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Mary Petritan, Any, and Mirela Beloiu Schwenke. "Forest Functioning under Climate Warming and Future Perspectives on Forest Disturbances." Forests 14, no. 12 (2023): 2302. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14122302.

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The Special Issue “Impact of climate warming and disturbances on forest ecosystems” underscores the critical importance of understanding how forests respond to these environmental challenges and the legacy of past management practices. Forest ecosystems are facing significant challenges due to ongoing climate change, characterized by rising temperatures and increased frequency of extreme events. The rapid pace of climate change is altering disturbance patterns and the adaptability of forests, which have a direct impact on ecosystem services that contribute to human well-being. This Special Iss

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Aerts, Raf, and Olivier Honnay. "Forest restoration, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning." BMC Ecology 11, no. 1 (2011): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-11-29.

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Morris, Rebecca J. "Anthropogenic impacts on tropical forest biodiversity: a network structure and ecosystem functioning perspective." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 365, no. 1558 (2010): 3709–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0273.

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Huge areas of diverse tropical forest are lost or degraded every year with dramatic consequences for biodiversity. Deforestation and fragmentation, over-exploitation, invasive species and climate change are the main drivers of tropical forest biodiversity loss. Most studies investigating these threats have focused on changes in species richness or species diversity. However, if we are to understand the absolute and long-term effects of anthropogenic impacts on tropical forests, we should also consider the interactions between species, how those species are organized in networks, and the functi

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Poorter, Lourens, Dylan Craven, Catarina C. Jakovac, et al. "Multidimensional tropical forest recovery." Science 374, no. 6573 (2021): 1370–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abh3629.

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Resilient secondary tropical forests? Although deforestation is rampant across the tropics, forest has a strong capacity to regrow on abandoned lands. These “secondary” forests may increasingly play important roles in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and landscape restoration. Poorter et al . analyzed the patterns of recovery in forest attributes (related to soil, plant functioning, structure, and diversity) in 77 secondary forest sites in the Americas and West Africa. They found that different attributes recovered at different rates, with soil recovering in less than a de

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Humphreys, David. "Life Protective or Carcinogenic Challenge? Global Forests Governance under Advanced Capitalism." Global Environmental Politics 3, no. 2 (2003): 40–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/152638003322068209.

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John McMurtry and David Korten argue that by systemically depleting its social and environmental hosts, global capitalism has reached a carcinogenic stage. While there are life-protective forces in global governance, many are rendered ineffective by the routine functioning of global capitalism. The article applies this analysis to forests at two levels: the global forests regime (that is, public international law that seeks to govern forest use); and the broader structures and processes of global governance that affect forest use. The set of interactions between the two constitutes global fore

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Hai, Nguyen Hong, Nguyen Thanh Tan, Tran Quang Bao, et al. "Changes in Community Composition of Tropical Evergreen Forests during Succession in Ta Dung National Park, Central Highlands of Vietnam." Forests 11, no. 12 (2020): 1358. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11121358.

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Degradation of tropical forests is a major driver of the global extinction crisis. A key question is understanding the role of evolution history during forest succession in the context of forest restoration for maintaining ecosystem function and stability. This study was conducted in a fragmented forest landscape in the central highlands of Vietnam. We sampled living trees with diameters at breast height of ≥6.0 cm in nineteen 0.25 ha plots to evaluate forest community structure changes over two early successional stages (<10 years and 10–20 years old) after abandonment and old-growth. We u

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Le Roux, Renan, Fabien Wagner, Lilian Blanc, et al. "How wildfires increase sensitivity of Amazon forests to droughts." Environmental Research Letters 17, no. 4 (2022): 044031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5b3d.

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Abstract The phenology of tropical forests is tightly related to climate conditions. In the Amazon, the seasonal greening of forests is conditioned by solar radiation and rainfall. Yet, increasing anthropogenic pressures (e.g. logging and wildfires), raise concerns about the impacts of forest degradation on the functioning of forest ecosystems, especially in a climate change context. In this study, we relied on remote sensing data to assess the contribution of solar radiation and precipitation to forest greening in mature and fire degraded forests, with a focus on the 2015 drought event. Our r

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Camba Sans, Gonzalo Hernán, Santiago Ramón Verón, and José María Paruelo. "Forest strips increase connectivity and modify forests’ functioning in a deforestation hotspot." Journal of Environmental Management 290 (July 2021): 112606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112606.

