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Forest management legacies affect demographics and population dynamics of spruce grouse in northern Maine Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Erik J. Blomberg; Joel Tebbenkamp; Stephen Dunham; Daniel Harrison
Conserving wildlife in managed forests requires knowledge of the interplay between species’ ecology and forestry practices. Spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) are obligate residents of North American conifer forests with a southern range terminus in the northern U.S. We studied survival and reproduction of spruce grouse from 2012 through 2018 in north-central Maine, USA, within a landscape managed
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Disentangling the role of competition, light interception, and functional traits in tree growth rate variation in South Asian tropical moist forests Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Mizanur Rahman; Masum Billah; Md Obydur Rahman; Debit Datta; Muhammad Ahsanuzzaman; Mahmuda Islam
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Region-wide assessment of fine-scale associations between invasive plants and forest regeneration Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Adrián Lázaro-Lobo; Rima D. Lucardi; Carlos Ramirez‐Reyes; Gary N. Ervin
Invasive plants are widely spread throughout the forests of the southern United States (US) and are expected to rapidly increase their distributional ranges over the next few decades. Multiple studies have shown that invasive plants pose great challenges to forest regeneration at local spatial scales; however, little is known about how those local-scale impacts of invasive plants may collectively influence
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Habitat choice of a secondary cavity user indicates higher avoidance of disturbed habitat during breeding than during food-hoarding Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Daniele Baroni; Giulia Masoero; Erkki Korpimäki; Chiara Morosinotto; Toni Laaksonen
Tree cavities are an essential requirement for reproduction and survival of secondary cavity nesters. Little is known, however, about how cavity distribution in space and time may limit their use during and outside of the breeding season. Using long-term (17 yr) data on the use of nest-boxes resembling tree cavities by individually marked Eurasian pygmy owls Glaucidium passerinum, we compared the habitat
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Growth–density relationship in mixed stands – Results from long-term experimental plots Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Eric Andreas Thurm; Hans Pretzsch
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Temporal nitrogen dynamics in intensively managed loblolly pine early stand development Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Gabriel W.D. Ferreira; Benjamin M. Rau; Doug P. Aubrey
Forest production is strongly dependent on nutrient uptake; however, sustainable management of intensively managed plantations requires an improved understanding of this relationship when fertilization occurs frequently across short rotations. Here, we studied temporal nitrogen (N) concentration ([N]) and content (Nc) dynamics under different silvicultural practices (herbicide, fertilization, and planting
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Neighborhood effects and environmental variables drive sapling growth in a young subtropical tree plantation Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Zhiqiang Shen; Yuanzhi Li; Zhiyi Chen; Bingwei Zhang; Yonglin Zhong; Nianxun Xi; Xianhui Zhu; Wei Lin; Qing He; Wenqi Luo; Songling Liu; Wei Wei; Hanlun Liu; Yun Jiang; Weitao Wang; Dongxia Chen; Junli Xiao; Hui Tang; Youshi Wang
We established a forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning experiment in southern China by planting 20,480 saplings of eight subtropical tree species in 320 plots in monocultures and mixtures of two, four and eight species to explore the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships and the underlying coexistence determinants. In this study, we aimed to report the growth of these planted
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Alternative afforestation options on sandy heathland result in minimal long-term changes in mineral soil layers Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Eleanor R. Tew; Elena I. Vanguelova; William J. Sutherland
Extensive afforestation is currently being widely promoted as a key nature-based solution for climate change mitigation. Fundamental to this strategy is the sequestration of carbon into long-term stable storage, either in wood products or the soil. However, the long-term effects of tree planting on soil carbon, or other soil properties, has rarely been examined. Importantly, afforestation can take
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The effect of water availability on growth strain in Eucalyptus grandis-urophylla trees Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Z. Naghizadeh; C.B. Wessels
