The effects of forest management on species richness and diversity have become important
research interests. The need to maintain biodiversity for forest ecosystem functioning has led …

After natural forest disturbances such as wildfires, windstorms and insect outbreaks, salvage
logging is commonly applied to reduce economic losses and mitigate subsequent …

Closer-to-Nature Forest Management is a new concept proposed in the EU Forest Strategy
for 2030, which aims to improve the conservation values and climate resilience of …

The increasing effects of climate and global change oblige ecosystem-based management
to adapt forestry practices to deal with uncertainties. Here we provide an overview to identify …

European forests are among the most extensively studied ecosystems in the world, yet there
are still debates about their recent dynamics. We modeled the changes in tree canopy …

The boreal forest is a vast biome encompassing approximately one-third (30%) of the
world's forest area. It harbors about half of the world's remaining natural and near-natural …

The 2023 wildfire season in Québec set records due to extreme warm and dry conditions,
burning 4.5 million hectares and indicating persistent and escalating impacts associated …

This open access book explores a new conceptual framework for the sustainable
management of the boreal forest in the face of climate change. The boreal forest is the …

Disturbances alter biodiversity via their specific characteristics, including severity and extent
in the landscape, which act at different temporal and spatial scales. Biodiversity response to …

Abstract Purpose of Review The increasing impact of droughts, wildfires and windstorms in
temperate areas poses a significant challenge to the adaptation capacity of forests and their …