While near-natural forest stands are dramatically diminishing, monoculture tree plantations
are rapidly spreading globally, including the eastern part of Central Europe. Tree plantations …

Increasing human activity is altering the structure of forests, which affects the composition of
communities, including birds. However, little is known about the key forest structure …

Beyond preferences for particular species of tree, bark-foraging birds are associated with
various tree characteristics such as decay stage, trunk diameter, or bark roughness. Our …

Maintaining landscape integrity in terms of ecological functions is a key principle of
sustainable forest management. Bird assemblages use all parts of forest landscapes and …

Executive Summary The European Union has ambitious goals to reduce its greenhouse gas
emissions and to restore its depleted biodiversity. To achieve each goal, diverting …

Microclimate has a substantial impact on plant composition, survival, and growth, as well as
ecosystem processes. Although microclimatic conditions in anthropogenically fragmented …

In Eastern Europe, near-natural forest patches are decreasing and are gradually replaced
by non-native plantations. Tree plantations are commonly thought to be simple ecosystems …

Az erdők fontosságát a madarak szempontjából nem lehet eléggé hangsúlyozni–a ma
ismert madárfajok mintegy 75%-a erdőkben él, és többségük elsődleges élőhelyét erdők …

Forest-steppes are among the most complex non-tropical ecosystems, featuring a
mosaiclike arrangement of several different habitats. Although forest-steppes have long …

The caddisfly fauna of the Transcarpathian part of the Pannonian Lowland was poorly
studied formerly. Here, we present the results of a six-year survey (2015-2020) carried out in …