Sustainable management of forest ecosystems requires the use of reliable and easy to
implement biodiversity and naturalness indicators. Tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) can …

Forests are critical habitats for biodiversity and they are also essential for the provision of a
wide range of ecosystem services that are important to human well-being. There is …

Background Bats are important components of forested ecosystems and are found in forests
worldwide. Consequently, they often interact with fire. Previous reviews of the effects of fire …

The International Principles and Standards for the Ecological Restoration and Recovery of
Mine Sites were used to assess the restoration quality of one of the world's largest mines …

Bats are known reservoirs of a wide variety of viruses that rarely result in overt clinical
disease in the bat host. However, anthropogenic influences on the landscape and climate …

Commercial plantations are primarily managed for timber production, and are frequently
considered poor for biodiversity, particularly for mammalian species. Bats, which constitute …

Globally, forests are under pressure to cope with an increasing human demand for forest
products, while the need to protect forest biota increases. Old-growth forests are reference …

Most bat species depend on forests for roosting, foraging, and drinking during part or all of
their life cycles. Many of the world's forests are managed using a variety of silvicultural …

Temperate zone bats are associated with forests and affected by forest management
practices. However, practices vary among regions and countries, and the relationship …

Commercial coniferous plantations are often assumed to be poor habitats for bats. As a
result, the impact of forest management practices on bats, such as clear felling, has received …