Tree species composition is a primary attribute of forest ecosystems, and is often
manipulated by silvicultural practices. Forest management to diversify tree species is now …

Understory vegetation is the most diverse and least understood component of North
American boreal forests. Understory communities are important as they act as drivers of …

Forest fires can cause significant harm to the biodiversity, air quality, economy, and
industries that depend on forests, which is particularly critical given the current climate …

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 …

Fire history was reconstructed for an area of 15 000 km2 located in the transition zone
between the mixed and coniferous forests in Quebec's southern boreal forest. We used …

Given that fire is the most important disturbance of the boreal forest, climatically induced
changes in fire frequency (ie, area burnt per year) can have important consequences on the …

Understory vegetation plays a critical role in boreal ecosystems. Despite this, quantitative
evaluation of the factors controlling understory vegetation abundance, diversity, and …

Summary 1 Disturbances and resource availability are key factors affecting plant diversity in
managed forests. As disturbance regimes vary among silvicultural systems and may …

Quantifying the mechanistic links between carbon fluxes and forest canopy attributes will
advance understanding of leaf-to-ecosystem scaling and its potential application to …

Although natural disturbance has been widely adopted as a template for forest management
that protects biodiversity, this hypothesis has not been adequately tested. We compared litter …