Most forest managers view natural regeneration of Picea glauca (white spruce) after forest
harvesting to be unreliable; in this paper the Authors dispute this idea by describing the …

The southern portions of the boreal region across Canada are dominated by boreal
mixedwoods forests, which are characterized by varying canopy dominance of boreal …

Old-growth boreal forest is considered rare since large fires or insect disturbances occur too
frequently to allow forest stands to reach old ages. Recent research on historical fire regimes …

Climatic variability often is thought to be most important for ecosystem development at
ecotones, while competition is thought to be most important farther from ecotones, where …

Despite conservation efforts in the US Great Plains, woody species have continued to
expand at an unprecedented rate, threatening key ecosystem services and resilience. Cross …

Multipurpose and ecological forest management frameworks are being increasingly applied
across the Global North on public lands. However, the discourse and practice of public forest …

Spatial pattern as one of the primary ecological concepts is an important criterion to
understand changes in forest communities and monitor them. The applied methods in this …

Associations among the few tree species in the North American boreal landscape are the
result of complex interactions between climate, biota, and historical disturbances during the …

Questions: How do gap abundance and the spatial pattern of trees and snags change
throughout stand development in Picea mariana forests? Does spatial pattern differ among …

巴山木竹(Bashania fargesii) 是秦岭大熊猫冬季和春季主要食物来源. 秦岭地区巴山木竹的更新
是保护大熊猫和评价其生境质量的一个重要因子, 而发笋是巴山木竹更新的主要方式 …