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Relationships between overstory and understory structure and diversity in semi-natural mixed floodplain forests at Bosco Fontana (Italy)

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2016
The “Bosco Fontana” natural reserve includes the last remaining mixed floodplain forest in northern Italy and one of the most endangered ecosystems in Europe.
Chianucci F, Minari E, Fardusi Most J, Merlini P, Cutini A, Corona P, Mason F   +6 more
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The Effects of Environmental Features and Overstory Composition on the Understory Species Assemblage in Sub-Mediterranean Coppiced Woods: Implications for a Sustainable Forest Management [PDF]

Polish Journal of Ecology, 2017
Understanding the relationship among environmental factors, overstory and understory is a key step for the improvement of sustainable forest management. Our aim was to understand how environmental features (topographic factors) and overstory (tree species) composition affect understory (shrub and herb species) assemblage in sub-Mediterranean coppiced ...
Tardella Federico Maria, Postiglione Nicola, Vitanzi Alessandra, Catorci Andrea   +3 more
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Structural attributes of stand overstory and light under the canopy [PDF]

Annals of Silvicultural Research, 2015
 This paper reviews the literature relating to the relationship between light availability in the understory and the main qualitative and quantitative attributes of stand overstory usually considered in forest management and planning (species composition,
Alice Angelini, Piermaria Corona, Francesco Chianucci, Luigi Portoghesi   +3 more
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Understory floristic composition of planted western white pine stands in the northern Rocky Mountains

Forest Ecosystems
Understory plants are an integral part of forests, serving a variety of functions that help maintain healthy ecosystems. The structure and composition of the understory are influenced by numerous biotic and abiotic factors, with light being critical. The
Andrew S. Nelson, Theresa B. Jain, Jason Reinhardt, Eva K. Strand, Nicole Mutchler, John Byrne   +5 more
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Pine trees structure plant biodiversity patterns in savannas [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Overstory trees serve multiple functions in grassy savannas. Past research has shown that understory species can vary along gradients of canopy cover and basal area in savannas.
Raelene M. Crandall, Yingen M. Chew, Jennifer M. Fill, Jesse K. Kreye, J. Morgan Varner, Leda N. Kobziar   +5 more
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Influence of Lakeshore Riparian Vegetation on Diet, Feeding Rate, and Body Condition of Adfluvial Coastal Cutthroat Trout [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Terrestrial invertebrates provide energy and nutrients to lacustrine systems. However, the extent to which lakeshore and riparian vegetation affects the diet of lake‐associated fish is not well known. We sampled six small lakes (
Tracy Michalski, Heather Klassen, Peter Ott, Carl Schwarz   +3 more
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Frequent and strong cold‐air pooling drives temperate forest composition [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Cold‐air pooling is an important topoclimatic process that creates temperature inversions with the coldest air at the lowest elevations. Incomplete understanding of sub‐canopy spatiotemporal cold‐air pooling dynamics and associated ecological impacts ...
Melissa A. Pastore, Aimée T. Classen, Anthony W. D'Amato, Marie E. English, Karin Rand, Jane R. Foster, E. Carol Adair   +6 more
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Phylogenetic Diversity Outperforms Functional Diversity in Predicting Aboveground Biomass Across Tree Strata in a Subtropical Forest. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Conducted in a subtropical forest in southwestern China, this study evaluates how various dimensions of plant biodiversity regulate aboveground biomass (AGB) across forest strata under consistent edaphic and topographic conditions, addressing the insufficiently elucidated question of which biodiversity dimension most prominently impacts AGB ...
Li Q, Wang Y, Ci X, Lu Z, Xu Y.
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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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