Background Ecological processes such as seedling establishment, biotic interactions, and
mortality can leave footprints on species spatial structure that can be detectable through …

Abstract Purpose of Review The forest structure generally refers to the configuration and
distribution of different plant species and sizes. Investigation and analysis of forest structures …

Individual-based forest ecology and management, where the focus is on individual plants in
the context of their populations, draws on a large body of different quantitative methods that …

Global change exposes forest ecosystems to many risks including novel climatic conditions,
increased frequency of climatic extremes and sudden emergence and spread of pests and …

The epidemiology and severity of ash dieback (ADB), the disease caused by the
ascomycete fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, has been linked to a variety of site …

Most studies comparing the predictive performance of distance-independent and-dependent
competition metrics have been conducted in even-aged, single species stands. In addition …

In Fennoscandia there is still lack of information for comparing the traditional even-aged
management approach, or Rotation Forestry (RF), with the alternative uneven-aged …

In the last century, local or individual-based forest management was introduced by various
forest scientists including Schädelin, Abetz and Pollanschütz as an alternative to traditional …

Key message Metabolic, physiological and inter-tree competitive processes interact to
determine long-term growth behaviour of stands and individual trees of even-aged …

Exploring the response mechanisms of the understorey replanted target trees to competitive
pressure from upper neighbouring trees in mixed forests is the scientific basis for growth …