The effects of forest management on species richness and diversity have become important
research interests. The need to maintain biodiversity for forest ecosystem functioning has led …

Over the last decades, the natural disturbance is increasingly putting pressure on European
forests. Shifts in disturbance regimes may compromise forest functioning and the continuous …

Abstract Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), one of the most commercially
important tree species in western North America and one of the most valuable timber trees …

Public expectations of forests as high-quality restorative environments that facilitate
subjective well-being and stress relief along with numerous health benefits have been rising …

Integrative forest management approaches, aiming to combine the provision of multiple
forest ecosystem services in the same forest area, are popular forest management concepts …

Retention of habitat trees is a common biodiversity conservation practice in continuous
cover forests of temperate Europe. Commonly, living habitat trees are selected on the basis …

While traditional forest management systems aim at maximizing timber production,
sustainable forest management focuses on the multiple benefits of entire forest landscapes …

Economically-oriented forestry aims to sustain timber harvest revenues, while ecologically-
oriented management supplies suitable habitat for species using deadwood as primary …

Climate change severely affects mountain forests and their ecosystem services, eg, by
altering disturbance regimes. Increasing timber harvest (INC) via a close-to-nature forestry …

Given the rising frequency of drought events, close-to-nature principles appear to be a
suitable management option for promoting more adapted forests by increasing diversity and …