The prehistoric and preindustrial deforestation of Europe

JO Kaplan, KM Krumhardt, N Zimmermann - Quaternary science reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Humans have transformed Europe's landscapes since the establishment of the first
agricultural societies in the mid-Holocene. The most important anthropogenic alteration of …

Deadwood as a surrogate for forest biodiversity: meta-analysis of correlations between deadwood volume and species richness of saproxylic organisms

A Lassauce, Y Paillet, H Jactel, C Bouget - Ecological indicators, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Implementing forest landscape restoration under the Bonn Challenge: a systematic approach

JA Stanturf, M Kleine, S Mansourian, J Parrotta… - Annals of Forest …, 2019 - Springer
Key message There is no one-size-fits-all way to successfully implement forest landscape
restoration (FLR). Complex socio-ecological systems present challenges and opportunities …

Patterns and dynamics of European vegetation change over the last 15,000 years

T Giesecke, S Brewer, W Finsinger… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Palaeoecological reconstructions document past vegetation change, with estimates of
fast shifts in species distributions. The resulting rates of plant spread are often not matched …

[HTML][HTML] Growing stock monitoring by European National Forest Inventories: Historical origins, current methods and harmonisation

T Gschwantner, I Alberdi, S Bauwens, S Bender… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wood resources have been essential for human welfare throughout history. Also nowadays,
the volume of growing stock (GS) is considered one of the most important forest attributes …

Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple 'domestications' of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases

JE Brown, CS McBride, P Johnson… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the processes by which species colonize and adapt to human habitats is
particularly important in the case of disease-vectoring arthropods. The mosquito species …

The European carbon balance. Part 3: forests

S Luyssaert, P Ciais, SL Piao, ED Schulze… - Global Change …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new synthesis, based on a suite of complementary approaches, of the primary
production and carbon sink in forests of the 25 member states of the European Union (EU …

The north-eastern distribution range of European beech—a review

A Bolte, T Czajkowski, T Kompa - Forestry, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Today, European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seems to be a markedly successful
tree species in the north-east of its distribution range. The distribution area may be larger …

Patterns of post‐glacial spread and the extent of glacial refugia of European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

D Magri - Journal of Biogeography, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Establishing possible relationships between the magnitudes of the glacial distribution of
the European beech, Fagus sylvatica L., and its post‐glacial spread. Location Europe …

Effects of forest management on epiphytic lichens in temperate deciduous forests of Europe–A review

J Nascimbene, G Thor, PL Nimis - Forest ecology and management, 2013 - Elsevier
This review aims at summarizing literature on epiphytic lichens in relation with forest
management in temperate deciduous forests of Europe, including suggestions for mitigating …