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Understanding animal-habitat relationships is central to the development of strategies for wildlife management and conservation. The availability of h...

Ecosystem services (ES) from mountain forests are highly relevant for human societies. ES with a direct economic support function (e.g. timber product...

Disturbances and resource availability are key factors affecting plant diversity in managed forests. As disturbance regimes vary among silvicultural s...

The pristine part of Białowieża Primeval Forest (protected as Białowieża National Park, 47.5 km²) is dominated by stands of deciduous trees (mainly oa...

Woodfuel extraction from established woods and forests is promoted in Western Europe as a renewable energy source. Woodfuel management is mainly carri...

Single species forest systems often suffer from low resistance and resilience to perturbations. Consequently, fostering tree species diversity is disc...

Modern silvicultural methods employ various styles of selective harvesting in addition to traditional clear-cutting. This can create a mosaic of patch...

Ecological restoration often involves returning ecosystem structure to some predisturbance reference state, but ecosystem function must also recover i...

Forest clearance is a pervasive disturbance worldwide, but many of its impacts are regarded as transient, diminishing in intensity as forest recovers....

Contemporary forest management strives to satisfy contrasting demands on forest ecosystems by promoting multiple ecosystem services. These services ar...