Oak cover types comprise half of the forestlands in the eastern United States. There is a
great desire to sustain these highly valued forests. Unfortunately, reports of the successional …

The fire-oak hypothesis asserts that the current lack of fire is a reason behind the
widespread oak (Quercus spp.) regeneration difficulties of eastern North America, and use …

Quercus robur L.(pedunculate oak) and Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.(sessile oak) are two
European oak species of great economic and ecological importance. Even though both oaks …

The structure and composition of temperate old-growth oak forests are reviewed based on
108 case studies about 175 stands. The stands were classified as dry, dry-mesic and mesic …

Many tree species worldwide are suffering from slow or failed natural regeneration with
dramatic consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, it is difficult to …

Across much of the eastern United States, oak forests are undergoing mesophication as
shade‐tolerant competitors become more abundant and suppress oak regeneration. Given …

Guidelines for using prescribed fire to regenerate and restore upland oak forests,
woodlands, and savannas in eastern North America were developed by synthesizing the …

Studies of old-growth forests are becoming increasingly important for the improvement of
silviculture and for understanding environmental changes. However, in Europe such forests …

The selection of harvested trees is key to the success of near-natural forest management, yet
few people have focused on the structural characteristics of harvested woods. Here, we …

World-wide, some biomes are densifying, or increasing in dense woody vegetation, and
shifting to alternative stable states. We quantified densification and state transition between …