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Boot, R. G. A. "Extraction of non-timber forest products from tropical rain forests. Does diversity come at a price?" Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science 45, no. 4 (1997): 439–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.18174/njas.v45i4.504.

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Tropical rain forests are rich in plant and animal species. The sustainable extraction of non-timber forest products has been advocated as a strategy to best conserve this diversity. However, the development and implementation of such exploitation systems, which aim to reconcile conservation and economic development, are still hampered by the lack of information on the biological sustainability of these systems, the impact of these exploitation systems on the biological diversity and the insufficient knowledge of the role of forest products in the household economy of forest dependent people a

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Yanitskyi, Volodymyr. "Impact of climate change on forest ecosystems in Western Polissia." Ecological Safety and Balanced Use of Resources 15, no. 1 (2024): 100–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.69628/esbur/1.2024.100.

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Climate change is affecting forest ecosystems, leading to changes in the distribution of tree species, ecological relationships, and the functioning of forest plant communities. The study aimed to analyse the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems in the Western Polissia of Ukraine. To achieve this goal, in 2005-2023, the State Enterprise “Gorodetske” Research Farm studied the current state of the forest ecosystem, analysed the impact of climate change on it, and conducted detailed forest pathology reconnaissance surveys of the stands. Biodiversity indices were also determined, and the

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Zhigaleva, Yaroslava, and Mariya Tikhonova. "The role of urban forests in the ecosystem of the metropolis." АгроЭкоИнфо 5, no. 59 (2023): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.51419/202135524.

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The article discusses the ecological functions of urban forests that affect the functioning of the metropolis and the condition of citizens, as well as the problems characteristic of these ecosystems and possible ways to solve them. Keywords: FOREST ECOSYSTEM, URBAN FORESTS, RECREATIONAL LOAD

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Chernykh, V. V. "The forest department as a state-legal institution of the Russian Empire: formation and development." Siberian Law Herald 4 (2021): 41–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.26516/2071-8136.2021.4.41.

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The article highlights the formation and improvement of Russian forest management during the XVIII–XIX centuries. The birth, functioning and main stages of the state legal institute of the Russian Empire-the Forest Department. The contribution of the leaders of the empire to the improvement of forest legislation, the development and improvement of forest state policy is noted, the activities for the conservation, protection and restoration of forests of the Russian Empire are considered. The main legislative initiatives and changes in the forest industry, improvement in the management structur

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Kõlli, Raimo, Karin Kauer, and Tõnu Tõnutare. "Topsoil acidity of forested mineral lands in Estonia." BALTIC FORESTRY 25, no. 2 (2019): 213–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.46490/vol25iss2pp213.

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Abstract. The active acidity (pH) of forested mineral lands’ topsoil, its relationships with alternative soil acidity characteristics and the influence of soil acidity on forest soils’ profile fabric and functioning are analysed in the pedo-ecological conditions of northeastern Europe. The active acidity of the forest floor (O-horizon) was taken as the baseline for this analysis. The acidity of the forest floor was studied in accordance with the underlying soil horizons, which are humus and/or raw-humus horizons in the more fertile soils, whereas in less fertile soils, they are podzolized hori

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Wang, Yixuan, Gang Dong, Luping Qu, Zhitao Wu, Fangyuan Zhao, and Changliang Shao. "Ecosystem Functioning of the Loess Plateau in China from Vegetation Restoration Relied Largely on Climate." Forests 14, no. 1 (2022): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14010027.

