Sustainable management of forest ecosystems requires the use of reliable and easy to
implement biodiversity and naturalness indicators. Tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) can …

Insects are declining, but the underlying drivers and differences in responses between
species are still largely unclear. Despite the importance of forests, insect trends therein have …

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 …

Standing deadwood is an important structural component of forest ecosystems. Its
occurrence and dynamics influence both carbon fluxes and the availability of habitats for …

Ecosystem functioning may directly or indirectly—via change in biodiversity—respond to
land use. Dung removal is an important ecosystem function central for the decomposition of …

Most European forests are used for timber production. Given the limited extent of
unmanaged (and especially primary) forests, it is essential to include commercial forests in …

Biodiversity loss is a significant problem at a global scale and may be amplified by climate
change. In recent years, coniferous forests have had substantial dieback across Europe due …

Forests mitigate climate change by storing carbon and reducing emissions via substitution
effects of wood products. Additionally, they provide many other important ecosystem …

The present study aims to analyze the set-aside effect on the current structure diversity of
mountain temperate forests from the Natura 2000 site Rarău-Giumalău. In the past 80 years …

Many critical problems are intensified in rural Nepal despite the policy advice and financial
support from international agencies to alleviate them. This study attempted to explain the …