Losses of natural and semi-natural forests, mostly to agriculture, are a significant concern for
biodiversity. Against this trend, the area of intensively managed plantation forests increases …

Deadwood is an important component of forest ecosystems on which many forest dwelling
species depend. Deadwood volume is therefore widely used as an indicator of forest …

Forests are critical habitats for biodiversity and they are also essential for the provision of a
wide range of ecosystem services that are important to human well-being. There is …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a keystone tree species throughout temperate Europe
whose future existence is threatened by an emerging invasive fungal disease. Ash dieback …

The variability in the amount and configuration of broad habitat types in the landscape,
together with their structural complexity, influence observed biodiversity patterns. When …

Forest ecosystems deliver multiple goods and services and, traditionally, forest owners tend
to have a high interest in goods in the form of merchantable wood. As a consequence, forest …

With a growing number of forest biodiversity indicators being applied in forest policy
documents and even more being suggested by the scientific community, there is a need to …

Malaise traps are important tools for the large-scale collection of arthropod taxa. Here, an
extensive review of the history and literature concerning Malaise and canopy traps is given …

Biodiversity conservation is a key objective for sustainable forest management, but the multi-
dimensional and multi-scale character of biodiversity renders full assessment difficult at …