Natural forest expansion (NFE), that is, the establishment of secondary forest on non-
forested land through natural succession, has substantially contributed to the widespread …

Abstract Purpose of Review Approximately 40 years ago, key papers indicating that volatile
chemicals released by damaged plants elicited defense-related changes in their neighbors …

The changing climatic trends have increased global temperatures and drought risk, thus
accelerating catastrophes that threaten food, nutrition, and environmental security …

In Europe, forest area is increasing. These recently established forests can be classified into
regenerating after disturbances or expanding into agricultural areas after abandonment. We …

The relationship between biodiversity and multitrophic ecosystem functions (BEF) remains
poorly studied in forests. There have been inconsistent reports regarding the significance of …

Temperate mixed forest ecosystems are composed of various tree functional types (TFTs)
that differ in canopy structure, phenology, and physiological response to climate change. An …

Forests provide fundamental ecosystems services to mitigate climate change and support
biodiversity but they are seriously threated by local human pressures and the outcomes of …

Under increasing human‐related threats to forests, many studies suggest that increasing
tree species diversity may boost forest resilience by enhancing the range of species' …

Ecologists have long recognized that seed dispersal mutualisms trigger natural regeneration
and range expansion of animal‐dispersed trees. Yet we lack empirical studies addressing …

Fires are recurrent in moist tropical savannas, but in recent decades, Neotropical forests
have become more affected due to the increased frequency of fires and the extent of burned …