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 …

Harmonization of timber production and forest conservation is a major challenge of modern
silviculture. For the establishment of ecologically sustainable forest management, the …

Understorey vegetation comprises the majority of species diversity and contributes greatly to
ecosystem functioning in boreal forests. Although patterns of understorey abundance …

Epiphytic bryophytes and lichens are an important component of the endangered forest
biota in temperate forests, their diversity and composition patterns being regulated by tree …

Questions What is the nature of the interactions between higher vegetation strata
(overstorey) and lower strata (understorey vegetation) and among understorey vegetation …

Herbaceous understory vegetation is an important part of temperate forested ecosystems,
the diversity and composition of which are strongly dependent on the conditions of the forest …

An investigation of terrestrial bryophyte species diversity and community structure along an
altitudinal gradient from 2,001 to 4,221 m asl in Gongga Mountain in Sichuan, China was …

Soil erosion continues to be one of the most serious environmental problems of our time and
is exacerbated by progressive climate change. Until now, forests have been considered an …

Increasingly available high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) facilitate the use of
fine-scale topographic variables as proxies for microclimatic effects not captured by the …

Light is one of the most important drivers of understory vegetation in forests, influencing the
patterns of total cover as well as the abundance of individual species. Based on a multi …