in these environments. We quantified …

Global forest cover is heavily fragmented. Due to high edge-to-surface ratios in small forest
patches, a large proportion of forests is affected by edge influences involving steep …

More frequent and severe disturbances increasingly open the forest canopy and initiate tree
regeneration. Simultaneously, increasing weather extremes, such as drought and heat, are …