Tree canopies are one of the most recognizable features of forests, providing shelter from
external influences to a myriad of species that live within and below the tree foliage. Canopy …

Via sheltering, decoupling and buffering mechanisms, tree canopies have the capacity to
mitigate impacts of multiple global‐change drivers on below‐canopy processes and …

Species distributions are conventionally modelled using coarse‐grained macroclimate data
measured in open areas, potentially leading to biased predictions since most terrestrial …

Forest canopies can buffer the understory against temperature extremes, often creating
cooler microclimates during warm summer days compared to temperatures outside the …

Foliar functional traits are essential for understanding plant adaptation strategies and
ecosystem function. Due to limited in-situ observational data, there is a growing interest in …

Climate change is commonly assumed to induce species' range shifts toward the poles. Yet,
other environmental changes may affect the geographical distribution of species in …

LiDAR data acquired from airplanes and helicopters–known as airborne laser scanning
(ALS)–are widely regarded as the gold standard for characterizing the 3D structure of forests …

There is widespread evidence that plants can facilitate associated species through
microclimate moderation. These effects can act locally, by increasing vital rates via direct …

Coppicing is one of the oldest silvicultural practices and is still widely applied to produce
renewable energy from broadleaf forests. However, the consequences on microclimate and …

Understorey communities in temperate forests have often been ignored in the study of the
dynamics of forest structure and function, while evidence for the importance of this biotic …