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Climate change and anthropogenic replantation are supposed to greatly change vegetation coverage and ecosystem stability and functions, e.g., net primary productivity (NPP), evapotranspiration (ET) and water use efficiency (WUE). Our study compared WUE of nature- and human-induced forest cover increase on the Loess Plateau since 2000 using satellite-derived Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF), NPP, ET. This study also applied over 30 years of model-based NPP and meteorological observations to compare the stability and changes brought up by the Grain for Green Project. The result showed that the

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Barbosa Pimentel, Edyrlli Naele, Lucas Botelho Jerônimo, Manoel Tavares de Paula, María Vanessa Lencinas, Guillermo Martínez Pastur, and Gerardo Rubio. "Relationship Between Forest Structure and Soil Characteristics with Flooded and Non-Flooded Rainforests of Northern Amazonia (Brazil)." Forests 16, no. 5 (2025): 793. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16050793.

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Environmental variability modifies forest structure through interactions among soil properties, topography, and climate. These factors influence the occurrence of contrasting forest types in northern Amazonia (Brazil), such as forests in highlands (Terra Firme) and forests under regular flooding (Várzea). Flooding regimes influence soil formation and modify soil geochemistry, nutrient distribution, and organic matter accumulation, shaping forest structure and composition. The objective was to determine the relationships between structure and soil characteristics in non-flooded and flooded trop

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Mexudhan, Jiwan Lal, and Lalji Singh. "Assessing Carbon Stocks and Ecosystem Functioning in Char (Buchanania lanzan) Forests of Central India." International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 14, no. 10 (2024): 649–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i104514.

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The present study assessment of plant community structure, carbon stock and CO2 sequestration of char (Buchanania lanzan) dominant forest sites in Central India during 2020-22. The forest vegetation was analysed using 20 quadrats (each 10 x 10 m in size for tree layers, 5 x 5 m in size for sapling layers and 1 x 1 m size for seedling layers) within the representative one-hectare plot on each site. The biomass, carbon stock, and carbon dioxide sequestration from three district (Mahasamund, Gariaband, and Kabirdham) char dominated forest sites of dry deciduous forests in Central India were estim

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Hall, J. Peter, L. W. Carlson, and D. E. Dube. "A Forestry Canada Approach to Environmental Forestry." Forestry Chronicle 66, no. 2 (1990): 138–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc66138-2.

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The continued use and development of the forest environment requires that it be treated in a manner that ensures sustainable development. The forest ecosystem available for commercial exploitation has been shown to be finite and human intervention on a large scale is needed to replace, renew and rehabilitate these forests. An environmental forestry research program must have as its goal a sustainable forest. To attain this, research must be conducted on the forest ecosystem, on monitoring and characterizing the forest, on protecting the forest and on renewing the forest. This constitutes the F

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Snarski, Sławomir Jerzy. "Supervision of the district governor over forest management in forests not owned by the State Treasury in Poland." Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum 21, no. 2 (2022): 231–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31648/aspal.7149.

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Motives: Due to the gradual increase in the area of privately owned forests in Poland, the system of supervision of forest management requires strengthening. Aim: The purpose of this paper is to present selected problems related to the functioning of the forest management supervision system in forests not owned by the State Treasury in Poland. Results: The significant fragmentation of privately owned forest plots and their dispersion require incentives from the state administration to create entities associating their owners and fuse forest land into larger complexes. The measures taken could

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Hector, Andy, Christopher Philipson, Philippe Saner, et al. "The Sabah Biodiversity Experiment: a long-term test of the role of tree diversity in restoring tropical forest structure and functioning." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366, no. 1582 (2011): 3303–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0094.

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Relatively, little is known about the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in forests, especially in the tropics. We describe the Sabah Biodiversity Experiment: a large-scale, long-term field study on the island of Borneo. The project aims at understanding the relationship between tree species diversity and the functioning of lowland dipterocarp rainforest during restoration following selective logging. The experiment is planned to run for several decades (from seed to adult tree), so here we focus on introducing the project and its experimental design and on assessing i

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Buchmann, Nina, Thomas Baur, Susanne Burri, et al. "Forest ecosystem functioning in a changing climate: Fluxes, drivers, feedbacks at multiple scales." ARPHA Conference Abstracts 8 (May 28, 2025): e152042. https://doi.org/10.3897/aca.8.e152042.

