The European biodiversity and forest strategies rely on forest sustainable management
(SFM) to conserve forest biodiversity. However, current sustainability assessments hardly …

Currently, forest ecosystems are often located in remote areas, far from direct sources of air
pollution. Nonetheless, they may be affected by different types of atmospheric deposition …

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 …

Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) is a thermophilic oak species that is gaining importance in the
context of ongoing climate change because of its better resistance to climatic extremes and …

In forest ecosystems, a variety of abiotic and biotic soil forming factors drives soil organic
matter (SOM) and nutrients cycling with a profitable outcome on climate change mitigation …

In this study, three options for coppice management in Iran were developed. These
management options include Traditional Coppicing (TC), modification of TC, and extreme …

Different European countries have interest in reviving the practice of coppice forest
management. Despite in temperate forests the understory represents more than 80% of the …

In southern European temperate forests, coppicing is a traditional form of forest
management that shaped the present cultural landscape, providing multiple ecosystem …

In forest ecosystems, soil-plant interactions drive the physical, chemical, and biological soil
properties and, through soil organic matter cycling, control the dynamics of nutrient cycles …

Protected areas are supposed to mitigate the loss of diversity caused by human activities in
forests. However, different management strategies applied across protected areas affect …