Tree-related microhabitats are promising yet underused tools for biodiversity and nature conservation: a systematic review for international perspectives

M Martin, Y Paillet, L Larrieu, CC Kern… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable management of forest ecosystems requires the use of reliable and easy to
implement biodiversity and naturalness indicators. Tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) can …

Surviving in changing forests: abiotic disturbance legacy effects on arthropod communities of temperate forests

J Cours, C Bouget, N Barsoum, J Horák… - Current Forestry …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The increasing impact of droughts, wildfires and windstorms in
temperate areas poses a significant challenge to the adaptation capacity of forests and their …

Importance of conserving large and old trees to continuity of tree‐related microhabitats

D Kozák, M Svitok, V Zemlerová, M Mikoláš… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protecting structural features, such as tree‐related microhabitats (TreMs), is a cost‐effective
tool crucial for biodiversity conservation applicable to large forested landscapes. Although …

Trait-Based Response of Deadwood and Tree-Related Microhabitats to Decline in Temperate Lowland and Montane Forests

C Bouget, J Cours, L Larrieu, G Parmain, J Müller… - Ecosystems, 2024 - Springer
Forest decline caused by climate change has been a growing challenge for European
foresters for decades. The accumulation of tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) and …

Pioneer tree species accelerate restoration of tree‐related microhabitats in 50‐year‐old reserves of Białowieża Forest, Poland

AP Spînu, W Mysiak, J Bauhus, K Bielak… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Retention of structural elements such as deadwood and habitat trees at the level of forest
stands has been promoted to integrate biodiversity conservation into multiple‐use forest …

Profile of tree-related microhabitats in the primeval Białowieża Forest: A benchmark for temperate woodlands

F Przepióra, M Ciach - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Tree-related Microhabitats (TreMs) are a key structural element having a significant
impact on the biodiversity and functioning of forest ecosystems. Although forests enjoying …

[HTML][HTML] The diameter of beech snags is an important factor for saproxylic beetle richness: Implications for forest management and conservation

V Zumr, O Nakládal, L Bílek, J Remeš - Forest Ecosystems, 2023 - Elsevier
Snags are an important component of beech forests that promote biodiversity. However,
their occurrence is completely marginal in managed stands. Creating snags in these stands …

Enhancing structural complexity: an experiment conducted in the Black Forest National Park, Germany

T Asbeck, A Benneter, A Huber… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We report on a structural complexity enhancement (SCE) experiment that was designed to
test ecological restoration measures in the Black Forest National Park, Germany. The main …

Evaluating retention forestry 10 years after its introduction in temperate forests regarding the provision of tree-related microhabitats and dead wood

J Großmann, L Carlson, G Kändler, P Pyttel… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The individual or grouped retention of habitat trees in managed multiple-use forests has
become an approach used to protect biodiversity-related structural attributes typically found …

Natural disturbances are essential determinants of tree-related microhabitat availability in temperate forests

V Zemlerová, D Kozák, M Mikoláš, M Svitok, R Bače… - Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
Assessing the impacts of natural disturbance on the functioning of complex forest systems
are imperative in the context of global change. The unprecedented rate of contemporary …