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Biogeochemical processes within and across ecosystems are core to understand the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, i.e., forests and agroecosystems, in particular under changing environmental conditions. Measurements are necessary at multiple scales, e.g., for forests at soil, forest floor, tree, canopy, and forest ecosystem scales, using methodology from many different disciplines. Data should be available in high temporal resolution, preferentially for long time periods, to quantify and understand short-term responses to environmental drivers and management, but also to detect and ident

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Shen, Chunyu, Nannan Shi, Shenglei Fu, Wanhui Ye, Lei Ma, and Dongsheng Guan. "Decline in Aboveground Biomass Due to Fragmentation in Subtropical Forests of China." Forests 12, no. 5 (2021): 617. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12050617.

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Fragmentation has long been considered the primary cause for ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss worldwide. Forest fragmentation affects ecosystem functioning and biodiversity in multiple ways. Here, we ask how forest fragmentation influences aboveground biomass storage (AGB) in sub-tropical forests in China. We established 207 20 m × 20 m plots within 69 forest fragments of varying size. Forest fragmentation process simulation was carried out via repeated quadrat sampling using different sized quadrats in two non-fragmented stands. AGB was estimated and compared across forest fragment

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Edyta, Sierka. "Ekspansja Carex Brizoides L. jako efekt antropogenicznych przemian lasów Wyżyny Śląskiej." Środowisko i Rozwój 7, no. 1 (2021): 51–58. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5115569.

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The paper presents results of the part of investigation, that was conducted in the forest of the Silesian Upland in the 1997-2000 years. The aim of this investigation takes notice to reasons and effects the expansion of Carex brizoides to forest communities e.g. oak-hornbeam forests. Anthropogenic transformations of forest communities have raised as a result of forest management (tree cutive), land improvements (drainage of the area), the maining industry and emission of pollution were conducive to spreading of Carex brizoides in forests. When Carex brizoides appears in forest communities, it

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Klymenko, Mykola, Oleksandr Tkachuk, and Snizhana Pankova. "ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF FUNCTIONING OF PROTECTIVE FOREST LANDS IN THE CONDITIONS OF FOREST STEPPE OF THE RIGHT BANK." Agriculture and Forestry, no. 1 (March 27, 2021): 179–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.37128/2707-5826-2021-1-14.

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The positive agroecological impact of field-protective forest plantations on the state of agricultural land is noted, which is manifested in the cessation of the development of water and wind erosion, the accumulation of moisture in the soil, the creation of a favorable microclimate in crops, an increase in the general biodiversity, which leads to an increase in the yield of field cult by 20%, the productivity of pastures - up to 25%, dairy production - up to 12%. However, in recent years, the functional properties of field-protective afforestation have sharply decreased due to an unbalanced r

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Krasnoshchekov, Yu N., M. D. Evdokimenko, Yu S. Cherednikova, and M. V. Boloneva. "Post-fire functioning of Eastern Cisbaikalian forest ecosystems." Contemporary Problems of Ecology 3, no. 2 (2010): 161–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/s1995425510020049.

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Vdovenko, Serhii. "FUNCTIONING OF FIELD PROTECTIVE FOREST BELTS IN UKRAINE." Agriculture and Forestry, no. 1 (36) (April 29, 2025): 5–15. https://doi.org/10.37128/2707-5826-2025-1-1.

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Global indicators of the last century confirm the trend of increasing air temperature by 0.74°C and this is one of the reasons of climate change.The consequences of rising temperatures are droughts, a shortened frost period, and a sharp increase in extreme climatic events. Research of the scientists confirms that an increase in the average annual air temperature by 1°C can cause a shift to the north of the latitudinal boundaries of the climatic zones within Ukraine by 160 km. Statistical data for 2018 have confirmed the trend of rapid acceleration of global warming. During 2011-2022, the avera

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Mukhortova, L. V., O. V. Sergeeva, L. V. Krivobokov, and Ya S. Osipenko. "Structure of forest litter in larch forests of Middle and Southern Siberia." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 937, no. 3 (2021): 032112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/937/3/032112.

