Early stand development on former oak sites in southwestern Wisconsin

Hix, David M.; Lorimer, Craig G.

doi:10.1016/0378-1127(91)90023-o

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“…Harvesting in the 2A and SW treatment sites favored regeneration from A. rubrum because that species recruits prolifically by both sprout and seed origin after cutting (Elliott et al, 1997). This response was similar to what others have found in eastern deciduous forests after disturbance (Arthur et al, 1997;Wang and Nyland, 1993;Hix and Lorimer, 1991). The most abundant woody species on all our sites before harvest was R. calendulaceum.…”

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The effects of three regeneration harvest methods on plant diversity and soil characteristics in the southern Appalachians

Elliott

Knoepp

2005

Forest Ecology and Management

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Section: Midstorysupporting

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The effects of three regeneration harvest methods on plant diversity and soil characteristics in the southern Appalachians

Elliott

Knoepp

2005

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…These results are consistent with findings from other work in the region (Hix and Lorimer, 1991;Rogers et al, 2008). Furthermore, these trends in regeneration follow a common pattern of forest succession in eastern mixed-hardwood forests since Euro-American settlement from white oak, to northern red oak, to dominance by mesophytic tree species (Abrams and Copenheaver, 1999).…”

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“…and other tree species that require canopy openings for seedling germination and sapling maturation have declined in importance, while shade-tolerant species like maple (Acer spp.) have increased (Hix and Lorimer, 1991;Lorimer et al, 1994;Taylor and Lorimer, 2003;Rogers et al, 2008). In southern Wisconsin, oak-hickory, which was the most common deciduous habitat in the mid-1800s, has declined by 47%, while northern hardwoods habitat (e.g., maple) has increased by 58% (Rhemtulla et al, 2009).…”

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Birds see the trees inside the forest: The potential impacts of changes in forest composition on songbirds during spring migration

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Liu

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Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Each type is a collection of sites with similar soils, physiography, and vegetation (Barnes et al 1982). Host et al (1987) and Hix & Lorimer (1991) found that ecosystem types also have predictable successional pathways.…”

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“…Tumer & Long (1975) and used this approach to study changes in biomass and nutrient distributions in a series of Douglas-fir stands of different ages. Stand development patterns in a chronosequence of 4-42 year-old stands in unglaciated Wisconsin were examined by Hix & Lorimer (1991). More recently, Crowell & Freedman (1994) used a chronosequence to infer successional changes in a northern hardwood forest in Nova Scotia.…”

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Composition and structure of a chronosequence of young, mixed-species forests in southeastern Ohio, USA

Norland

Hix

1996

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Clearcutting, a commonly used silvicultural practice in southeastern Ohio, often results in a forest stand with a different species composition than the parent stand. The time frames during which shifts in species composition occur on different sites are unclear. While some studies have documented species composition at specific points in time, none have attempted to examine differences throughout the first decades of stand development. This study focused on the early successional dynamics of young, mixed-species forests of southeastern Ohio. Species compositions were examined across a chronosequence of sixteen stands that developed following clearcutting. Stand ages ranged from six to 26 years. The sample was limited to dry-mesic hardwood forests on southerly aspects and on soils derived from residuum or colluvium. Across the chronosequence, stand density ranged from 17 636 stems ha -1 at age 6 to 2759 stems ha -1 at age 26, and basal area ranged from 8.2 m 2 ha -1 to 22.1 m 2 ha -1. Clumps comprised a substantial portion of the total stand density and basal area. At age 6-8 years after clearcutting, clumped stems accounted for 35.1% of the density and 48.2% of the basal area. At age 26 years, these proportions were 25.7% and 29.4%, respectively. Clumped stems were significantly larger (p<0.05) than non-clumped stems at each age group except 26 years. Total Quercus spp. density was greatest at age 6-8 years (3386 stems ha-1), and least at age 26 years (581 stems ha-l). When considered as a proportion of the total stand, however, the proportion was relatively stable, averaging 21.3%. However, importance value (IV=[relative density + relative basal areal/2) of Quercus in the upper canopy (dominant and codominant crown classes) was twice as much (72%) at age 26 years compared to age 6-8 years (35%). Quercus prinus L. was the major species across the chronosequence. For all age groups except 18-20 years, Q. prinus IV was the highest of any individual species in the upper canopy, and it ranged from 27 in the youngest stands (6-8 years) to 69 in the oldest stand (26 years). Within the intermediate crown class, the IV of Q. prinus equaled or exceeded those of all other species, except for the 18-20 year age group where it was second to A. rubrum. Quercus alba L. and Quercus velutina Lam. were minor components at age 26 years, although they dominated a comparison sample of six mature stands of the same ecosystem type. Liriodendron tulipifera L. was abundant 6-8 years after clearcutting, but nearly absent at age 26 years. Acer rubrum L. was the major species in both the intermediate and overtopped crown classes throughout the chronosequence. As gaps in the canopy occur, A. rubrum may become a more common species within the dominant-codominant crown class.

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Early stand development on former oak sites in southwestern Wisconsin

Cited by 31 publications

References 15 publications

The effects of three regeneration harvest methods on plant diversity and soil characteristics in the southern Appalachians

The effects of three regeneration harvest methods on plant diversity and soil characteristics in the southern Appalachians

Birds see the trees inside the forest: The potential impacts of changes in forest composition on songbirds during spring migration

Composition and structure of a chronosequence of young, mixed-species forests in southeastern Ohio, USA

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