Land use legacy effects on structure and composition of subtropical dry forests in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Atkinson, E. E.; Marín-Spiotta, E.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2014.09.033

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“…Stem abundance is often high and basal area is low in the early and intermediate stages of recovery. As basal area gradually increases with forest age, stem abundance decreases [33,34]. Our results corroborated these studies.…”

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Changes in the Diversity of Evergreen and Deciduous Species During Natural Recovery Following Clear-Cutting in a Subtropical Evergreen-Deciduous Broadleaved Mixed Forest of Central China

Huang

Yao

et al. 2015

Tropical Conservation Science

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Clear-cutting has been a widespread commercial logging practice, causing substantial changes of biodiversity in many forests throughout the world. Forest recovery is a complex ecological process, and examining the recovery process after clear-cutting is important for forest conservation and management. In the present study, we established fourteen 20 m × 20 m plots in three recovery stages (20-year-old second growth, 35-year-old second growth and old growth) and explored the changes in evergreen and deciduous species diversity after clear-cutting in a subtropical evergreen-deciduous broadleaved mixed forest in central China. The results showed that total species richness was highest at the intermediate recovery stage. The species richness and stem abundance of evergreen species increased, while total and deciduous species stem abundance decreased with forest recovery.The basal area of both total and evergreen species increased, while that of the deciduous species showed a unimodal pattern. The abiotic conditions varied with the recovery process. Changes in species compositions were generally correlated with soil pH, total phosphorus, and CO. Our results suggest that deciduous species richness and stem abundance can recover after 20-35 years, but evergreen species need more time to recover following clear-cutting.

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Section: Patterns Of Recovery In Species Diversity and Composition Afsupporting

confidence: 91%

Changes in the Diversity of Evergreen and Deciduous Species During Natural Recovery Following Clear-Cutting in a Subtropical Evergreen-Deciduous Broadleaved Mixed Forest of Central China

Huang

Yao

et al. 2015

Tropical Conservation Science

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“…Human factors, such as land use practices and exploitation of forest resources, can affect the rate of reforestation as well as species establishment in second growth forests (Crk et al . , Atkinson & Marín‐Spiotta ). Given that most second growth forests are fragments in human‐modified landscape mosaics, factors such as fragment size, connectivity, edge‐to‐area ratios, and surrounding land use can affect species dispersal and recruitment (Galanes & Thomlinson , Ramjohn et al .…”

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Impacts of climate variability on tree demography in second growth tropical forests: the importance of regional context for predicting successional trajectories

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Naturally regenerating and restored second growth forests account for over 70% of tropical forest cover and provide key ecosystem services. Understanding climate change impacts on successional trajectories of these ecosystems is critical for developing effective large-scale forest landscape restoration (FLR) programs. Differences in environmental conditions, species composition, dynamics, and landscape context from old growth forests may exacerbate climate impacts on second growth stands. We compile data from 112 studies on the effects of natural climate variability, including warming, droughts, fires, and cyclonic storms, on demography and dynamics of second growth forest trees and identify variation in forest responses across biomes, regions, and landscapes. Across studies, drought decreases tree growth, survival, and recruitment, particularly during early succession, but the effects of temperature remain unexplored. Shifts in the frequency and severity of disturbance alter successional trajectories and increase the extent of second growth forests. Vulnerability to climate extremes is generally inversely related to long-term exposure, which varies with historical climate and biogeography. The majority of studies, however, have been conducted in the Neotropics hindering generalization. Effects of fire and cyclonic storms often lead to positive feedbacks, increasing vulnerability to climate extremes and subsequent disturbance. Fragmentation increases forests' vulnerability to fires, wind, and drought, while land use and other human activities influence the frequency and intensity of fire, potentially retarding succession. Comparative studies of climate effects on tropical forest succession across biogeographic regions are required to forecast the response of tropical forest landscapes to future climates and to implement effective FLR policies and programs in these landscapes.Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.

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“…This species is capable in thrives because this species was very adaptive to the dry climate condition with the lower rainfall between 500-3500mm and in soil condition with the lower nutrient [22,23,24]. This species introduces to Riung for the first time in 1990s because of the advantages especially soil conservation, erosion control and the leaves for feed and the branches for firewood [22,25,23,26]. The existing of this species have been the serious treatment for biodiversity in Ontoloe Island because the power of this species in killing the native plants and capable to change the structure and composition of vegetation in Ontoloe Island.…”

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The invasive alien plants threatened the balance of ecosystem in conservative area in Ontoloe Island, Flores-Indonesia

Wake

Soeprobowati

Jumari

2018

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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Land use legacy effects on structure and composition of subtropical dry forests in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Cited by 25 publications

References 66 publications

Changes in the Diversity of Evergreen and Deciduous Species During Natural Recovery Following Clear-Cutting in a Subtropical Evergreen-Deciduous Broadleaved Mixed Forest of Central China

Changes in the Diversity of Evergreen and Deciduous Species During Natural Recovery Following Clear-Cutting in a Subtropical Evergreen-Deciduous Broadleaved Mixed Forest of Central China

Impacts of climate variability on tree demography in second growth tropical forests: the importance of regional context for predicting successional trajectories

The invasive alien plants threatened the balance of ecosystem in conservative area in Ontoloe Island, Flores-Indonesia

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