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Abstract Forest litter plays a significant role in the functioning of forest ecosystems. As a product of forest and soil interaction, forest litter participates actively in the processes of soil formation and plant nutrition. We measured the total stock and analyzed difference in structure of forest litter formed in permafrost larch forests growing in the different climatic zones: in northern taiga of Central Siberia and in the mountain taiga of the Eastern Baikal region. The forest-forming species in both regions is Gmelin larch (Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr.), but climatic conditions and soil

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Diniz, Écio Souza, Eladio Rodríguez-Penedo, Roger Grau-Andrés, Jordi Vayreda, and Marcos Fernández-Martínez. "Optimal set of leaf and aboveground tree elements for predicting forest functioning." Biogeosciences 22, no. 8 (2025): 2115–32. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2115-2025.

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Abstract. The role played by environmental factors in the functioning of forest ecosystems is relatively well known. However, the potential of the elemental composition of trees (i.e., elementomes) as a predictor of forest functioning remains elusive. We assessed the predictive power of elemental composition from different perspectives: testing whether aboveground element stocks or concentrations explain forest production and productivity (i.e., production per unit of standing biomass) better than leaf elements or environmental factors, and identifying the optimal set (combination and quantity

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STOHR, WHITNEY G. "BELOWGROUND ECOSYSTEMS: THE FOUNDATION FOR FOREST HEALTH, RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 15, no. 04 (2013): 1350019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1464333213500191.

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Forests cover approximately one-third of the global landscape and provide many ecosystem services. Both aboveground and belowground ecosystems together comprise a complete forest. Despite the fact that belowground ecosystems play an essential role in forest functioning, belowground systems are far less well studied and understood. Increasing knowledge of belowground ecosystems provides a more complete understanding of forest environments and advances ecosystem restoration efforts. There are many ways to redirect focus belowground; this paper proposes three examples: first, increase focus withi

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van, Toor Mariëlle L., M. Teague O'Mara, Michael Abedi-Lartey, Martin Wikelski, Jakob Fahr, and Dina K. N. Dechmann. "Linking colony size with quantitative estimates of ecosystem services of African fruit bats." Current Biology 29, no. 7 (2019): R237—R238. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13505933.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Animal-mediated seed dispersal is a pivotal component of functioning forest ecosystems all over the globe. Animals that disperse seeds away from their parental plants increase the seeds? chances of survival by releasing them from competition and specialised predators and so contribute to maintain the biodiversity of forests. Furthermore, seeds dispersed into deforested areas provide the opportunity for reforestation. Forest regeneration especially depends on animals that cover large distances easily and cross forest gaps, in particular large-b

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van, Toor Mariëlle L., M. Teague O'Mara, Michael Abedi-Lartey, Martin Wikelski, Jakob Fahr, and Dina K. N. Dechmann. "Linking colony size with quantitative estimates of ecosystem services of African fruit bats." Current Biology 29, no. 7 (2019): R237—R238. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13505933.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Animal-mediated seed dispersal is a pivotal component of functioning forest ecosystems all over the globe. Animals that disperse seeds away from their parental plants increase the seeds? chances of survival by releasing them from competition and specialised predators and so contribute to maintain the biodiversity of forests. Furthermore, seeds dispersed into deforested areas provide the opportunity for reforestation. Forest regeneration especially depends on animals that cover large distances easily and cross forest gaps, in particular large-b

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van, Toor Mariëlle L., M. Teague O'Mara, Michael Abedi-Lartey, Martin Wikelski, Jakob Fahr, and Dina K. N. Dechmann. "Linking colony size with quantitative estimates of ecosystem services of African fruit bats." Current Biology 29, no. 7 (2019): R237—R238. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13505933.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Animal-mediated seed dispersal is a pivotal component of functioning forest ecosystems all over the globe. Animals that disperse seeds away from their parental plants increase the seeds? chances of survival by releasing them from competition and specialised predators and so contribute to maintain the biodiversity of forests. Furthermore, seeds dispersed into deforested areas provide the opportunity for reforestation. Forest regeneration especially depends on animals that cover large distances easily and cross forest gaps, in particular large-b

