Identifying and managing disturbance‐stimulated flammability in woody ecosystems

D Lindenmayer, P Zylstra - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many forest types globally have been subject to an increase in the frequency of, and area
burnt by, high‐severity wildfire. Here we explore the role that previous disturbance has …

Slope and equilibrium: A parsimonious and flexible approach to model microclimate

E Gril, F Spicher, C Greiser, MB Ashcroft… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Most statistical models of microclimate focus on the difference or 'offset'between
standardized air temperatures (macroclimate) and those of a specific habitat such as forest …

Mechanisms by which growth and succession limit the impact of fire in a south‐western Australian forested ecosystem

P Zylstra, G Wardell‐Johnson, D Falster… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forest wildfire impact is widely believed to increase with time since disturbance, presenting
a dilemma for the persistence of fire‐sensitive species. However, in south‐western Australia …

Shifting fire regimes cause continent-wide transformation of threatened species habitat

TS Doherty, KJ Macdonald… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Human actions are causing widespread increases in fire size, frequency, and severity in
diverse ecosystems globally. This alteration of fire regimes is considered a threat to …

Critical ecological roles, structural attributes and conservation of old growth forest: lessons from a case study of Australian mountain ash forests

D Lindenmayer, E Bowd - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Old growth is a critical growth stage in many forest types globally. It has many key ecological
roles including biodiversity conservation, carbon storage and the provision of services such …

[HTML][HTML] From broadleaves to conifers: The effect of tree composition and density on understory microclimate across latitudes

J Díaz-Calafat, J Uria-Diez, J Brunet… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Microclimate variation and recovery time in managed and old-growth temperate forests

F Máliš, K Ujházy, L Hederová, M Ujházyová… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

The characteristics of regeneration failure and their potential to shift wet temperate forests into alternate stable states

EJ Bowd, L McBurney, DB Lindenmayer - Forest Ecology and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Under the current trajectory of accelerated climatic and environmental change, many forests
are at risk of regeneration failure and subsequent transition to alternate stable states …

Beyond the role of climate and soil conditions: living and dead trees matter for soil biodiversity in mountain forests

L Leclerc, I Calderón-Sanou… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
While forests' contributions to people are intimately linked to their soil biodiversity, little is
known about how forest soil biodiversity is structured and influenced by forest …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of stand and environmental factors on forest productivity of Platycladus orientalis plantations in Bei**g's mountainous areas

L Zhang, S Qi, P Li, P Zhou - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of forest management is to establish a forest ecosystem with multifunction in
Bei**g's mountainous areas, and the priority is to increase forest productivity aiming to …