Green-tree retention cutting (GTR) is a modification of traditional clear-cutting, aimed at
better consideration of biodiversity. We reviewed 214 North American and European studies …

Industrial forestry typically leads to a simplified forest structure and altered species
composition. Retention of trees at harvest was introduced about 25 years ago to mitigate …

Most silvicultural methods have been developed with the principal aim of ensuring adequate
regeneration of commercial tree species after harvesting. Much less effort has been directed …

Human land use has modified the structure and function of terrestrial landscapes throughout
much of the world, with cropping and livestock grazing the major drivers of landscape …

Currently, there is an increasing need for sustainable forest management to meet multiple
beneficial social and ecological goals. This has spurred the emergence of retention forestry …

Retention forestry implies that biological legacies like dead and living trees are deliberately
selected and retained beyond harvesting cycles to benefit biodiversity and ecosystem …

Scattered trees are thought to be keystone structures for biodiversity in landscapes world‐
wide. However, such trees have been largely neglected by researchers and their importance …

Conventions and policies for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation state
the need for increased protection, restoration and climate change adaptation of forests …

Many indicators and criteria have been proposed to assess the sustainable management of
forests but their scientific validity remains uncertain. Because the effects of forest …

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 …