Forest understories play a vital role in ecosystem functioning and the provision of services. However, extent to which environmental conditions drive dominant ecological strategies forest at continental scale remains understudied. Here, we used ~29 500 vegetation plots sampled across Europe classified into 25 types explore relative macroclimate, soil pH tree canopy cover driving abundance-weigh...

Blue gum eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) is a large tree native to Australia that was widely planted throughout California for reforestation, building and timber, but in some areas has spread beyond its planted borders and substantially altered wildlands. Due to its fast growth, large size and reproductive potential, blue gum’s impacts on native vegetation, wildlife and ecosystem processes are...

Fire is a dominant process in boreal forest landscapes and creates a spatial patch mosaic with different burn severities and age classes. Quantifying effects of vegetation and topography on burn severity provides a scientific basis on which forest fire management plans are developed to reduce catastrophic fires. However, the relative contribution of vegetation and topography to burn severity is...

Understanding how insular ecosystems recover or are restructured after the eradication of an invasive species is crucial in evaluating conservation success and prioritizing island conservation efforts. Globally, herbivores have been removed from 762 islands, most with limited active restoration actions following eradication. Few studies have documented the effects of invasive herbivore removal ...