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 …

Organisms are regularly subjected to abiotic stressors related to increasing anthropogenic
activities, including chemicals and climatic changes that induce major stresses. Based on …

Predicting future ecosystem dynamics depends critically on an improved understanding of
how disturbances and climate change have driven long-term ecological changes in the past …

In humid, broadleaf‐dominated forests where gap dynamics and partial canopy mortality
appears to dominate the disturbance regime at local scales, paleoecological evidence …

Hurricane winds can have large impacts on forest structure and dynamics. To date, most
evaluations of hurricane impacts have focused on short‐term responses after a hurricane …

Abstract Background and Aims Despite a longstanding interest in variation in tree species
vulnerability to ice storm damage, quantitative analyses of the influence of crown structure …

Questions This study compares the extent of habitat types, species composition of plant
communities and abundance of individual tree species in northeast Ohio between 1800 and …

Extreme weather events pose an ever-greater threat to people, infrastructure, and nature.
Forest ecosystems are highly sensitive to extreme cold events that can disrupt ecosystem …

The unique terrain, geography, and climate patterns of the eastern United States encourage
periodic occurrences of catastrophic ice storms capable of large-scale damage or …

Despite broad recognition that forest machinery access systems impact plant diversity,
previous studies have largely focused on skid trails. As a consequence, how tractor trails …