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van, Toor Mariëlle L., M. Teague O'Mara, Michael Abedi-Lartey, Martin Wikelski, Jakob Fahr, and Dina K. N. Dechmann. "Linking colony size with quantitative estimates of ecosystem services of African fruit bats." Current Biology 29, no. 7 (2019): R237—R238. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13505933.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Animal-mediated seed dispersal is a pivotal component of functioning forest ecosystems all over the globe. Animals that disperse seeds away from their parental plants increase the seeds? chances of survival by releasing them from competition and specialised predators and so contribute to maintain the biodiversity of forests. Furthermore, seeds dispersed into deforested areas provide the opportunity for reforestation. Forest regeneration especially depends on animals that cover large distances easily and cross forest gaps, in particular large-b

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Fischer, Rico. "The Long-Term Consequences of Forest Fires on the Carbon Fluxes of a Tropical Forest in Africa." Applied Sciences 11, no. 10 (2021): 4696. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11104696.

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Tropical forests are an important component of the global carbon cycle, as they store large amounts of carbon. In some tropical regions, the forests are increasingly influenced by disturbances such as fires, which lead to structural changes but also alter species composition, forest succession, and carbon balance. However, the long-term consequences on forest functioning are difficult to assess. The majority of all global forest fires are found in Africa. In this study, a forest model was extended by a fire model to investigate the long-term effects of forest fires on biomass, carbon fluxes, a

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Damptey, Frederick Gyasi, Klaus Birkhofer, Imma Oliveras Menor, and Enrique G. de la Riva. "The Functional Structure of Tropical Plant Communities and Soil Properties Enhance Ecosystem Functioning and Multifunctionality in Different Ecosystems in Ghana." Forests 13, no. 2 (2022): 297. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13020297.

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Plant functional traits are useful in tracking changes in the environment, and play an important role in determining ecosystem functioning. The relationship between plant functional traits and ecosystem functioning remains unclear, although there is growing evidence on this relationship. In this study, we tested whether the functional structure of vegetation has significant effects on the provision of ecosystem services. We analysed plant trait composition (specific leaf area, leaf carbon and nitrogen ratio, isotopic carbon fraction, stem dry matter content, seed mass and plant height), soil p

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Yang, Junbo, Jingzhong Lu, Yinghui Yang, et al. "Earthworms neutralize the influence of components of particulate pollutants on soil extracellular enzymatic functions in subtropical forests." PeerJ 11 (August 3, 2023): e15720. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15720.

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Human activities are increasing the input of atmospheric particulate pollutants to forests. The components of particulate pollutants include inorganic anions, base cations and hydrocarbons. Continuous input of particulate pollutants may affect soil functioning in forests, but their effects may be modified by soil fauna. However, studies investigating how soil fauna affects the effects of particulate pollutants on soil functioning are lacking. Here, we investigated how earthworms and the particulate components interact in affecting soil enzymatic functions in a deciduous (Quercus variabilis) an

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Koblanova, Saule, Saule Mukhtubayeva, Almagul Kakimzhanova, Aidyn Orazov, Damira Dyussembekova, and Gulmira Abileva. "Diversity of Birch and Alder Forests in the Kostanay Region of Kazakhstan." Forests 15, no. 10 (2024): 1680. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f15101680.

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This study delves into the phytocenotic structure and biodiversity of forest ecosystems dominated by species of the family Betulaceae (Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, and Alnus glutinosa) in the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan. The research is a significant step toward understanding the influence of environmental factors, particularly hydrological regimes and soil conditions, on the formation and functioning of these forest communities. Field studies were conducted across multiple plots, where detailed geobotanical descriptions and analyses of species diversity were performed. The results unde

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Abril, Adriana B., and Enrique H. Bucher. "Variation in soil biological characteristics on an elevational gradient in the montane forest of north-west Argentina." Journal of Tropical Ecology 24, no. 4 (2008): 457–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467408005154.

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Montane tropical and subtropical rain forests are complex ecosystems, characterized by marked rainfall and temperature gradients with altitude, which in turn control the vegetation altitudinal zones (Hueck 1978). Montane forests are often referred to as cloud forests in recognition of the important influence of a dense and frequent cloud cover that conditions forest structure and functioning (Bautista-Cruz & del Castillo 2005, Holder 2004).

