Heterotrophic respiration (RH) is a major process releasing carbon to the atmosphere and is
essential to understanding carbon dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems. Here we review what …

Large and intense wildfires are integral to the globally important boreal forest biome. While
much is known about boreal wildfires, the focus on forest remnants that either escape or …

Post-fire regrowth is an important component of carbon dynamics in Canada's boreal forests,
yet observations of structural development following fire are lacking across this remote and …

Unprecedented rates of climate warming over the past century have resulted in increased
forest stress and mortality worldwide. Decreased tree growth in association with increasing …

The main objective of our study has been to determine the role of deadwood in the shaping
of the amount of soil organic matter fractions in mountain forest soils. For this purpose, a …

Dead wood represents an important pool of carbon and nitrogen in forest ecosystems. This
source of soil organic matter has diverse ecosystem functions that include, among others …

Dead wood, including coarse woody debris, CWD, and fine woody debris, FWD, plays a
substantial role in forest ecosystem functioning. However, the amount and dynamics of dead …

Deadwood is a key component for biodiversity and ecosystem services in boreal forests;
however, the abundance of this critical element is declining worldwide. In natural forests …

Saproxylic succession in fire-killed black spruce [Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP] coarse woody
debris (CWD) in northern Quebec is estimated in this study using a 29-yr postfire …

Snags and downed logs are substantial components of the detrital carbon pool in boreal
forests. Effects of their decomposition on chemical and physical characteristics of the forest …