Fire has always been a driving factor of life on Earth. Now that mankind has definitely joined
the other environmental forces in sha** the planet, lots of species are threatened by …

In many parts of the world forest disturbance regimes have intensified recently, and future
climatic changes are expected to amplify this development further in the coming decades …

Environmental disturbances seem to be increasing in frequency and impact, yet we have
little understanding of the belowground impacts of these events. Soil fauna, while widely …

Much of Canada's terrestrial biodiversity is supported by boreal forests. Natural resource
development in boreal forests poses risks to this biodiversity. This paper reviews the …

The topics of succession and post‐disturbance ecosystem recovery have a long and
convoluted history. There is extensive redundancy within this body of theory, which has …

To understand change in global biodiversity patterns requires large‐scale, long‐term
monitoring. The ability to draw meaningful comparison across studies is severely hampered …

Salvage logging—removing trees from a forested area in the wake of a catastrophic event
such as a wildfire or hurricane—is highly controversial. Policymakers and those with an …

Burn severity (ecological impacts of fire on vegetation and soils) influences post‐fire stand
structure and species composition. The spatial pattern of burn severity may compound the …

Wildfires considerably affect forest ecosystems. However, there is a lack of data on the post-
fire status of insect communities in these ecosystems. This paper presents results of a study …

Increasing environmental concerns with forestry have led to mounting interest in mixedwood
management as a possible strategy to achieve a diversity of ecological and productivity …