Stand structure can strongly influence forest growth and other processes, such as the water
balance, carbon partitioning, nutrient cycling and light dynamics. However, individual …

Vegetation structural complexity (VSC)—the three‐dimensional distribution of plants within
an ecosystem—is an important ecological trait. To date, research has focused primarily on …

Tree species diversity and mycorrhizal associations play a central role for forest productivity,
but factors driving positive biodiversity-productivity relationships remain poorly understood …

Extreme droughts are expected to increase in frequency and severity in many regions of the
world, threatening multiple ecosystem services provided by forests. Effective strategies to …

Improving our understanding of the potential of forest adaptation is an urgent task in the light
of predicted climate change. Long‐term alternatives for susceptible yet economically …

How ecologists think about above‐ground forest structure and dynamics is fundamentally
shaped by the data we can collect. This has historically been limited to what is possible with …

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 …

Species diversity is a part of (forest) stand structure but tree diameter diversity and height
diversity alone or combined are typically defined as stand structural diversity or complexity …

Measures to describe stand structural complexity efficiently and objectively are increasingly
demanded to understand the relationship between forest management, stand structure …

The habitat heterogeneity hypothesis predicts that biodiversity increases with increasing
habitat heterogeneity due to greater niche dimensionality. However, recent studies have …