Restoration of oak forests
Recently established broadleaf plantations on former arable land initially do not contain a characteristic ground layer species community with forest herbs. They are therefore dependent on colonization processes. However due to former land use, environmental conditions in these plantations differ fr...
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| Lenguaje: | sueco Inglés |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2280/ |
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| author | Lajos Mayr, Marian |
| author_browse | Lajos Mayr, Marian |
| author_facet | Lajos Mayr, Marian |
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| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | Recently established broadleaf plantations on former arable land initially do not contain a characteristic ground layer species community with forest herbs. They are therefore dependent on colonization processes. However due to former land use, environmental conditions in these plantations differ from continuously forested land. This study aimed to analyze some of the environmental conditions found in young secondary woodlands and investigates their importance for
establishment of ground layer species.
Ground layer species communities of 36 broadleaf woodlands in Southern Sweden were analyzed in reference to their land use history. 18 recently established oak plantations on former arable land were compared to 18 adjacent old woodlands with long broadleaf forest continuity. Community ordination analysis was used to investigate the importance of differing environmental conditions between recent
and old woodlands for the formation of the present ground layer species communities.
Soil properties and light conditions were found to be significantly different between recent and old woodlands. In community ordination, the factor accounting for land use history was found to be most influential for the explanation of the observed differences in species community structures. However soil properties also seem to be an important factor influencing the colonization process.
Even young plantations of 20 years in age can provide suitable growing conditions for typical forest species. However a precondition seems to be a high dispersal
ability of woodland species. Light and soil conditions in woodlands were found to be suitable to explain a large part of the variation in herb layer community structure. However further research is needed to be able to set the investigated factors in relation to other factors influencing the colonization process. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | swe Inglés |
| publishDate | 2011 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU22802012-04-20T14:17:50Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2280/ Restoration of oak forests Lajos Mayr, Marian Forestry production Nature conservation and land resources Recently established broadleaf plantations on former arable land initially do not contain a characteristic ground layer species community with forest herbs. They are therefore dependent on colonization processes. However due to former land use, environmental conditions in these plantations differ from continuously forested land. This study aimed to analyze some of the environmental conditions found in young secondary woodlands and investigates their importance for establishment of ground layer species. Ground layer species communities of 36 broadleaf woodlands in Southern Sweden were analyzed in reference to their land use history. 18 recently established oak plantations on former arable land were compared to 18 adjacent old woodlands with long broadleaf forest continuity. Community ordination analysis was used to investigate the importance of differing environmental conditions between recent and old woodlands for the formation of the present ground layer species communities. Soil properties and light conditions were found to be significantly different between recent and old woodlands. In community ordination, the factor accounting for land use history was found to be most influential for the explanation of the observed differences in species community structures. However soil properties also seem to be an important factor influencing the colonization process. Even young plantations of 20 years in age can provide suitable growing conditions for typical forest species. However a precondition seems to be a high dispersal ability of woodland species. Light and soil conditions in woodlands were found to be suitable to explain a large part of the variation in herb layer community structure. However further research is needed to be able to set the investigated factors in relation to other factors influencing the colonization process. 2011-02-16 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2280/1/Lajos_Mayr_M_110216.pdf Lajos Mayr, Marian, 2010. Restoration of oak forests : soil charecteristics and light availability and their relation to early plant colonization patterns. Second cycle, A2E. Alnarp: (S) > Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-295.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-2-540 eng |
| spellingShingle | Forestry production Nature conservation and land resources Lajos Mayr, Marian Restoration of oak forests |
| title | Restoration of oak forests |
| title_full | Restoration of oak forests |
| title_fullStr | Restoration of oak forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Restoration of oak forests |
| title_short | Restoration of oak forests |
| title_sort | restoration of oak forests |
| topic | Forestry production Nature conservation and land resources |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2280/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2280/ |