Large old trees are some of the most iconic biota on earth and are integral parts of many
terrestrial ecosystems including those in tropical, temperate and boreal forests, deserts …

Old growth is a critical growth stage in many forest types globally. It has many key ecological
roles including biodiversity conservation, carbon storage and the provision of services such …

Quantifying spatio-temporal variation in forest microclimate is important to understand the
habitat associations of some species, identify potential refugia, and manage forests in a …

Increasing numbers of ecosystems globally are at risk of collapse. However, most
descriptions of terrestrial ecosystem collapse are post hoc with few empirically based …

We applied an ecosystem risk assessment to the mountain ash forest ecosystem of the C
entral H ighlands of V ictoria (hereafter 'mountain ash forest'), south‐eastern A ustralia, using …

Under the current trajectory of accelerated climatic and environmental change, many forests
are at risk of regeneration failure and subsequent transition to alternate stable states …

Large, high‐severity wildfires are an important component of disturbance regimes around
the world and can influence the structure and function of forest ecosystems. Climatic …

Understanding the impacts of natural and human disturbances on forest biota is critical for
improving forest management. Many studies have examined the separate impacts on fauna …

Disturbances are key drivers of plant community composition, structure, and function. Plant
functional traits, including life forms and reproductive strategies are critical to the resilience …

In forests subject to stand-replacing disturbances, early successional stands can provide
important habitats for a range of species not typically present in long-undisturbed areas …