A keystone species, European aspen (Populus tremula L.), in boreal forests: Ecological role, knowledge needs and map** using remote sensing

S Kivinen, E Koivisto, S Keski-Saari… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
European aspen (Populus tremula L.) is a keystone species in boreal forests that are
dominated by coniferous tree species. Both living and dead aspen trees contribute …

Continent-wide synthesis of the long-term population dynamics of quaking aspen in the face of accelerating human impacts

TK Refsland, JH Cushman - Oecologia, 2021 - Springer
In recent decades, climate change has disrupted forest functioning by promoting large-scale
mortality events, declines in productivity and reduced regeneration. Understanding the …

Fire severity and ungulate herbivory shape forest regeneration and recruitment after a large mixed-severity wildfire

JS Lewis, SBS Clair, ML Fairweather… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fire severity and herbivory by wild and domestic ungulates can strongly influence
regeneration and recruitment of plant species. Importantly, the effects of herbivores on …

The interacting effect of climate change and herbivory can trigger large‐scale transformations of European temperate forests

L Dobor, M Baldo, L Bílek, I Barka, F Máliš… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In many regions of Europe, large wild herbivores alter forest community composition through
their foraging preferences, hinder the forest's natural adaptive responses to climate change …

The primacy of density‐mediated indirect effects in a community of wolves, elk, and aspen

EM Brice, EJ Larsen, DR Stahler… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The removal or addition of a predator in an ecosystem can trigger a trophic cascade,
whereby the predator indirectly influences plants and/or abiotic processes via direct effects …

Relationships between cattle and biodiversity in multiuse landscape revealed by Kenya Long-Term Exclosure Experiment

TP Young, LM Porensky, C Riginos, KE Veblen… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
On rangelands worldwide, cattle interact with many forms of biodiversity, most obviously with
vegetation and other large herbivores. Since 1995, we have been manipulating the …

The long-term development of temperate woodland creation sites: from tree saplings to mature woodlands

E Fuentes-Montemayor, KJ Park… - … Journal of Forest …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Tree planting is at the forefront of the current environmental agenda to mitigate climate
change and tackle the biodiversity crisis. In the United Kingdom (UK), tree planting has been …

Future dominance by quaking aspen expected following short‐interval, compounded disturbance interaction

RA Andrus, SJ Hart, N Tutland, TT Veblen - Ecosphere, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The spatial overlap of multiple ecological disturbances in close succession has the capacity
to alter trajectories of ecosystem recovery. Widespread bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting trophic cascades and aspen recovery in northern Yellowstone

RL Beschta, LE Painter, WJ Ripple - Food Webs, 2023 - Elsevier
We revisit the nature and extent of trophic cascades and quaking aspen (Populus
tremuloides) recovery in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park (YNP), where …

Variation in sage-grouse habitat quality metrics across a gradient of feral horse use

JD Hennig, JL Beck, CJ Duchardt, JD Scasta - Journal of Arid …, 2021 - Elsevier
Feral horse (Equus ferus caballus) grazing can alter arid shrubland habitat in the western
United States to the detriment of sympatric wildlife species, including the greater sage …