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Li, Zhiqiang, Can Mao, Qinxiang Wu, et al. "Temporal Variations in Aboveground Biomass, Nutrient Content, and Ecological Stoichiometry in Young and Middle-Aged Stands of Chinese Fir Forests." Plants 13, no. 13 (2024): 1877. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants13131877.

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Understanding the ecological dynamics of forest ecosystems, particularly the influence of forest age structure on soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) content, is crucial for effective forest management and conservation. This study aimed to investigate the nutrient storage and ecological stoichiometry across different-aged stands of Chinese fir forests. Soil samples were collected from various depths (0–15 cm, 15–30 cm, and 30–45 cm) across four age groups of Chinese fir forests (8-year-old, 12-year-old, 20-year-old, and 25-year-old) in the Forest Farm, Pingjiang County, China. So

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Deckmyn, G., A. Meyer, M. M. Smits, et al. "Simulating ectomycorrhizal fungi and their role in carbon and nitrogen cycling in forest ecosystems." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44, no. 6 (2014): 535–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2013-0496.

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Although ectomycorrhizal fungi play an important role in forest ecosystem functioning, they are usually not included in forest growth or ecosystem models. Simulation is hampered by two main issues: a lack of understanding of the ecological functioning of the ectomycorrhizal fungi and a lack of adequate basic data for parameterization and validation. Concerning these issues, much progress has been made during the past few years, but this information has not found its way into the forest and soil models. In this paper, state-of-the-art insight into ectomycorrhizal functioning and basic values ar

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Klimo, Emil, Jiří Kulhavý, Alois Prax, Ladislav Menšík, Pavel Hadaš, and Oldřich Mauer. "Functioning of South Moravian Floodplain Forests (Czech Republic) in Forest Environment Subject to Natural and Anthropogenic Change." International Journal of Forestry Research 2013 (2013): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/248749.

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South Moravian floodplain forests at the confluence of the Morava and Dyje Rivers, which are related to the floodplain forests of Austria and Slovakia to a considerable degree, have been strongly affected by changes in forest environment caused by natural and anthropogenic impacts. The dominant change factors encompassed changes in the 12–14th centuries resulting in the formation of a flooded alluvium and a significant transition of hardwood floodplain to softwood floodplain. Their further development was affected particularly by forestry activities, and they saw a gradual transformation into

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Dankevych, S. "Functioning of the financial and economic mechanism of balanced forest land use." Agroecological journal, no. 4 (October 28, 2021): 20–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.33730/2077-4893.4.2021.252952.

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Scientific and theoretical preconditions for the functioning of the financial and economic mechanism of sustainable use of forest lands were studied through the analysis of ecological and economic aspects of individual factors in accordance with the expected state of forest ecosystems due to forest land use. The study is based on the reports of the State Agency of Forest Resources of Ukraine for 2016–2020, official data of the Forest Stewardship Council®. The influence of reforestation on the level of forest certification in Ukraine is studied; the correlation dependence of capital investments

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Melnyk, Yevhen, and Vladimir Voron. "Tendencies of Fire Development in the Forests of Ukraine." Environmental Sciences Proceedings 3, no. 1 (2020): 106. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/iecf2020-08064.

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Preservation and increase of forest area are necessary conditions for the biosphere functioning. Forest ecosystems in most parts of the world are affected by fires. According to the latest data, the forest fire situation has become complicated in Ukraine, and this issue requires ongoing investigation. The aim of the study was to analyse the dynamics of wildfires in Ukrainian forests over recent decades and to assess the complex indicator of wildfire occurrence in various forest management zones and administrative regions. The average annual complex indicator of fire occurrence, in terms of wil

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Snarski, Sławomir. "ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE FORESTS NATIONAL FOREST HOLDING." Journal of Modern Science 44, no. 1 (2020): 195–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.13166/jms/125594.

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Zellweger, Florian, Pieter De Frenne, Jonathan Lenoir, et al. "Forest microclimate dynamics drive plant responses to warming." Science 368, no. 6492 (2020): 772–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aba6880.

