The living dead: acknowledging life after tree death to stop forest degradation
Global sustainability agendas focus primarily on halting deforestation, yet the biodiversity
crisis resulting from the degradation of remaining forests is going largely unnoticed. Forest …
crisis resulting from the degradation of remaining forests is going largely unnoticed. Forest …
The use of tree-related microhabitats as forest biodiversity indicators and to guide integrated forest management
Abstract Purpose of the Review The concept of tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) is an
approach to assess and manage multi-taxon species richness in forest ecosystems. Owing …
approach to assess and manage multi-taxon species richness in forest ecosystems. Owing …
Retention as an integrated biodiversity conservation approach for continuous-cover forestry in Europe
Retention forestry implies that biological legacies like dead and living trees are deliberately
selected and retained beyond harvesting cycles to benefit biodiversity and ecosystem …
selected and retained beyond harvesting cycles to benefit biodiversity and ecosystem …
Natural disturbance regimes as a guide for sustainable forest management in Europe
In Europe, forest management has controlled forest dynamics to sustain commodity
production over multiple centuries. Yet over‐regulation for growth and yield diminishes …
production over multiple centuries. Yet over‐regulation for growth and yield diminishes …
[HTML][HTML] The quest for sustainable forest bioenergy: win-win solutions for climate and biodiversity
The debate on forest bioenergy sustainability has been so far dominated by assessments
made through the carbon emissions lens. The biodiversity perspective has been largely …
made through the carbon emissions lens. The biodiversity perspective has been largely …
Evaluating the effectiveness of retention forestry to enhance biodiversity in production forests of Central Europe using an interdisciplinary, multi‐scale approach
Retention forestry, which retains a portion of the original stand at the time of harvesting to
maintain continuity of structural and compositional diversity, has been originally developed …
maintain continuity of structural and compositional diversity, has been originally developed …
Dead wood diversity promotes fungal diversity
S Yang, J Limpens, FJ Sterck, U Sass‐Klaassen… - Oikos, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dead wood is a source of life as it provides habitat and substrate for a wide range of fungal
species. A growing number of studies show an important role of wood quality for fungal …
species. A growing number of studies show an important role of wood quality for fungal …
[HTML][HTML] How much, why and where? Deadwood in forest ecosystems: The case of Poland
L Bujoczek, M Bujoczek, S Zięba - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
In forest management policy, deadwood is regarded as an indicator of sustainable forest
management. Dead trees are a key habitat feature for a wide range of organisms. In this …
management. Dead trees are a key habitat feature for a wide range of organisms. In this …
Salvage logging strongly affects woodpecker abundance and reproduction: a meta-analysis
Abstract Purpose of Review Wildfires, wind storms, and pest outbreaks are the main large-
scale disturbances of temperate and boreal forests, which often generate large amounts of …
scale disturbances of temperate and boreal forests, which often generate large amounts of …
Dynamics of dead wood decay in Swiss forests
O Hararuk, WA Kurz, M Didion - Forest Ecosystems, 2020 - Springer
Background Forests are an important component of the global carbon (C) cycle and can be
net sources or sinks of CO 2, thus mitigating or exacerbating the effects of anthropogenic …
net sources or sinks of CO 2, thus mitigating or exacerbating the effects of anthropogenic …