Forest fires are becoming a more significant problem in Central Europe, but their danger is
not as high as that in Southern Europe. The exception, however, is forest fires occurring in …

Forest preservation and management are paramount for sustainable mitigation of climate
change, timber production, and the economy. However, the potential of trees and forests to …

Nature‐based climate solutions (NCS) are championed as a primary tool to mitigate climate
change, especially in forested regions capable of storing and sequestering vast amounts of …

Canopy openings are increasing in Europe's forests, yet the contributions of anthropogenic
and ecological agents of disturbance to this increase remain debated. Here we attribute the …

Wind represents a primary source of disturbances in forests, necessitating an assessment of
the resulting damage to ensure appropriate forest management. Remote sensing …

Windthrow is a disturbance in south-eastern Australian forests which significantly re-
arranges forest and fuel structure by removing canopy trees. The implications for fuel …

Forest ecosystems, vital for maintaining global biodiversity and ecological balance, are
increasingly threatened by fragmentation. This study addresses the critical issue in the …

Catastrophic winds from tropical cyclones and storms cause tree failure in forests, leading to
economic and environmental losses. Tree failure, especially uprooting, results from energy …

The increased speed of global change and associated high severity disturbances, in
conjunction with the increasing suite of societal expectations on forests, suggest that the …

Windstorms are considered among the most impacting natural events for European forests
and related Socio-Ecological Systems (SES). Given that their intensity and frequency are …