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Climate warming is causing a shift in biological communities in favor of warm-affinity species (i.e., thermophilization). Species responses often lag behind climate warming, but the reasons for such lags remain largely unknown. Here, we analyzed multidecadal understory microclimate dynamics in European forests and show that thermophilization and the climatic lag in forest plant communities are primarily controlled by microclimate. Increasing tree canopy cover reduces warming rates inside forests, but loss of canopy cover leads to increased local heat that exacerbates the disequilibrium between

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Geraskina, A. P., D. N. Tebenkova, D. V. Ershov, E. V. Ruchinskaya, N. V. Sibirtseva, and N. V. Lukina. "WILDFIRES AS A FACTOR OF THE LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY AND FUNCTIONS OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS." FOREST SCIENCE ISSUES 4, no. 2 (2021): 1–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.31509/2658-607x-202142-11.

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Due to ever-increasing anthropogenic impact and global climate change, wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense all over the world. The wildfire factor is turning into an acute problem for forested countries that requires prompt solutions as the areas of forest ecosystems are reducing catastrophically, which results in an irreparable loss of biodiversity that provides all ecosystem functions and forest services. Many biologists consider wildfires a factor destructive to biota that results in permanent loss of some species and groups of living organisms; even if it is possible for them

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David, Teresa Soares, Clara Assunção Pinto, Nadezhda Nadezhdina, and Jorge Soares David. "Water and forests in the Mediterranean hot climate zone: a review based on a hydraulic interpretation of tree functioning." Forest Systems 25, no. 2 (2016): eR02. http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/fs/2016252-08899.

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Aim of the study: Water scarcity is the main limitation to forest growth and tree survival in the Mediterranean hot climate zone. This paper reviews literature on the relations between water and forests in the region, and their implications on forest and water resources management. The analysis is based on a hydraulic interpretation of tree functioning.Area of the study: The review covers research carried out in the Mediterranean hot climate zone, put into perspective of wider/global research on the subject. The scales of analysis range from the tree to catchment levels.Material and Methods: F

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Długoński, Andrzej, Thilo Wellmann, Dagmar Haase, and Justyna Marchewka. "Urban forests of ageing societies. Example of Łódź and Warsaw (Central Poland)." Economics and Environment 92, no. 1 (2025): 1042. https://doi.org/10.34659/eis.2025.92.1.1042.

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The purpose of this work is to examine the opinions of respondents from Warsaw and Łódź forests, using the example of two forest complexes, Bielański Forest and Łagiewnicki Forest, which are the main places for active recreation. The work used a multi-mixed method that combines quantitative methods (analysis of demographic data) and qualitative methods (indicators of preferences of the elderly). Methods include a survey conducted among forest users via Google Forms and QR codes. Each respondent was assigned to a group based on age, gender, and socioeconomic status, which allowed for the detect

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Tkachuk, Oleksandr, Hanna Pantsyreva, Kateryna Mazur, et al. "Ecological problems of the functioning of field protective forest belts of Ukrainian Forest Steppe." Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology 26, no. 1 (2025): 149–61. https://doi.org/10.12912/27197050/195735.

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Chen, Xiaoyu, Meng Xiang, Lan Yao, et al. "Functional trait identity regulates productivity better than tree diversity and structural complexity in subtropical mixed-species forests." PLOS One 20, no. 5 (2025): e0324541. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324541.

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Subtropical forests play an important role in global carbon cycle and in mitigating climate change. Understanding the relationship between multiple diversity and ecosystem function is crucial for protecting and managing forests. Here we used forest inventory data from a 6-hectare sample plot in natural evergreen deciduous broad-leaf mixed forest systems for the years 2016 and 2021. We analyzed the effects of multiple aspects of diversity and topographic factors on forest productivity using multiple causal analyses. We found that Fagaceae was the primary contributor to productivity in the fores

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SAXE, HENRIK, DAVID S. ELLSWORTH, and JAMES HEATH. "Tree and forest functioning in an enriched CO2 atmosphere." New Phytologist 139, no. 3 (1998): 395–436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00221.x.

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