The Eucalyptus genus is the most widely planted hardwood worldwide. It is, however, mostly used for low value products as a result of various wood quality problems. Splitting and distortion of wood due to growth stresses is arguably the most critical quality issue for this genus. In this research, the effect of water availability on the peripheral and internal longitudinal growth strain of 7-year-old
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Northern long-eared bats roosting in a managed forest in south-central Indiana Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Scott M. Bergeson; Kristi A. Confortin; Timothy C. Carter; Jocelyn R. Karsk; Scott Haulton; Holly Burnett
Forest management can have mixed impacts on tree-roosting bats. Several bat species have benefitted from increased roost availability generated by certain silvicultural methods. To further investigate the impacts of forest management on bats, we conducted a study on the federally threatened northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in managed forests within south-central Indiana, USA. During
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Clone-dependent browsing damage of poplar plantations and the repellent potential of Populus nigra × P. maximowiczii ʻMax-4’ Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Libor Mrnka; Tomáš Frantík; Eva Baldassarre Švecová; Christoph Stephan Schmidt; Miroslav Vosátka; Dominik Knot; Olga Šolcová; Vlastimil Hart
Browsing of poplar clones by wild ungulates is a widespread problem in short rotation coppice (SRC) plantations in Central Europe. We investigated the influence of poplar genotype on ungulate browsing intensity, identified the most browsing-resistant poplar clone and explored its repellent potential. Inspection of 11 poplar clones at 7 unfenced SRC plantations in the Czech Republic revealed the most
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The dynamics of conspecific tree and seedling neighbors on seedling survival in a subtropical forest Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Heming Liu; Daniel J. Johnson; Qingsong Yang; Mingjie Xu; Zunping Ma; Xiaofeng Fang; Yijing Shang; Xihua Wang
Negative intraspecific interactions could provide opportunities for heterospecific regeneration, thereby maintaining species coexistence in forest communities. Increasing conspecific tree and seedling neighbor densities often have negative correlations with seedling survival. If and how the strength of interactions change with seedling age remains a knowledge gap. In this study, we followed 2184 newly
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Differential growth responses in Pinus nigra, P. pinaster and P. sylvestris to the main patterns of climatic variability in the western Mediterranean Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Héctor Hernández-Alonso; Jaime Madrigal-González; Fernando Silla
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Mapping mangrove forests in the Red River Delta, Vietnam Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Chuqi Long; Zhijun Dai; Xiaoyan Zhou; Xuefei Mei; Cong Mai Van
Mangrove forests (MFs), which occur along tropical and subtropical coastal zone, are among the most productive and richest carbon-rich ecosystems in the world. However, MFs have experienced great losses worldwide due to the impacts of intensive human activities and relative sea level rise. Here, the recent dynamic changes in the MFs of the Red River Delta (RRD), the second largest delta in Vietnam
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Can coppicing planted saplings improve the growing position of mid-tolerant northern hardwood tree species in harvest gaps? Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 John L. Willis; Michael B. Walters; Evan J. Farinosi
Group harvesting is often used to regenerate mid-tolerant tree species. However, in managed northern hardwood forests of the Great Lakes region, regeneration failures are common among mid-tolerant species regardless of gap size. Coppicing advance regeneration has the potential to alter recruitment patterns within harvest gaps, as some mid-tolerant species have large dormant season carbohydrate reserves
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The reasons great ape populations are still abundant in logged concessions: Environmental drivers and the influence of management plans Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-14 Stephane Tchakoudeu Kehou; Kasso Daïnou; Paul Lagoute
Negative short-term impact of logging on great ape distribution has been investigated but very little information is available on the long-term impacts of selective logging and management plans on ape habitats at a broader scale. We carried out a habitat suitability analysis using the presence data of great apes to identify the spatial relationships between their locations, logging activities patterns
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Insights into the restoration and sustainable management of Emory oak: A southwestern cultural keystone species Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Sara Souther; Nanebah Lyndon; Dee Randall
