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 …

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 …

In recent decades, climate change has disrupted forest functioning by promoting large-scale
mortality events, declines in productivity and reduced regeneration. Understanding the …

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 …

Fire severity and herbivory by wild and domestic ungulates can strongly influence
regeneration and recruitment of plant species. Importantly, the effects of herbivores on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Aspen ecosystems (upland Populus-dominated forests) support diverse species
assemblages in many parts of the northern hemisphere, yet are imperiled by common …