Boreal forests, which account for one-third of the world's forested areas, play a crucial role in
global climate regulation and provide significant ecological, economic, and cultural benefits …

Forests around the world are under immense pressure from human land use and climate
change. Old-growth and primary forests have been degraded in recent decades, yet are …

In Fennoscandian forests, evidence on the effects of variable tree retention, prescribed
burning and deadwood creation on deadwood quantity and quality is still scarce. We studied …

The Canadian boreal forest is still lacking investigation into compatible species mixtures that
can lead to higher growth rates than monospecific or pure stands. The effect of species …

Old-growth forests of different ages provide specific structures, habitats and ecosystem
services. Methods to distinguish this internal diversity are still rare, especially in boreal …

Even‐aged silviculture based on short‐rotation clearcuts had severely altered boreal forests.
Silvicultural alternatives (eg continuous cover or retention forestry) have the potential to …

Urban development can generate substantial greenhouse gas emissions through
deforestation and land-use change. This underscores the urgency for effective climate …

In old-growth forests, natural disturbances form a complex mosaic of structures, providing a
wide diversity of habitats and functions of great importance. Old-growth forests are still often …

Context Given the rate at which humankind is changing habitats, it is essential to understand
its impact on the surrounding nature and biota. The intensification of human activities and …

Conservation is often portrayed as an applied science—a corpus of knowledge about how
ecological systems function, how they are threatened, and how they can be maintained …