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Soil amendment improves carbon sequestration by trees on severely damaged acid and metal impacted landscape, but total storage remains low Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Robyn H.M. Rumney; Michael D. Preston; Trevor Jones; Nathan Basiliko; John Gunn
Landscape carbon storage is a key component of climate change mitigation. Tree planting on degraded land has been identified as an effective carbon capture strategy, but it is unclear how various associated restoration treatments influence carbon sequestration. In this study, we measured carbon pools in jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) stands subject to different restoration treatments within severely
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Bird abundance is highly dynamic across succession in early seral tree plantations Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-09 Scott H. Harris; Matthew G. Betts
Tree plantations are integral for meeting society’s demand for wood products and are increasing in total area worldwide. It is therefore critical to understand how plantations affect native biodiversity. Our aim was to examine the degree to which plantations affect biodiversity by 1) quantifying songbird abundance across a gradient in forest stand age (stand initiation through canopy closure), 2) estimating
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Large differences in plant nitrogen supply in German and Swedish forests – Implications for management Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Peter Högberg; Nicole Wellbrock; Mona N. Högberg; Hilda Mikaelsson; Johan Stendahl
In European forests, plant N supply varies from regions where N deposition is negligible and a low natural N supply limits production to regions where high N deposition adds to a high natural N supply. Here, we ask if the differences in N supply are too large to make one system of management for wood production, continuous–cover forestry or rotational forestry, optimal across these conditions. We analyzed
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Bees in the trees: Diverse spring fauna in temperate forest edge canopies Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Katherine R. Urban-Mead; Paige Muñiz; Jessica Gillung; Anna Espinoza; Rachel Fordyce; Maria van Dyke; Scott H. McArt; Bryan N. Danforth
Temperate hardwood deciduous forest is the dominant landcover in the Northeastern US, yet its canopy is usually ignored as pollinator habitat due to the abundance of wind-pollinated trees. We describe the vertical stratification of spring bee communities in this habitat and explore associations with bee traits, canopy cover, and coarse woody debris. For three years, we sampled second-growth woodlots
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Microbial inoculants modulate growth traits, nutrients acquisition and bioactive compounds accumulation of Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Iljinskaja under degraded field condition Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Zhikang Wang; Ziheng Xu; Ziyun Chen; George A. Kowalchuk; Xiangxiang Fu; Eiko E. Kuramae
Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Iljinsk is an important medicinal plant for treating chronic diseases, but it is difficult to obtain high yields when growing on low-fertility soil. Inoculation with soil beneficial microorganism has suggested an effective means of stimulating plant growth and secondary metabolite production, but effect on plant performance when competing degraded field condition remains
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Forests of the future: Climate change impacts and implications for carbon storage in the Pacific Northwest, USA Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Michael J. Case; Brittany G. Johnson; Kristina J. Bartowitz; Tara W. Hudiburg
Rising greenhouse gases are changing the Earth’s climate and adversely affecting ecosystems that currently provide a suite of invaluable benefits, from cleaning water to sequestering carbon. Some of the world’s most productive forests grow in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, but our understanding of climate change effects on these forests and their carbon is still emerging. Here, we synthesize
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Beetlemania: Is the bark worse than the bite? Rocky Mountain subalpine forests recover differently after spruce beetle outbreaks and wildfires Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Zoe Schapira; Camille Stevens-Rumann; Donna Shorrock; Chad Hoffman; Amy Chambers
Due to the shifting global climate, the frequency and severity of disturbances are increasing, inevitably causing an increase in disturbances overlapping in time and space. Bark beetle epidemics and wildfires have historically shaped the disturbance regimes of Western North American forests. Their interactive effects on stand dynamics and recovery are inadequately studied in Picea engelmannii (Engelmann
