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Abundance, diversity and composition of understory plants along the altitudinal gradient and dominant overstory composition types in the temperate Himalayan region

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
IntroductionThe Indian Himalayan forests are remarkable landforms experiencing tremendous climatic variation, constituting complex and diversified ecosystems with prominent vegetation zones.
Saveena Sangry, Praveen Kumar, D.R. Bhardwaj, K.S. Dogra, Poonam   +4 more
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Structure and composition of understory treelets and overstory trees in a protected area of Bangladesh [PDF]

Forest Science and Technology, 2015
Species diversity, composition, and structure of the understory treelet and overstory tree layers were investigated at Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh. Plots were taken following a systematic sampling technique from the whole forest during January to May 2012.
Jiban Chandra Deb, Anindita Roy
exaly   +5 more sources

Overstory Composition and Stand Structure Influence Herbaceous Plant Diversity in the Mixed Aspen Forest of Northern Minnesota

American Midland Naturalist, 2000
Abstract The relationship of herbaceous plant diversity to overstory composition and stand structure in the mixed aspen forest of northern Minnesota was investigated on 23 study sites that contained aspen in monoculture or in mixture with boreal conifers or northern hardwood species.
Alaina Berger
exaly   +2 more sources

Multitemporal Sentinel and GEDI data integration for overstory and understory fuel type classification

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Wildfires significantly reshape the landscape of the Mediterranean basin, altering forest composition, structure, and diversity. Consequently, detailed fuel mapping is crucial for improving fire risk assessment and enhancing fire behavior modeling, as ...
Pegah Mohammadpour, Domingos Xavier Viegas, Alcides Pereira, Emilio Chuvieco   +3 more
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Community in Roots and Nitrogen Uptake Patterns of Understory Trees Beneath Ectomycorrhizal and Non-ectomycorrhizal Overstory Trees

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Nitrogen (N) is an essential plant nutrient, and plants can take up N from several sources, including via mycorrhizal fungal associations. The N uptake patterns of understory plants may vary beneath different types of overstory trees, especially through ...
Chikae Tatsumi, Chikae Tatsumi, Chikae Tatsumi, Fujio Hyodo, Takeshi Taniguchi, Weiyu Shi, Keisuke Koba, Keitaro Fukushima, Sheng Du, Norikazu Yamanaka, Pamela Templer, Ryunosuke Tateno   +11 more
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Palustrine forested wetland vegetation communities change across an elevation gradient, Washington State, USA [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Forested wetlands support distinct vegetation and hydrology relative to upland forests and shrub-dominated or open water wetlands. Although forested wetland plant communities comprise unique habitats, these ecosystems’ community structure is ...
Nate Hough-Snee
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Long-Term Suppression of Hardwood Regeneration by Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
Native hardwood regeneration in the southeast United States is hindered by repeat disturbance events and the presence of invasive species. Our study aimed to determine the ability of native species in an unmanaged urban forest fragment to persist ...
Taylor N. Turner, Thomas J. Dean, Jeff S. Kuehny   +2 more
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Point Cloud Based Mapping of Understory Shrub Fuel Distribution, Estimation of Fuel Consumption and Relationship to Pyrolysis Gas Emissions on Experimental Prescribed Burns

Fire, 2022
Forest fires spread via production and combustion of pyrolysis gases in the understory. The goal of the present paper is to understand the spatial location, distribution, and fraction (relative to the overstory) of understory plants, in this case ...
Molly M. Herzog, Andrew T. Hudak, David R. Weise, Ashley M. Bradley, Russell G. Tonkyn, Catherine A. Banach, Tanya L. Myers, Benjamin C. Bright, Jonathan L. Batchelor, Akira Kato, John S. Maitland, Timothy J. Johnson   +11 more
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Overstory Longleaf Pines and Hardwoods Create Diverse Patterns of Energy Release and Fire Effects During Prescribed Fire

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021
Litter from pine trees in open woodlands is an important fuel for surface fires, but litter from hardwood species may quell fire behavior. Lower intensity fires favor hardwood over longleaf pine regeneration, and while overstory hardwoods are important ...
Andrew W. Whelan, Seth W. Bigelow, Joseph J. O’Brien   +2 more
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Overstory and understory vegetation interact to alter soil community composition and activity [PDF]

Plant and Soil, 2011
Aim To test if there is an interactive effect between tree and understory species on the soil microbial community (SMC), community level physiological profiles (CLPP) and soil micro-fauna.
Mitchell, Ruth Joy, Keith, Aidan M., Potts, Jackie M., Ross, Jasmine, Reid, Eileen, Dawson, Lorna A.   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources