A stable below‐canopy microclimate of forests is essential for their biodiversity and
ecosystem functionality. Forest management necessarily modifies the buffering capacity of …

Key message The forest canopy gaps, formed by natural or anthropogenic factors, have
been found to reduce soil carbon content and increase nutrient availability. The magnitudes …

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 …

Due to climate change and excessive human activities, runoff dynamics of the Tarim River in
northwest China become more pronounced. Understanding the effects of hydrological …

The herbaceous understory represents a key component of forest biodiversity across
temperate forests of Europe. Here, we quantified changes in the diversity and composition of …

Conflicting evidence of the impact of forest management on biodiversity exists, either
decreasing or increasing species richness. Variable diversity responses may result from the …

Stand structure, mean tree age, deadwood amount and microclimate all change markedly in
the course of natural forest dynamics. The last remaining primeval forests of the temperate …

As many drivers of global environmental change accelerates, it is expected that there will be
an acceleration of species composition and diversity change in plant communities. These …

Mixed mountain forests consisting of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), European
beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), and silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) are among the most productive …

Conventional conservation policies in Europe notably rely on the passive restoration of
natural forest dynamics by setting aside forest areas to preserve forest biodiversity …