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Same, but different: similar states of forest structure in temperate mountain regions of Europe despite different social-ecological forest disturbance regimes
ContextEcosystem services provided by mountain forests are critically linked to forest structure. Social-ecological disturbance regimes (i.e., the...
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Assessment of large-scale multiple forest disturbance susceptibilities with AutoML framework: an Izmir Regional Forest Directorate case
Disturbances such as forest fires, intense winds, and insect damage exert strong impacts on forest ecosystems by sha** their structure and growth...
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Intensities of human disturbance dictate the floral diversity in tropical forest: the case of a secondary forest in Benguet, Philippines
This study inventoried the floral diversity of a secondary forest in Tuba, Benguet, Philippines as affected by different intensities of human...
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Forest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations
Human activities have altered disturbance patterns in many parts of world, but there is no quantitative information on patterns and trends of forest...
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Disturbance and vegetational structure in an urban forest of Indian Siwaliks: an ecological assessment
Urban forests face multiple human-mediated pressures leading to compromised ecosystem structure and functioning. Therefore, understanding ecosystem...
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Optimizing functional zoning for Dalingshan Forest Park in China through microcosmic human disturbance evaluation
Human disturbance stands as a prominent factor influencing the ecological environment within natural protected areas. Presently, the issue of...
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Quantifying forest disturbance regimes within caribou (Rangifer tarandus) range in British Columbia
Habitat disturbance is a major driver of the decline of woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou ) in Canada. Different disturbance agents and...
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Sustained Three-Year Declines in Forest Soil Respiration are Proportional to Disturbance Severity
Soil respiration ( R s ) is the largest outward flux of carbon (C) from terrestrial ecosystems, accounting for more than half of total temperate forest...
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Shifting agriculture is the dominant driver of forest disturbance in threatened forest species’ ranges
Forest disturbance, including deforestation, is a major driver of global biodiversity decline. Identifying the underlying socioeconomic drivers can...
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Impacts of anthropogenic disturbance on forest vegetation cover, health, and diversity within Doma forest reserve, Nigeria
Forest encroachment is a common practice that has led to the destruction of canopy trees in the Guinea savanna part of Nigeria. This study...
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Human disturbance is the major driver of vegetation changes in the Caatinga dry forest region
Drastic changes in vegetation structure caused by exceeding ecological thresholds have fueled the interest in tropical forest responses to climate...
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Landscape configuration and storm characteristics drive spatial patterns of wind disturbance in boreal forest landscapes
ContextWind is an important disturbance in circumboreal forests, and its frequency and severity may change with climate change, highlighting the need...
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Resilient fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages across a Caatinga dry forest chronosequence submitted to chronic anthropogenic disturbance
AbstractInterest in forest regeneration has increased as secondary forests in regeneration process are cited as the forests of the future. However,...
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Assessing the Economic Resilience of Different Management Systems to Severe Forest Disturbance
Given the drastic changes in the environment, resilience is a key focus of ecosystem management. Yet, the quantification of the different dimensions...
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Respiratory Acclimation of Tropical Forest Roots in Response to In Situ Experimental Warming and Hurricane Disturbance
Climate projections predict higher temperatures and more frequent hurricanes in the tropics. Tropical plants subjected to these stresses may respond...
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Disturbance Level Mediates the Differential Resistance of Tropical Dry Forest Soil and Vegetation Attributes to High-Intensity Hurricanes
Hurricanes are extreme climatic events frequently affecting tropical regions such as the tropical dry forests (TDFs) in Mexico, where its...
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Spatio-temporal spectral trajectory pattern to continuous maps of forest disturbance and recovery: case of tropical forests of Vatovavy Fitovinany, Madagascar
The actual forest change detection requires veracity with detailed continuous information over large areas. This paper has an overall objective to...
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Combination of factors rather than single disturbance drives perturbation of the nitrogen cycle in a temperate forest
Nitrogen (N) is a critical element in many ecological and biogeochemical processes in forest ecosystems. Cycling of N is sensitive to changes in...
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Effects of forest roads and an assessment of their disturbance of the natural enviroment based on GIS spatial multi-criteria analysis: case study of the University Forest of Taxiarchis, Chalkidiki, Greece
The forest road network contributes to all aspects of the management and protection of natural ecosystems, such as fire protection and access to...
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Natural forest growth and human induced ecosystem disturbance influence water yield in forests
Together natural growth, afforestation and forest disturbance, such as felling, contribute to the dynamic nature of forests. Thus to enhance forest...
