Response of herbaceous plant community diversity and composition to overstorey harvest within riparian management zones in Northern Hardwoods

Zenner, Eric K.; Martin, Michelle.; Palik, Brian J.; Peck, JeriLynn E.; Blinn, Charles R.

doi:10.1093/forestry/cps060

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“…It is still uncertain whether closed-forest species survive in the harvested sites, and whether non-forest species will be forced back as the stands close. Schumann et al (2003) and Zenner et al (2012) conceive that forest understory can be resilient enough to regenerate after harvest, but its success depends on many factors (e.g. logging technique, site characteristics or land-use history).…”

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“…Moreover, the results of the different studies are often contradictory considering the effects of management on understory vegetation (Duguid and Asthon 2013). In some cases, no impact could be detected (Bescond et al 2011;Zenner et al 2012), or the directions of the demonstrated effects were inconsistent (Halpern et al 2005vs. Kern et al 2014Godefroid et al 2005 vs. Jenkins andParker 2000).…”

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Initial understory response to experimental silvicultural treatments in a temperate oak-dominated forest

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Initial understory response to experimental silvicultural treatments in a temperate oak-dominated forest

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“…The ecological roles of the herb layer and their importance could be summarized by five aspects: (i) contribution to forest biodiversity; (ii) as the site of initial competitive interactions important to the regeneration of dominant canopy species; (iii) its link with the overstory; (iv) its role in ecosystem functions (e. g. energy flow, nutrient cycling); and (v) its abilities to respond to various disturbances, both natural and induced by direct and indirect human activities [11]. A large number of species, easy assessment in the field, specific site requirements and the ability to respond to disturbances and different forest management decisions make the forest herb layer the most suitable indicator of the forest site conditions, environmental changes, forest dynamics and human impact [5,6,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. Numerous site-related factors, both biotic and abiotic, affect herbaceous plant communities in forests [3,[25][26][27][28][29].…”

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Effects of natural broadleaved regeneration vs conifer restoration on the herb layer and microclimate

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Galić

Rucando

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Understory vegetation diversity and composition is largely influenced by the identity and composition of tree species, due to their dominant position in forests and their impact on various ecological gradients [1-3]. Therefore, tree species composition and diversity are considered a biodiversity indicator [4]. Conifer reforestation, if applied to a deciduous tree-species stand, causes a whole network of changes on different levels of the forest ecosystem structure and functionality. According to Nihlgård [5], the pedo

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“…This could be a reason of the increased abundance of Henlea species, especially H. perpusilla (Table 4) which is considered as species often found in wet habitats (Schmelz and Collado, 2010). There were no significant differences according to control neither in abundance nor in species richness in preparation cutting, where dispersed arrangement of retained trees has a buffering effect on the forest site conditions and understory (Halpern et al, 2005, Zenner et al, 2012.…”

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Green tree retention enhances negative short-term effects of clear-cutting on enchytraeid assemblages in a temperate forest

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Kovács

Odór

2019

Applied Soil Ecology

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We studied the response of enchytraeid (Annelida: Oligochaeta) community structure to different forest management treatments via an open-field forestry experiment in a managed sessile oakhornbeam forest in Hungary. The applied forestry treatments were 1) clear-cutting 2) clear 2 cutting with a small patch of retention tree group, 3) gap-cutting, 4) preparation cutting and 5) control (closed mature stand). Our questions were: how did the selected forestry treatments influence the abundance and species richness of enchytraeids two years after the intervention, and how could the worms compensate the altered environmental conditions by vertical movements in topsoil layers (0-12 cm). The effects of the treatments on the species composition of the assemblages and species-specific responses were also analysed. Two years after the treatments, a strong response of enchytraeids was observed in clear-cutting and even more in retention tree group: in both treatments the abundance and the species richness of enchytraeids were reduced. Species did not show vertical movements into deeper layers and were not able to tolerate the altered soil conditions caused by changed microclimate. Gap-cutting and preparation cutting did not differ significantly from control plots. Our study showed that right after the interventions tree retention at the size of one tree height in diameter had no sheltering effect on this important soil decomposer animal community. These results are in contrast with earlier findings in boreal zones, where soil organic layer is considered a well buffered habitat against environmental changes. Oppositely, enchytraeid assemblages in a temperate deciduous forest are more diverse but seem more vulnerable to management-related alterations in soil conditions (soil temperate increment, reduced soil moisture).

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Response of herbaceous plant community diversity and composition to overstorey harvest within riparian management zones in Northern Hardwoods

Cited by 7 publications

References 33 publications

Initial understory response to experimental silvicultural treatments in a temperate oak-dominated forest

Initial understory response to experimental silvicultural treatments in a temperate oak-dominated forest

Effects of natural broadleaved regeneration vs conifer restoration on the herb layer and microclimate

Green tree retention enhances negative short-term effects of clear-cutting on enchytraeid assemblages in a temperate forest

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