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Recovering ecosystem functions through the management of regenerating community in agroforestry and plantations with Khaya spp. in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Felipe Martini Santos; Gilberto Terra; Daniel Piotto; Guilherme Montandon Chaer
Our aims were to describe the role of the selective management of regenerating community (RC) on the recovery of ecosystem functions in production areas of African mahoganies under mixed stands and agroforestry systems, established on abandoned farmland. A randomized block experiment was set up with the following treatments: (T1) mixed-plantation of African mahogany under conventional system (including
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Predicting the spread of Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) in the southeastern United States forestland: Mechanism and risk factors at the regional scale Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Shaoyang Yang; Zhaofei Fan; Xia Liu; Andrew W. Ezell
In this study, we analyzed the regional spread patterns of Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) and associated factors using the remeasured U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data. Each mapped FIA plot was classified into one of the four categories based on its invasion status during the two consecutive inventory cycles (2000–2009 and 2006–2015): a non-invaded plot in both cycles
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Effects of tree spacing and thinning on root reinforcement in mountain forests of the European Southern Alps Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Alessio Cislaghi; Edoardo Alterio; Paolo Fogliata; Andrea Rizzi; Emanuele Lingua; Giorgio Vacchiano; Gian Battista Bischetti; Tommaso Sitzia
Root reinforcement is a mechanism through which forests contribute to the prevention and mitigation of shallow instabilities in soils, one of the main hazards in mountain areas. This study aims to assess how spatial tree distribution and whether thinning operations affect root reinforcement in the most common forest types of the European Southern Alps. We measured size and position of the trees of
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Growth and genetic predisposition of induced acorn production in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L) within 15 years of planting Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 R.J. Olave; C.T. Kelleher; E.J. Meehan; M. Delêtre
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the growth, genetic predisposition and potential for early fructification of pedunculate oak trees (Quercus robur L.) using two different planting stocks: Root Production Method (RPM®) and Cell Grown (CG). The second objective was to investigate the effect of crown clearance on acorn production. This study was undertaken between 2001 and 2016 at an
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Bryophyte species composition at the stand scale (1 ha) – Differences between secondary stands half a century after clear-cutting and older semi-natural boreal forests Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Mats Dynesius; Jörgen Olsson; Joakim Hjältén; Therese Löfroth; Jean-Michel Roberge
A growing proportion of the boreal biome consists of managed even-aged secondary forest stands regenerated after clear-cutting. Many disturbance-intolerant species may not be able to recolonize or reach their original abundance in these stands before the next clear-cutting, potentially causing large-scale biodiversity losses. Boreal bryophytes (mosses and liverworts) include many species intolerant
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Stand age related dissimilarity in radial growth of a moisture-sensitive forest tree species is greater under a lower drought limitation Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Bo Wang; Tuo Chen; Guobao Xu; Caijuan Li; Guoju Wu; Guangxiu Liu
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Resprouting drives successional pathways and the resilience of Caatinga dry forest in human-modified landscapes Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Maria Fabíola Barros; Elâine M.S. Ribeiro; Renato Soares Vanderlei; Alexandre Souza de Paula; Ana Beatriz Silva; Rainer Wirth; Marcus V. Cianciaruso; Marcelo Tabarelli
Tropical forest regeneration has gained renewed interest in recent years as secondary forests have being considered biodiversity repositories and a key source for globally relevant ecosystem services as climate regulation and carbon sequestration and storage. Here, we address the regeneration of a Caatinga dry forest in the context of slash-and-burn agriculture and chronic anthropogenic disturbance
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The contrasting effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizations on the growth of Cunninghamia lanceolata depend on the season in subtropical China Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Wen-Sheng Bu; Fang-Chao Wang; Can-Can Zhang; Helge Bruelheide; Xiang-Min Fang; Hui-Min Wang; Fu-Sheng Chen
Phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) are the major limiting nutrients for plant growth in most ecosystems. However, it is unclear whether P fertilization exhibits higher effects on plant growth than N fertilization and whether the effects vary with season, since plant demands for N vs. P vary differently during different seasons. We seasonally measured N and P concentrations of fine roots, leaves, and soil
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Overstory and niche attributes drive understory biomass production in three types of subtropical plantations Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Liping Wei; Frédéric Gosselin; Xingquan Rao; Yongbiao Lin; Jun Wang; Shuguang Jian; Hai Ren
Understory vegetation plays a very important role in maintaining biodiversity, soil nutrient cycling and carbon stocks, yet biomass productivity at the understory layer has been largely overlooked in previous studies. Our study provides one of the most comprehensive tests of how niche attributes, soil fertility and canopy attributes shape understory biomass in a forest restoration context. We investigated
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Vegetation structure and temporality influence the dominance, diversity, and composition of forest acoustic communities Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Zezhou Hao; Cheng Wang; Zhenkai Sun; Dexian Zhao; Baoqiang Sun; Haijun Wang; Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch
Bioacoustic methods analyze sounds to monitor wildlife in forests, providing novel perspectives to understand the relationship between forest vegetation structure and wildlife species. Bioacoustic studies differ from traditional field surveys that are often more visual and require work in the daytime. A sampling of acoustic signals is possible to explore the diurnal variation of the forest ecosystem
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Modeling fuel loads dynamics and fire spread probability in the Brazilian Cerrado Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Ubirajara Oliveira; Britaldo Soares-Filho; William Leles de Souza Costa; Letícia Gomes; Mercedes Bustamante; Heloisa Miranda
Fire events substantially influence biodiversity, carbon cycling, hence climate, human health, and the economy on a global scale. To cope with increasingly widespread fires, we need accurate estimates of the chances of fire occurrence across heterogeneous landscapes. Estimates of risk of fire are fundamental to prevent and fight wildfires. To this end, we developed a monthly fire spread probability
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Soil organic carbon fractions, C-cycling associated hydrolytic enzymes, and microbial carbon metabolism vary with stand age in Cunninghamia lanceolate (Lamb.) Hook plantations Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Chaoqun Wang; Lin Xue; Ruzhen Jiao
Empirical evidence of the contemporaneous variations in soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions, C-cycling associated hydrolytic enzyme activities, and microbial carbon metabolism during the development of plantations has not been satisfactorily documented. Microbial activity and extracellular enzymes play a crucial role in driving biogeochemical processes, yet the mechanisms by which biotic and abiotic
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An analysis of age-age correlations in white spruce and lodgepole pine and how it applies to the growth and yield projection system (GYPSY) in Alberta Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Dawei Luo; Barb R. Thomas
Tree improvement is considered an effective method to address the shrinking forest land-base in Alberta, Canada. It is also of great necessity to quantify the potential harvest from deployment of improved trees. However, the growth and yield models currently used in Alberta were originally developed based on growth measurements and projections from fire origin stands, and therefore, there is no widely
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Characteristics and metrics of resilient forests in the Sierra de San Pedro Martír, Mexico Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Julia S. Murphy; Robert York; Hiram Rivera Huerta; Scott L. Stephens
Ecological restoration of fire-excluded yellow pine-mixed conifer (YPMC) forests in the western US first requires the definition of desired future conditions. The Sierra de San Pedro Martír (SSPM) in Baja California has been used as a modern reference for other western US YPMC forests because it shares similar vegetation, soils, climate, and fire regimes, but is less impacted by logging and fire suppression
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Plant trait differences and soil moisture jointly affect insect herbivory on seedling young leaves in a subtropical forest Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Wenbin Li; Yuxin Chen; Yong Shen; Yandan Lu; Shixiao Yu
