ABSTRACT Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) is one of the most valuable conifer trees in Europe for
historical and economic reasons. Growing interest in the species, along with the recognition …

We address the problem of how to integrate risk assessment into forest management and
therefore provide a comprehensive review of recent and past literature on risk analysis and …

Storms represent the most important disturbance factor in forests of Central Europe. Using
data from long-term growth and yield experiments in Baden-Wuerttemberg (south-western …

We studied patterns of tree regeneration in relation to canopy structure in a 1-ha plot
damaged by an intermediate windstorm in 1983 and a 1-ha control plot regulated by small …

Forests are under pressure from accelerating global change. To cope with the multiple
challenges related to global change but also to further improve forest management we need …

The term close-to-nature silviculture already contains some ambiguity since (silvi) culture
implies the act of forest use. This notion was coined a long time ago by well-known …

Canopy gaps play a crucial role for forest dynamics processes, as they largely determine
light transmission to lower canopy strata, thereby controlling the turnover of tree individuals …

Quantitative descriptions of natural disturbance regimes are lacking for temperate forest
regions in Europe, primarily because a long history of intensive land-use has been the …

The Carpathian mountains harbour the largest areas of virgin European beech (Fagus
sylvatica L.) forest. Understanding the growth dynamics of European beech under natural …

We examined the influence of small-scale gap disturbances on stand development and tree
species coexistence in an old-growth Fagus sylvatica–Abies alba forest in the Dinaric …