Structural complexity across a continuum of woodland establishment methods from planting to natural colonisation

Samuel  Hughes; Thiago Silva; Laura Braunholtz; Kevin Watts; Matt Guy; Kirsty Park; Vanessa  Burton; Marc Metzger; Julia Koricheva; Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123490

Structural complexity across a continuum of woodland establishment methods from planting to natural colonisation

Samuel Hughes
, Thiago Silva
, Laura Braunholtz
, Kevin Watts
, Matt Guy
, Kirsty Park
, Vanessa Burton
, Marc Metzger
, Julia Koricheva
, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor

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Original language	English
Article number	123490
Journal	Forest Ecology and Management
Volume	605
Early online date	9 Jan 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123490
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 9 Jan 2026

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Hughes, S., Silva, T., Braunholtz, L., Watts, K., Guy, M., Park, K., Burton, V., Metzger, M., Koricheva, J., & Fuentes-Montemayor, E. (2026). Structural complexity across a continuum of woodland establishment methods from planting to natural colonisation. Forest Ecology and Management, 605, Article 123490. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123490

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