Abstract Purpose of Review Outbreaks of tree-killing bark beetles have reached
unprecedented levels in conifer forests in the northern hemisphere and are expected to …

Logging to “salvage” economic returns from forests affected by natural disturbances has
become increasingly prevalent globally. Despite potential negative effects on biodiversity …

We develop a novel class of measures to quantify sample completeness of a biological
survey. The class of measures is parameterized by an order q≥ 0 to control for sensitivity to …

Executive summary Europe's forests have provided human societies with essential
ecosystem services and great economic values for centuries. Some of these values are now …

Mountain forests are among the most important ecosystems in Europe as they support
numerous ecological, hydrological, climatic, social, and economic functions. They are …

Based on sampling data, we propose a rigorous standardization method to measure and
compare beta diversity across datasets. Here beta diversity, which quantifies the extent of …

Aim Large disturbances increasingly shape the world's forests. Concomitantly, increasing
amounts of forest are subject to salvage logging. Understanding and managing the world's …

A substantial amount of literature on the importance of deadwood in Central European
forests has been available providing partial recommendations to enhance deadwood …

This report presents an assessment of the knowledge and documented spatial data on
primary and old-growth forests in the EU, as well as in some neighbouring countries. The …

Wildfires, insect outbreaks, and windstorms are increasingly common forest disturbances.
Post-disturbance management often involves salvage logging, ie, the felling and removal of …