Soil systems provide numerous ecosystem services but are often degraded due to
anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Invertebrates can be used as biological indicators …

Variants of partial harvesting are gaining favour as means to balance ecosystem
management and timber production objectives on managed boreal forest landscapes …

Climate change is enhancing the annual mean temperature and the risk for droughts and
natural disasters. Hot and dry summers not only have a negative impact on forest …

Urbanization fundamentally alters soil physiochemical properties, but little is known on how
this human effect alters soil biota. Microarthropods are important bioindicators due to their …

The processes of matter and energy metabolism in forest ecosystems are largely dependent
on the activity of the complex of invertebrates associated with litter and soil. To quantify the …

The removal of timber during harvesting substantially reduces important invertebrate habitat,
most noticeably microhabitats associated with fallen trees. Oribatid mite diversity in downed …

We studied responses of soil microarthropods to different burning intensities at a clearcut
that was burnt in May 2002. Fire intensity was manipulated by adding or removing logging …

Biodiversity loss and its potential threat on ecosystem functions call for a critical evaluation
of human impacts on forest ecosystems. Management practices based on stand …

Logging is the main human disturbance in the boreal forest; thus, understanding the effects
of harvesting practices on biodiversity is essential for a more sustainable forestry. To assess …

Five years after operational preparation of planting sites in high-elevation clearcuts, we
studied the densities of soil Acari and Collembola to determine whether their response was …