[HTML][HTML] Words apart: Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies

G Trentanovi, T Campagnaro, T Sitzia, F Chianucci… - Forest Ecosystems, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest biodiversity studies conducted across Europe use a multitude of forestry terms, often
inconsistently. This hinders the comparability across studies and makes the assessment of …

A review of structural and functional connectivity studies in European forests

AI Martínez-Richart, A Zolles, J Oettel, JS Petermann… - Landscape …, 2025 - Springer
Objectives Our aim was to enhance the understanding of connectivity studies in European
forests to inform conservation efforts, guide future research, and identify potential knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Relating forest structural characteristics to bat and bird diversity in the Italian Alps

F Rigo, C Paniccia, M Anderle, F Chianucci… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global decline of biodiversity has affected European forests, involving many tree
species and forest-dwelling threatened animals. An integrated approach linking forest …

Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests

F Chianucci, F Napoleone, C Ricotta… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Managing forests to sustain their diversity and functioning is a major challenge in a
changing world. Despite the key role of understory vegetation in driving forest biodiversity …

Country-wide assessment of biodiversity, naturalness and old-growth status using national forest inventory data

C Borghi, S Francini, RE McRoberts, F Parisi… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Assessing forest biodiversity, naturalness and old-growth status (BN-OG) is crucial for
supporting sustainable forest planning, yet comprehensive monitoring networks specifically …

One to rule them all? Assessing the performance of sustainable forest management indicators against multitaxonomic data for biodiversity conservation

Y Paillet, L Zapponi, P Schall, JM Monnet… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Several regional initiatives and reporting efforts assess the state of forest biodiversity
through broad-scale indicators based on data from national forest inventories. Although …

Can triad forestry reconcile Europe's biodiversity and forestry strategies? A critical evaluation of forest zoning

TA Nagel, M Rodríguez-Recio, T Aakala, P Angelstam… - Ambio, 2024 - Springer
Balancing increasing demand for wood products while also maintaining forest biodiversity is
a paramount challenge. Europe's Biodiversity and Forest Strategies for 2030 attempt to …

One to rule them all? Assessing the performance of sustainable forest management indicators against multitaxonomic data for biodiversity conservation

Y Paillet, L Zapponi, P Schall, JM Monnet, C Ammer… - Biorxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Several regional initiatives and reporting efforts assess the state of forest biodiversity
through broad-scale indicators based on data from national forest inventories. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Bryophyte, lichen, and vascular plant communities of badland grasslands show weak cross-taxon congruence but high local uniqueness in biancana …

E Fanfarillo, S Loppi, C Angiolini, G Bacaro… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cross-taxon congruence, ie, using certain taxonomic groups as surrogates for others, is
receiving growing interest since it may allow decreasing efforts in biodiversity studies. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Management and biodiversity conservation in Central European forests

R Jandl, E Haeler, G Kindermann, K Lapin… - Trees, Forests and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Active forest management and maintenance or restoration of biodiversity are intertwined. We
describe several Central European forest types through typical management cycles and …