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 +2 more
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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 +11 more
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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 +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 +5 more
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Soil microbiomes of hardwood‐ versus pine‐dominated stands: Linkage with overstory species
Ecosphere, 2023 Biodiversity in forest ecosystems is paradoxical. Whereas their most apparent component—the woody overstory—is the least diverse with respect to numbers of species, the least apparent component is the biotic community of highest diversity—the soil ...
Frank S. Gilliam +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The vertical stratification of the stand may lead to a high heterogeneity of microenvironment in the forest, which further influences the understory regeneration and succession of the forest.
Junsong Long +2 more
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Effects of overstory tree density, site preparation, and ground vegetation on natural Scots pine seedling emergence and survival in northern boreal pine forests [PDF]
, 2021 Natural regeneration is a commonly used forest regeneration method in northern Finland. It is not known, however, what would be the optimal overstory density and ground vegetation composition for seedling emergence and survival, and if site preparation ...
Puttonen, P. +17 more
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Thirty Years of Compositional Change in an Old-Growth Temperate Forest: The Role of Topographic Gradients in Oak-Maple Dynamics. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Ecological communities are structured in response to spatial and temporal variation of numerous factors, including edaphic conditions, biotic interactions, climatic patterns and disturbance regimes.
Julia I Chapman, Ryan W McEwan
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Nesting and Habitat Characteristics of White-Browed Sparrow-Weavers (<i>Plocepasser mahali</i>, Smith) at Chemeron, Baringo South, Kenya. [PDF]
Ecol Evol. ABSTRACT Arid and semi‐arid lands (ASALs) support tropical wooded shrublands and grasslands that sustain a diverse array of flora and fauna, including specialized avian communities. However, as the demand for food, fuel, and other natural resources intensifies, these inherently fragile ecosystems face mounting pressure, resulting in significant ...
Nyamira EN, Ogendi GM, Ondieki RN.
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Land-use history impacts spatial patterns and composition of woody plant species across a 35-hectare temperate forest plot [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Land-use history is the template upon which contemporary plant and tree populations establish and interact with one another and exerts a legacy on the structure and dynamics of species assemblages and ecosystems.
David A. Orwig +4 more
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