Average nitrogen (N) deposition across Europe has declined since the 1990s. This resulted
in decreased N inputs to forest ecosystems especially in Central and Western Europe where …

Climate warming is causing a shift in biological communities in favor of warm-affinity species
(ie, thermophilization). Species responses often lag behind climate warming, but the …

Aim Experimental nitrogen (N) addition (fertilization) studies are commonly used to quantify
the impacts of increased N inputs on plant biodiversity. However, given that plant community …

Understorey communities can dominate forest plant diversity and strongly affect forest
ecosystem structure and function. Understoreys often respond sensitively but inconsistently …

Aims Vegetation‐plot records provide information on the presence and cover or abundance
of plants co‐occurring in the same community. Vegetation‐plot data are spread across …

Motivation Assessing biodiversity status and trends in plant communities is critical for
understanding, quantifying and predicting the effects of global change on ecosystems …

Climate and forest structure are considered major drivers of forest demography and
productivity. However, recent evidence suggests that the relationships between climate and …

A central challenge of today's ecological research is predicting how ecosystems will develop
under future global change. Accurate predictions are complicated by (a) simultaneous …

Aim The microclimate and light conditions on the forest floor are strongly modified by tree
canopies. Therefore, we need to better consider the micro‐environment when quantifying …

Plant community composition and functional traits respond to chronic drivers such as climate
change and nitrogen (N) deposition. In contrast, pulse disturbances from ecosystem …