Species are altering their phenology to track warming temperatures. In forests, understorey
plants experience tree canopy shading resulting in light and temperature conditions, which …

In macroecology, shifting from coarse-to local-scale explanatory factors is crucial for
understanding how global change impacts functional diversity (FD). Plants possess diverse …

Aim The microclimate and light conditions on the forest floor are strongly modified by tree
canopies. Therefore, we need to better consider the micro‐environment when quantifying …

Different European countries have interest in reviving the practice of coppice forest
management. Despite in temperate forests the understory represents more than 80% of the …

Coppicing is one of the oldest silvicultural practices and is still widely applied to produce
renewable energy from broadleaf forests. However, the consequences on microclimate and …

Light availability profoundly influences plant communities, especially below dense tree
canopies in forests. Canopy disturbances, altering forest floor light conditions, together with …

Understanding how vegetation composition and diversity respond to global changes is
crucial for effective ecosystem management and conservation. This study evaluated shifts in …

Predicting forest understorey community responses to global change and forest
management is vital given the importance of the understorey for biodiversity conservation …

Forest ground vegetation may serve as an early warning system for monitoring
anthropogenic global-change impacts on temperate forests. Climate warming may induce a …

Question Changes caused by climate warming and nitrogen pollution are observed in forest,
grassland and alpine ecosystems worldwide. However, still little is known about the impact …