Natural disturbance regimes as a guide for sustainable forest management in Europe
In Europe, forest management has controlled forest dynamics to sustain commodity
production over multiple centuries. Yet over‐regulation for growth and yield diminishes …
production over multiple centuries. Yet over‐regulation for growth and yield diminishes …
Effect of forest management choices on carbon sequestration and biodiversity at national scale
Forest management methods and harvest intensities influence wood production, carbon
sequestration and biodiversity. We devised different management scenarios by means of …
sequestration and biodiversity. We devised different management scenarios by means of …
Large old trees increase growth under shifting climatic constraints: Aligning tree longevity and individual growth dynamics in primary mountain spruce forests
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 …
between tree growth rate and longevity could curtail the abundance of large old trees …
Strict forest protection: A meaningful contribution to Climate-Smart Forestry? An evaluation of temporal trends in the carbon balance of unmanaged forests in Germany
R Nagel, P Meyer, M Blaschke… - Frontiers in Forests and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The role of unmanaged forests is discussed controversially in the context of climate change.
One of the key questions is, whether they can contribute to the mitigation of climate change …
One of the key questions is, whether they can contribute to the mitigation of climate change …
Global patterns of vascular plant alpha diversity
FM Sabatini, B Jiménez-Alfaro, U Jandt… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Global patterns of regional (gamma) plant diversity are relatively well known, but whether
these patterns hold for local communities, and the dependence on spatial grain, remain …
these patterns hold for local communities, and the dependence on spatial grain, remain …
Natural disturbances are essential determinants of tree-related microhabitat availability in temperate forests
Assessing the impacts of natural disturbance on the functioning of complex forest systems
are imperative in the context of global change. The unprecedented rate of contemporary …
are imperative in the context of global change. The unprecedented rate of contemporary …
Synchronised disturbances in spruce-and beech-dominated forests across the largest primary mountain forest landscape in temperate Europe
Understanding temporal and spatial variations in historical disturbance regimes across
intact, continuous, and altitudinally diverse primary forest landscapes is imperative to help …
intact, continuous, and altitudinally diverse primary forest landscapes is imperative to help …
Bark beetle-driven community and biogeochemical impacts in forest ecosystems: a review
Bark beetles are a principal source of tree mortality in conifer forests, with beetle distribution
and beetle-associated tree mortality increasing in frequency and extent. While bark beetles …
and beetle-associated tree mortality increasing in frequency and extent. While bark beetles …
Effects of tree canopy on herbaceous understorey throughout the developmental cycle of a temperate mountain primary forest
Temporal dynamics of temperate montane primary forests were described based on data
from Central-European nature reserves in the 20th century as a long-term cycle involving …
from Central-European nature reserves in the 20th century as a long-term cycle involving …
Spatial and temporal extents of natural disturbances differentiate deadwood-inhabiting fungal communities in spruce primary forest ecosystems
Understanding the processes sha** the composition of assemblages at multiple spatial
scales in response to disturbance events is crucial for preventing ongoing biodiversity loss …
scales in response to disturbance events is crucial for preventing ongoing biodiversity loss …