Convergence and divergence in science and practice of urban and rural forest restoration

JP Romanelli, MR Piana, VH Klaus… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Forest restoration has never been higher on policymakers' agendas. Complex and multi‐
dimensional arrangements across the urban–rural continuum challenge restorationists and …

The functional complex network approach to foster forest resilience to global changes

C Messier, J Bauhus, F Doyon, F Maure… - Forest …, 2019 - Springer
Human impacts on Earth's ecosystems have greatly intensified in the last decades. This is
reflected in unexpected disturbance events, as well as new and increasing socio-economic …

[HTML][HTML] A Global review of cumulative effects assessments of disturbances on forest ecosystems

EK Antwi, J Boakye-Danquah… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reviews trends in the academic literature on cumulative effects assessment
(CEA) of disturbance on forest ecosystems to advance research in the broader context of …

Protection gaps and restoration opportunities for primary forests in Europe

FM Sabatini, WS Keeton, M Lindner… - Diversity and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Primary forests are critical for forest biodiversity and provide key ecosystem services. In
Europe, these forests are particularly scarce and it is unclear whether they are sufficiently …

A theoretical framework for the ecological role of three‐dimensional structural diversity

EA LaRue, RT Fahey, BC Alveshere… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The three‐dimensional (3D) physical aspects of ecosystems are intrinsically linked to
ecological processes. Here, we describe structural diversity as the volumetric capacity …

[HTML][HTML] Salinity reduces site quality and mangrove forest functions. From monitoring to understanding

S Ahmed, SK Sarker, DA Friess… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mangroves continue to be threatened across their range by a mix of anthropogenic and
climate change-related stress. Climate change-induced salinity is likely to alter the structure …

Natural disturbance regimes as a guide for sustainable forest management in Europe

R Aszalós, D Thom, T Aakala, P Angelstam… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In Europe, forest management has controlled forest dynamics to sustain commodity
production over multiple centuries. Yet over‐regulation for growth and yield diminishes …

Quantifying vegetation and canopy structural complexity from terrestrial LiDAR data using the forestr r package

JW Atkins, G Bohrer, RT Fahey… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrial Li DAR (light detection and ranging) technologies have created new means of
quantifying forest canopy structure, allowing not only the estimation of biomass, but also …

The long‐term impacts of deer herbivory in determining temperate forest stand and canopy structural complexity

SP Reed, AA Royo, AT Fotis, KS Knight… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ungulates place immense consumptive pressure on forest vegetation globally, leaving
legacies of reduced biodiversity and simplified vegetative structure. However, what remains …

Network analysis can guide resilience‐based management in forest landscapes under global change

M Mina, C Messier, M Duveneck, MJ Fortin… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Forests are projected to undergo dramatic compositional and structural shifts prompted by
global changes, such as climatic changes and intensifying natural disturbance regimes …