Biodiversity in European beech forests-a review with recommendations for sustainable forest management

J Brunet, Ö Fritz, G Richnau - Ecological bulletins, 2010 - JSTOR
In this review we compare stand-scale patterns of biodiversity in managed and unmanaged
European beech Fagus sylvatica forests and discuss the implications for sustainable forest …

[HTML][HTML] Gradients of microclimate, carbon and nitrogen in transition zones of fragmented landscapes–a review

M Schmidt, H Jochheim, KC Kersebaum… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fragmentation of landscapes creates a transition zone in between natural habitats or
different kinds of land use. In forested and agricultural landscapes with transition zones …

Urban plant species patterns are highly driven by density and function of built-up areas

S Godefroid, N Koedam - Landscape ecology, 2007 - Springer
This paper aims to assess the relative importance of the type of built-up area in structuring
plant species composition and richness in urbanised environments. The study was carried …

Spatial variability in microclimate in a mixed-conifer forest before and after thinning and burning treatments

S Ma, A Concilio, B Oakley, M North, J Chen - Forest Ecology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
In the western United States, mechanical thinning and prescribed fire are common forest
management practices aimed at reducing potential wildfire severity and restoring historic …

Unfolding the effects of different forestry treatments on microclimate in oak forests: results of a 4‐yr experiment

B Kovács, F Tinya, C Németh, P Ódor - Ecological Applications, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A stable below‐canopy microclimate of forests is essential for their biodiversity and
ecosystem functionality. Forest management necessarily modifies the buffering capacity of …

Microclimate through space and time: microclimatic variation at the edge of regeneration forests over daily, yearly and decadal time scales

TP Baker, GJ Jordan, EA Steel… - Forest Ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
A major aim of sustainable forest management is the maintenance or recolonisation of
harvested areas by species that were present pre-disturbance. Forest influence (a type of …

[HTML][HTML] Canopy gaps are less susceptible to disturbance-related and invasive herbs than clear-cuts: Temporal changes in the understorey after experimental …

R Aszalós, B Kovács, F Tinya, C Németh… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest management has a major impact on the understorey vegetation, with the intensity and
type of the applied silvicultural treatments driving variable vegetation responses. We …

Microclimate edge effect in small fragments of temperate forests in the context of climate change

J Hofmeister, J Hošek, M Brabec, R Střalková… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A long-distance edge effect influences structure of species-rich plant communities in
temperate forest fragments surrounded by an agricultural landscape in Central Europe …

What do matrix population models reveal about the sustainability of non‐timber forest product harvest?

IB Schmidt, L Mandle, T Ticktin… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how management activities impact plant population dynamics is necessary
to conserve at‐risk species, control invasive species and sustainably harvest non‐timber …

The role of soil and microclimatic variables in the distribution patterns of urban wasteland flora in Brussels, Belgium

S Godefroid, D Monbaliu, N Koedam - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2007 - Elsevier
Despite increased recognition of the importance of urban vegetation research, few attempts
have been made to assess the relative influence of ecological variables on the species …