Insect herbivory on seedling leaves is one of the most important factors driving seedling growth and mortality in natural forests, which sets the pivotal roles of insect herbivory in affecting natural forest regeneration and species composition. The intensity of herbivory can be influenced by multiple biotic and abiotic factors affecting leaf detection or consumption by insect herbivores. However,
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Effect of tree mixture on Collembola diversity and community structure in temperate broadleaf and coniferous forests Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 N. Korboulewsky; C. Heiniger; S. De Danieli; J.J. Brun
Springtails (Collembola) are the most abundant arthropods in terrestrial ecosystems and, are considered as key indicators of organic matter turnover and soil functioning. Mixture of tree species are often regarded as a mean to improve tree growth, soil fertility and biodiversity. We compared α-diversity, taxonomic β-diversity and functional diversity of Collembola of mixed forest stands to pure stands
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The influence of geographic variation in vegetation characteristics on habitat use and productivity of an endangered warbler Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Ashley M. Long; Heather A. Mathewson; Michael L. Morrison
Understanding how geographic variation in environmental conditions influences species’ distributions and population dynamics is critical for effective management of at-risk species and can help us anticipate wildlife responses to future change. The Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia; hereafter warbler) is an endangered migratory songbird that nests in oak-juniper woodland in Texas. From
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Long-term effects of alternative partial harvesting methods on the woody regeneration layer in high-elevation Quercus rubra forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Tara L. Keyser; David L. Loftis
High-elevation Quercus rubra forests in the Appalachian Mountains represent a transition zone between temperate mixed-Quercus forests that dominate lower elevations (<1350 m) and Picea-Abies forests at high (>1530 m) elevations. Little information exists specific to the response to disturbance, including timber harvesting, in these forests. In this study, we examined the long-term (22 years) effects
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Effects of intensive biomass harvesting on forest soils in the Nordic countries and the UK: A meta-analysis Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Nicholas Clarke; Lars Pødenphant Kiær; O. Janne Kjønaas; Teresa G. Bárcena; Lars Vesterdal; Inge Stupak; Leena Finér; Staffan Jacobson; Kęstutis Armolaitis; Dagnija Lazdina; Helena Marta Stefánsdóttir; Bjarni D. Sigurdsson
The use of biomass from forest harvesting residues or stumps for bioenergy has been increasing in the northern European region in the last decade. The present analysis is a regional review from Nordic and UK coniferous forests, focusing on the effects of whole-tree harvesting (WTH) or whole-tree thinning (WTT) and of WTH followed by stump removal (WTH + S) on the forest floor and mineral soil, and
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Did forest fires maintain mixed oak forests in southern Scandinavia? A dendrochronological speculation Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-26 Igor Drobyshev; Mats Niklasson; Nina Ryzhkova; Frank Götmark; Guilherme Pinto; Matts Lindbladh
In northern Europe, a long history of human exploitation effectively eliminated legacies of natural disturbances in mixed oak forests and we currently lack understanding of the role of natural disturbance factors in affecting oak regeneration into the forest canopies. We compiled dendrochronological, observational and paleochronological data from Southern Sweden to discuss the role of forest fires
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Fire, drought and productivity as drivers of dead wood biomass in eucalypt forests of south-eastern Australia Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-26 Jamie E. Burton; Lauren T. Bennett; Sabine Kasel; Craig R. Nitschke; Mihai A. Tanase; Thomas A. Fairman; Linda Parker; Melissa Fedrigo; Cristina Aponte
Dead wood, including dead standing trees (DST) and coarse woody debris (CWD), is a critical component of forest ecosystems that provides habitat and refugia for fauna, flora, and microbial communities and plays a key role in carbon and nutrient cycling. However, few studies have modelled the long-term dynamics of dead wood, limiting our ability to predict how the abundance and composition of dead wood
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Regeneration growth and crown architecture of European beech and silver fir depend on gap characteristics and light gradient in the mixed montane old-growth stands Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-25 Olga Orman; Piotr Wrzesiński; Dorota Dobrowolska; Janusz Szewczyk
