Small-scale gap disturbance in forests is reviewed. Caused by the death of individual or
multiple trees with subsequent fall from the canopy, gaps have been extensively studied in …

Understory vegetation is the most diverse and least understood component of North
American boreal forests. Understory communities are important as they act as drivers of …

Background Temperate forest understorey vegetation poses an excellent study system to
investigate whether increases in resource availability lead to an increase in plant species …

This book presents the latest scientific and management information on multiaged
silviculture, an emerging strategy for managing forestry systems worldwide. Over recent …

This paper reviews aspects of the functional ecology of naturally established tree seedlings
in the boreal forests of North America with an emphasis on the relationship between light …

Understory vegetation plays a critical role in boreal ecosystems. Despite this, quantitative
evaluation of the factors controlling understory vegetation abundance, diversity, and …

Light attenuation within a row of crops such as cotton is influenced by canopy architecture,
which is defined by size, shape and orientation of shoot components. Level of light …

Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 319–328 Abstract Theory developed from studying changes in
the structure and function of communities during natural or managed succession can guide …

In the western United States, mechanical thinning and prescribed fire are common forest
management practices aimed at reducing potential wildfire severity and restoring historic …

Estimates of forest canopy cover are widely used in forest research and management, yet
methods used to quantify canopy cover and the estimates they provide vary greatly. Four …