Biodiversity response to intensive biomass production from forest thinning in North American forests – A meta-analysis

Does Thinning Homogenous and Dense Regrowth Benefit Bats? Radio-Tracking, Ultrasonic Detection and Trapping

“…In addition to influencing tree growth, thinning affects the physical structure and composition of vegetation and modifies soil properties and microclimates (see [7] for a review). Given that biodiversity responses to thinning are complex, with changes being detrimental to some taxa and beneficial to others [7][8][9][10], it is essential to more fully explore the effects of this practice on a range of taxa.…”

Soil labile organic carbon and carbon-cycle enzyme activities under different thinning intensities in Chinese fir plantations

“…This technique may increase forest nutrient availability, productivity and biodiversity, and it is an important tool for manipulating species composition (Verschuyl et al, 2011). Tree removal and the subsequent opening of the forest canopy by thinning change the microclimatic characteristics of the soil and affect the quantity and quality of potential organic inputs and the leaching of dissolved organic matter, thereby modulating SOC (Barg and Edmonds, 1999;Wic Baena et al, 2013).…”

Soil microbial functional diversity and biomass as affected by different thinning intensities in a Chinese fir plantation

“…Thinning practices improve the remaining tree growth and stand regeneration by redistributing resources and improving nutrient availability (Tian et al, 2010). In addition, thinning enhances the ability of the forest to resist fire and insects by developing a structurally and compositionally complex stand (McGlone et al, 2009) and increases the wildlife diversity in thinned forest plantations (Cahall et al, 2013;Verschuyl et al, 2011). However, this silvicultural treatment may affect the forest soil, especially biotic factors, in direct or indirect ways.…”