Abstract South China Karst faces the challenge of balancing ecological conservation and
regional development, a task made more intricate by the geological limitations of carbonate …

The Earth's history is documented in human civilizations, soil layers, river movement, and
quiet sediments throughout millennia. This investigation explores the significant legacy of …

Although climate change is expected to drive tree species toward colder and wetter regions
of their distribution, broadscale empirical evidence is lacking. One possibility is that past and …

Climate change influences forest ecosystems in several ways, such as modifying forest
growth or ecosystem functionality. To fully understand the impact of changing climatic …

The intensification of climate-induced precipitation change poses a dual challenge to
terrestrial ecosystems: immediate effects on their structure and function, coupled with legacy …

Understanding recovery times and mechanisms of ecosystem dynamics towards the old-
growth stage is crucial for forest restoration, but still poorly delineated in Mediterranean …

The importance of understanding the long-lasting legacy of past land use on modern
ecosystems has long been acknowledged. However, the magnitude and persistence of such …

Context Mediterranean managed dry-edge pine forests maintain biodiversity and supply key
ecosystem services but are threatened by climate change and are highly vulnerable to …

In the climate-vulnerable Mediterranean basin, the severity and frequency of disturbances
such as windthrows, droughts and fires are intensifying. Forests are generally resilient, but …

European forests are being shaped by active human use and management, and by
harvesting of wood in particular. Yet, our understanding of how forests are harvested across …