Importance of conserving large and old trees to continuity of tree‐related microhabitats

D Kozák, M Svitok, V Zemlerová, M Mikoláš… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protecting structural features, such as tree‐related microhabitats (TreMs), is a cost‐effective
tool crucial for biodiversity conservation applicable to large forested landscapes. Although …

Large old trees increase growth under shifting climatic constraints: Aligning tree longevity and individual growth dynamics in primary mountain spruce forests

K Begović, JS Schurman, M Svitok… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In a world of accelerating changes in environmental conditions driving tree growth, tradeoffs
between tree growth rate and longevity could curtail the abundance of large old trees …

Stand‐scale climate change impacts on forests over large areas: transient responses and projection uncertainties

N Huber, H Bugmann, M Cailleret… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems have triggered multiple
model‐based impact assessments for the future, which typically focused either on a small …

Tree-related microhabitats follow similar patterns but are more diverse in primary compared to managed temperate mountain forests

T Asbeck, D Kozák, AP Spînu, M Mikoláš, V Zemlerová… - Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
The impact of forest management on biodiversity is difficult to scrutinize along gradients of
management. A step towards analyzing the impact of forest management on biodiversity is …

Response of habitat quality to mixed severity disturbance regime in Norway spruce forests

R Bace, J Hofmeister, L Vitkova… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural disturbances change forest habitat quality for many species. As the extent and
intensity of natural disturbances may increase under climate change, it is unclear how this …

Pathways and drivers of canopy accession across primary temperate forests of Europe

J Pavlin, TA Nagel, M Svitok, A Di Filippo… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Canopy accession strategies reveal much about tree life histories and forest stand
dynamics. However, the protracted nature of ascending to the canopy makes direct …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term biomass dynamics of temperate forests in Europe after cessation of management

J Idoate-Lacasia, J Stillhard, J Portier, P Brang… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forests can contribute to climate change mitigation by sequestering carbon when
management intensity is reduced. However, there is high uncertainty regarding biomass …

Disturbance history is a key driver of tree life span in temperate primary forests

J Pavlin, TA Nagel, M Svitok, JL Pettit… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims We examined differences in life span among the dominant tree species (spruce, Picea
abies; fir, Abies alba; beech, Fagus sylvatica; and maple, Acer pseudoplatanus) across …

The impact of natural disturbance dynamics on lichen diversity and composition in primary mountain spruce forests

T Langbehn, J Hofmeister, M Svitok… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Natural disturbances influence forest structure, successional dynamics and
consequently, the distribution of species through time and space. We quantified the long …

[HTML][HTML] Tree structure and diversity shape the biomass of primary temperate mountain forests

D Ralhan, R Rodrigo, H Keith, AI Stegehuis, J Pavlin… - Forest Ecosystems, 2024 - Elsevier
Primary forests are spatially diverse terrestrial ecosystems with unique characteristics, being
naturally regenerative and heterogeneous, which supports the stability of their carbon …