Fine roots< 2 mm in diameter play a key role in regulating the biogeochemical cycles of
ecosystems and are important to our understanding of ecosystem responses to global …

The aim here was to review and summarize the findings of scientific studies concerning the
types of forest dynamics which occur in natural forests (ie forests with negligible human …

In Fennoscandia, use of the natural forest as a reference for restoration and management of
forest biodiversity has been widely accepted. However, limited understanding of the …

Berini et al. Abiotic Conditions Differentially Alter PSMs significant changes in response to
warming and canopy. Our results demonstrate that the metabolic response of woody plants …

Increasing accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere has led to calls for terrestrial
mechanisms for CO2 abatement and given that soils represent the largest terrestrial body of …

The goat willow is a short-living plant and has no severe threatening diseases in its natural
habitats. Pests are reported to result in economic loss only in biomass coppice plantations …

The appearance of the natural disturbance dynamics paradigm in forest ecology has
contributed to a more diversified view of forest dynamics. Disturbances in forests range from …

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests of northern Sweden are often considered to be N
limited. This limitation may have been exacerbated by the elimination of wildfire as a natural …

Wildfire shapes the structure, dynamic and functioning of boreal forests. With predicted
warmer and drier summers, increased incidence and intensity of crown‐fires may affect plant …

Although anthropogenic edges are an important consequence of timber harvesting, edges
due to natural disturbances or landscape heterogeneity are also common. Forest edges …