Riparian wildlife is as important as vegetation in maintaining watercourse ecological
integrity, yet present riparian buffer guidelines often fail to maintain sufficient terrestrial …

Edge effects are ubiquitous landscape processes influencing over 70% of forest cover
worldwide. However, little is known about how edge effects influence the vertical …

We investigated the effects of edge structure (ie side-canopy openness based on tree,
sapling and shrub characteristics, and the composition of tree species) on the understorey …

Large cavity-nesting birds depend on large-diameter trees for suitable nest sites. The
increased spatial extent of commercial timber harvesting is modifying forest structure across …

Direct and indirect effects of disturbance may cause the decline of specialist species and
alter the condition of ecological communities. We characterized the community structure and …

An abundant supply of cavity‐bearing trees is important for maintaining wildlife communities
in harvested forests. During harvesting, suitable trees and cavities are directly removed, and …

Despite many studies on edge influence in forests, there is no common method for
estimating distance of edge influence (DEI,= edge width). We introduce a new …

Temporal patterns of tree mortality and snag dynamics after fire were investigated over 10
years in a permanent plot design established immediately after a wildfire in an eastern …

The natural disturbance-based management (NDBM) aims to maintain specific structural
and compositional attributes of natural forests in managed stands. Operationally, NDBM …

Despite the wide application of riparian buffers in the managed boreal forest, their long-term
effectiveness as freshwater protection tools remains unknown. Here, we evaluate windthrow …