Forest canopies as nature‐based solutions to mitigate global change effects on people and nature

K Verheyen, L Gillerot, H Blondeel… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Via sheltering, decoupling and buffering mechanisms, tree canopies have the capacity to
mitigate impacts of multiple global‐change drivers on below‐canopy processes and …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple drivers of functional diversity in temperate forest understories: Climate, soil, and forest structure effects

S Chelli, A Bricca, JL Tsakalos, A Andreetta… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In macroecology, shifting from coarse-to local-scale explanatory factors is crucial for
understanding how global change impacts functional diversity (FD). Plants possess diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Change in saproxylic beetle, fungi and bacteria assemblages along horizontal and vertical gradients of sun-exposure in forest

J Hagge, J Müller, C Bässler, R Brandl, A Schuldt… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microclimatic conditions in forests depend on canopy cover and thus differ between closed
and open forests and similarly change along the vertical axis from the forest floor to the …

Drought shortens subtropical understory growing season by advancing leaf senescence

H Sun, L Yan, Z Li, W Cheng, R Lu, X Xia… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Subtropical forests, recognized for their intricate vertical canopy stratification, exhibit high
resistance to extreme drought. However, the response of leaf phenology to drought in the …

[HTML][HTML] Small oases below the canopy: The cooling effects of water-filled tree holes on the local microclimate in oak-dominated stands

B Kovács, C Németh, R Aszalós, K Veres - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
The relevance of forests in mitigating biodiversity loss and the negative effects of climate
change on the biota is largely shaped by below-canopy microclimatic conditions, which are …