Even though climate change involves much more than warming, it is the name given to a set
of physical phenomena. It is a long-term change in weather patterns that characterises …

Climate change impacts on Europe's forests are becoming visible much sooner than
previously anticipated. The increase in natural disturbances leads to tree mortality and …

Natural disturbances induced by insect outbreaks have increased in forest ecosystems over
the past decades. To minimize economic loss and prevent a mass outbreak, early detection …

Bark beetle outbreaks have intensified in many forests around the globe in recent years. Yet,
the legacy of these disturbances for future forest development remains unclear. Bark beetle …

Numerous airborne LiDAR-derived metrics have been proposed for classifying tree species.
Yet an in-depth ecological and biological understanding of the significance of these metrics …

Wildlife management systems face growing challenges to cope with increasingly complex
interactions between wildlife populations, the environment and human activities. In this …

The European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus, L.(hereafter bark beetle), causes major
economic loss to the forest industry in Europe, especially in Norway Spruce (Picea abies) …

Leaf chlorophyll plays an essential role in controlling photosynthesis, physiological activities
and forest health. In this study, the performance of Sentinel-2 and RapidEye satellite data …

The greatest threat to the protected Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Central Europe is human‐
induced mortality. As the availability of lynx prey often peaks in human‐modified areas, lynx …

Forests are under pressure from accelerating global change. To cope with the multiple
challenges related to global change but also to further improve forest management we need …