Since the 1950s, the tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ) has progressively invaded forests in southern Switzerland and is becoming a growing concern also north of the Alps. Recent studies have increased the understanding of the species’ ecology, but its role in long-term stand dynamics remains uncertain. Therefore, we simulated the long-term dynamics of unmanaged and managed forest stands in southern and northern Switzerlan...

Climate change severely affects mountain forests and their ecosystem services, e.g., by altering disturbance regimes. Increasing timber harvest (INC) via a close-to-nature forestry may offer a mitigation strategy to reduce disturbance predisposition. However, little is known about the efficiency of this strategy at the scale of forest enterprises and potential trade-offs with biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES). We appli...