Light is a vital factor affecting tree growth, survival and reproduction. In forests, natural and anthropogenic disturbances are the main drivers of abrupt changes in environmental conditions, including solar irradiance. We examined interspecific differences in the responses of European beech and silver fir to canopy gap characteristics and positions within gaps across various life stages (small seedlings
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Experimental manipulation of fuel structure to evaluate the potential ecological effects of fire Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-25 Whalen W. Dillon; Drew Hiatt; S. Luke Flory
A better understanding of how dominant fuels affect fire behavior can improve predictions and comparisons of the ecological effects of fires in forests and other ecosystems. Current methods for evaluating effects of fuel characteristics on fire behavior, including maximum temperature and heating duration, range from small-scale laboratory to large-scale field experiments. Small-scale experiments often
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Taxonomic and functional beta diversity of woody communities along Amazon forest succession: The relative importance of stand age, soil properties and spatial factor Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-25 Pedro Manuel Villa; Sebastião Venâncio Martins; Écio Souza Diniz; Silvio Nolasco de Oliveira Neto; Andreza Viana Neri; Herval Pinto-Junior; Jaquelina Alves Nunes; Marcelo Leandro Bueno; Arshad Ali
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Impediments affect deer foraging decisions and sapling performance Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Hermine Annette Lisa van Ginkel; Marcin Churski; Dries Pieter Jan Kuijper; Christian Smit
Impediments, such as tree logs, can prevent access to saplings for deer, and can increase perceived predation risk by blocking view and escape possibilities for deer in areas with large carnivores. Therefore, impediments can influence deer foraging decisions and the trade-off between safety and food of different quality indirectly influencing tree regeneration. The aim of our study was to test how
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Root ectomycorrhizal status of oak trees symptomatic and asymptomatic for Acute Oak Decline in southern Britain Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 N. Barsoum; Stuart W. A'Hara; Joan E. Cottrell; Jack Forster; Mateo San Jose Garcia; Karsten Schonrogge; Liz Shaw
Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is a decline-disease that has distinctive symptoms and poses a serious threat to oak. Our understanding of the causal factors of AOD remains poor but it is likely that multiple biotic and abiotic factors contribute to a deterioration in oak condition. There is evidence that indications of above-ground tree health status are frequently reflected below-ground in roots and associated
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Genetic variation in resin yield and covariation with tree growth in maritime pine Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Carla Vázquez-González; Xosé López-Goldar; Ricardo Alía; Gloria Bustingorri; Francisco José Lario; Margarita Lema; Raúl de la Mata; Luis Sampedro; Roberto Touza; Rafael Zas
The potential of pine resin as a renewable non-timber product is furthering the socioeconomic relevance of the resin industry in Europe, where maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) is the main tapped species. Characterizing maritime pine genetic resources in terms of resin yield potential and its covariation with tree growth is crucial to implement efficient tree breeding programs aiming to maximize
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Stand structure, biomass and dynamics of naturally regenerated and restored mangroves in Malaysia Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-20 Mohd. Safwan Azman; Sahadev Sharma; Mohd Amir Muizz Shaharudin; Maya Liyana Hamzah; Siti Noor Adibah; Rozainah Mohamad Zakaria; Richard A. MacKenzie
Regeneration of mangroves that occurred within Straits of Malacca over the last 35 years offers an excellent model system to examine how stand dynamics change over time. With exact stand age known, assessment of forest structure, biodiversity and biomass along a natural mangrove development chronosequence provides valuable information to define how long it takes mangrove restoration to return to a
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Canopy modification of base cations deposition in a subtropical broadleaved forest: Spatial characteristics, canopy budgets and acid neutralizing capacity Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Xinchao Sun; Zhao Zhang; Yanhong Cao; Li Liu; Feilong Hu; Xiaoqiang Lu
Atmospheric deposition of base cations in contact with the canopy alters their chemical characteristics and plays a vital role in offsetting soil acidification and nutrient imbalance by replenishing the base cationic pool in forest ecosystems. However, the effects of site characteristics on deliveries of base cations fluxes via throughfall (TF) and stemflow (SF) across topographic gradients within
