Aim Primary forests have high conservation value but are rare in Europe due to historic land
use. Yet many primary forest patches remain unmapped, and it is unclear to what extent they …

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 …

Land cover and climate monitoring is a crucial task in agriculture, forestry, hazard
management, and ecosystems assessment. In this paper, normalized difference vegetation …

Abstract Changes in forest disturbances can have strong impacts on forests, yet we lack
consistent data on Europe's forest disturbance regimes and their changes over time. Here …

Closer-to-Nature Forest Management is a new concept proposed in the EU Forest Strategy
for 2030, which aims to improve the conservation values and climate resilience of …

Land Surface Temperature (LST) is an important climate factor for understanding the
relationship between the land surface and atmosphere. Furthermore, LST is linked to soil …

Quantitative descriptions of natural disturbance regimes are lacking for temperate forest
regions in Europe, primarily because a long history of intensive land-use has been the …

The recent and ever-growing problem of boar (Sus scrofa forms including wild boar, hybrid
and feral pig) expansion is a very complex issue in wildlife management. The damages …

It is commonly believed that wildfires in southern Europe have been favored by the
encroachment of flammable vegetation on cultivated and grazed areas no longer managed …

Understanding post-fire regeneration dynamics is an important task for assessing the
resilience of forests and to adequately guide post-disturbance management. The main goal …