The importance of former land use in determining successful re-creation of lowland heath in southern England

Walker, Kevin J.; Pywell, Richard F.; Warman, E. A.; Fowbert, J. A.; Bhogal, A.; Chambers, B. J.

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(03)00199-x

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“…This contrasts with the findings of Navarro-Cano et al (2010) and Walker et al (2004) who found positive effects of pine litter removal on target species abundance. Boydak (2004) suggests that pine litter depth of 2-4 cm is an optimal amount for restoration as it does not prevent seedling germination, but does increase seedling survival by reducing evapotranspiration and competition.…”

Section: Effects Of Pine Litter Removalcontrasting

confidence: 99%

Contrasting effects of land use legacies on grassland restoration in burnt pine plantations

Szitár

Ónodi

Somay

et al. 2016

Biological Conservation

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Legacies of previous land use may affect ecosystem recovery after the specific land use has ceased. Determining which legacies do limit ecosystem recovery is critical to perform effective ecological restoration. Pine (Pinus spp.) plantations have replaced various natural habitats including woodlands, shrublands and grasslands worldwide. Following pine tree removal, the restoration of these habitats may be complicated by pine plantation legacies. In this study, we tested three factors that may constrain grassland recovery in a former pine plantation following burning in an inland sand dune region in Hungary. We evaluated the effects of pine litter removal, native grass seeding and the presence of invasive Asclepias syriaca on vegetation composition during seven years of recovery using generalised linear mixed effect models and non-metric multidimensional scaling. We found that litter removal did not facilitate grassland regeneration. Grass seeding led to a fast recovery of grass cover, but negatively affected the abundance of unseeded target species. The presence of Asclepias had only transient effects on seeded grasses but positively affected unseeded target species richness. We conclude that sand grasslands have high restoration potential in burnt pine plantations despite the presence of several land use legacies. We found no evidence that pine litter or the presence of Asclepias would negatively influence grassland recovery, which implies that their removal is not necessary for a successful restoration. We suggest that moderate seeding densities of native grasses need to be applied to avoid the suppression of other target species.

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Section: Effects Of Pine Litter Removalcontrasting

confidence: 99%

Contrasting effects of land use legacies on grassland restoration in burnt pine plantations

Szitár

Ónodi

Somay

et al. 2016

Biological Conservation

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“…Much of the published work on seedbanks of conifer stands planted on heathland soils has focused on ericaceous species (Walker et al, 2004). In this study, the density of C. vulgaris seed ranged from 20 to 680 seeds m À2 where present (as compared, for example, to conifer plantations on Dorset heathland where densities can be up to 7000 seeds m À2 ) and was only recorded from 40% of stands planted on heathland.…”

Section: Representation Of Heathland Species In the Buried Seedbankmentioning

confidence: 72%

“…F. ovina is also absent from the seedbank of other conifer plantations in southern England despite being present in the vegetation (Walker et al, 2004), but attains densities of up to 1380 seeds m À2 in seedbanks on Breckland heath (Pakeman and Marshall, 1997). F. ovina is a poor colonist (Wells et al, 1976).…”

Section: Representation Of Heathland Species In the Buried Seedbankmentioning

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The soil seedbank of a lowland conifer forest: The impacts of clear-fell management and implications for heathland restoration

Eycott

Watkinson

Dolman

2006

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Significant differences between vegetation types are indicated with different letters (KruskalWallis test). Table 2 Correlation of weighted average seed longevity index and Ellenberg indicator values and the proportion of the abundance of the ecological groups in the seed bank with time since grassland abandonment, and differences in these characteristics between grassland vegetation, grassland seed bank, scrubs seed bank and forest seed bank Walker et al, 2002;Bossuyt and Hermy, 2003). The low abundance of these species in the grassland vegetation, therefore, suggests that only a few individuals would have been needed to produce numerous persistent seeds that accumulated in the soil seed bank.…”

Section: Density and Composition Of The Seed Bank Under Calcareous Grmentioning

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Seed bank composition of open and overgrown calcareous grassland soils—a case study from Southern Belgium

Bossuyt

Butaye

Honnay

2006

Journal of Environmental Management

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The importance of former land use in determining successful re-creation of lowland heath in southern England

Cited by 67 publications

References 34 publications

Contrasting effects of land use legacies on grassland restoration in burnt pine plantations

Contrasting effects of land use legacies on grassland restoration in burnt pine plantations

The soil seedbank of a lowland conifer forest: The impacts of clear-fell management and implications for heathland restoration

Seed bank composition of open and overgrown calcareous grassland soils—a case study from Southern Belgium

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