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Assessing the quality of fire refugia for wildlife habitat Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Robert A. Andrus; Anthony J. Martinez; Gavin M. Jones; Arjan J.H. Meddens
Wildfires have important effects on wildlife habitat. Within fire perimeters, ‘fire refugia’ are unburned or less severely burned areas that contain residual pre-fire habitat structures and facilitate species persistence following fire. However, fire refugia may vary in their relative quality. The ability to evaluate the relative quality of fire refugia for wildlife habitat may help efficiently allocate
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Shifting tree species composition of upland oak forests alters leaf litter structure, moisture, and flammability Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-22 Jennifer K. McDaniel; Heather D. Alexander; Courtney M. Siegert; Marcus A. Lashley
In historically open-canopied and fire-dependent upland oak (Quercus spp.) forests of the central and eastern United States, fire exclusion is contributing to an increase in competing non-oak tree species that are often shade-tolerant and fire-sensitive. As these non-oak species encroach and oak abundance declines, forests are becoming denser and will likely become cooler, moister, and less flammable
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Dynamics of beetle-killed snags following mountain pine beetle outbreaks in lodgepole pine forests Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-20 Jackson P. Audley; Christopher J. Fettig; A. Steven Munson; Justin B. Runyon; Leif A. Mortenson; Brytten E. Steed; Kenneth E. Gibson; Carl L. Jørgensen; Stephen R. McKelvey; Joel D. McMillin; Jose F. Negrón
Snags (standing dead trees) are important components of forest ecosystems that, among other benefits, provide critical habitat for many species of wildlife, but also represent important safety concerns to firefighters, forest workers, and the public. We identified factors that influence the fall rates of lodgepole pines, Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud., killed by bark beetles during a severe regional-scale
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Effects of different planting approaches and site conditions on aboveground carbon storage along a 10-year chronosequence after moso bamboo reforestation Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Chong Li; Yue Cai; Longdong Xiao; Xueyan Gao; Yongjun Shi; Huaqiang Du; Yufeng Zhou; Guomo Zhou
Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) is widely used for afforestation and reforestation in subtropical China because of its high carbon (C) sequestration rate and ability to control soil erosion in degraded areas; it also plays an important role in mitigating climate change. To satisfy the requirements of carbon trading systems, methodologies for estimating changes in C storage under different planting
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Degradation of the Brazilian Cerrado: Interactions with human disturbance and environmental variables Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-22 Gilsonley Lopes dos Santos; Marcos Gervasio Pereira; Rafael Coll Delgado; Iris Cristiane Magistrali; Claudio Gomes da Silva; Carlos Magno Moreira de Oliveira; João Pedro Bessa Larangeira; Tiago Paula da Silva
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Carbon and water balance of an afforested shallow drained peatland in Iceland Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Brynhildur Bjarnadottir; Guler Aslan Sungur; Bjarni D. Sigurdsson; Bjarki T. Kjartansson; Hlynur Oskarsson; Edda S. Oddsdottir; Gunnhildur E. Gunnarsdottir; Andrew Black
Drainage of peatlands increases the depth of the oxic peat layer and can turn them into a carbon (C) source to the atmosphere. Afforestation of drained peatlands could help to reverse this process since the trees may enhance C sequestration. We followed the C and water dynamics of an afforested drained peatland in S-Iceland during a 2 year period, during which the Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera
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A stand level application of efficiency analysis to understand efficacy of fertilization and thinning with drought in a loblolly pine plantation Forest Ecol. Manag. (IF 3.17) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Noah T. Shephard; Omkar Joshi; Andres Susaeta; Rodney E. Will
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is the most important and productive commercial timber species in the southern USA. Common plantation management practices such as fertilization and thinning could become inefficient and economically disadvantageous given anticipated climate change effects, such as increased drought severity, especially in the drier Upper Gulf region of the south-central USA. To calculate
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