Wood-decaying fungi are essential for the functioning of forest ecosystems. They provide
habitat for many other organisms and enable the regeneration of forests throughout the …

This paper reviews the primary effects of canopy on understorey vegetation to provide
insight into the management of the canopy space to benefit tree regeneration. Site …

Forest canopy generally moderates below-canopy air temperature and relative humidity and
thus creates a specific microclimate for tree seedling growth. Climate change will alter the …

The effect of light on different understory plant groups (herbs, ground floor bryophytes, trunk-
dwelling bryophytes and seedlings) was studied in a deciduous–coniferous mixed …

Montane Norway spruce forests of Central Europe have a very long tradition of use for
timber production; however, recently there has been increasing concern for their role in …

As modern silviculture in natural forests is based on natural regeneration, finding the most
important drivers of regeneration is crucial for forestry as well as conservation. We explored …

Ecological knowledge on long-term forest dynamics and development has been primarily
derived from the study of old-growth forests. Centuries of forest management have …

Treeline responses to climate change ultimately depend on successful seedling recruitment,
which requires dispersal of viable seeds and establishment of individual propagules in …

The use of wireless technologies in the field of agriculture, or so-called smart or precision
agriculture, is considered as one of the main efforts applied nowadays to multiply the food …

Mixed mountain forests composed of Picea abies, Abies alba and Fagus sylvatica represent
one of the most important alpine ecosystems with respect to economics, environmental …