Ungulates place immense consumptive pressure on forest vegetation globally, leaving
legacies of reduced biodiversity and simplified vegetative structure. However, what remains …

Aim Tropical cyclones are large‐scale disturbances that can shape the structure and
dynamics of mangrove forests. Although tropical cyclone activity overlaps extensively with …

Bioenergy provided the largest single source of renewable energy in the United States in
2022, comprising approximately 5% of US energy produced (EIA 2023)(Figure ES-1). The …

Forests play a crucial role in mitigating the impacts of climate change by sequestering
carbon in their biomass and soil. However, Ethiopia faces the threat of soil carbon emissions …

Understanding what regulates ecosystem functional responses to disturbance is essential in
this era of global change. However, many pioneering and still influential disturbance‐related …

The temporal dynamics of forest canopy structure are influenced by disturbances that alter
vegetation quantity and distribution. While canopy structural indicators such as leaf area …

Forest structural diversity and community composition are key in regulating forest
microclimates. When disturbance affects structural diversity or composition, forest …

The concept of stability is central to the study and sustainability of vital ecosystem goods and
services as disturbances increase globally. While ecosystem ecologists, including carbon …

Understanding why some, but not other, plant communities are vulnerable to alien invasive
species is essential for predicting and managing biological invasions. Darwin proposed two …

The capacity of forests to resist structural change and retain material legacies–the biotic and
abiotic resources that persist through disturbance–is crucial to sustaining ecosystem …