Seed predation patterns favor the regeneration of dominant species in forest gaps compared with the understory in an oak-pine mixed forest

• Autorzy: Yu F. , Shi X. , Wang D. , Wang T. , Yi X. , Lou Y.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Recent studies have demonstrated the higher likelihood of regeneration in forest gaps compared with the understory for the dominant species in pine-oak mixed forest. Here, we tested whether rodent seed predation or dispersal was beneficial for gap regeneration. We tracked the seed predation and dispersal of Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata and Pinus armandii using coded plastic tags in the forest understory close to gaps. Our results demonstrated that the proportions of initial buried seeds of both species were significantly more abundant in the forest understory compared with gaps. After seed caching, however, significantly lower proportions of the seeds of both species survived in the forest understory compared with gaps during the 30-day observation period. The final survival proportions of the seeds cached in the forest understory were lower than those cached in the gaps the next spring, which indicated that small rodents rarely retrieved scatter-hoarded seeds from forest gaps. Our findings suggest that rodent seed predation patterns contribute to the regeneration of the dominant species in gaps compared with the understory in a pine-oak mixed forest. In the study area, reforestation usually involves planting seedlings but direct sowing in forest gaps may be an alternative means of accelerating forest recovery and successional processes.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

gap regeneration; dominant species; forest gap; oak-pine forest; mixed forest; seed dispersal; Pinus armandii; Quercus aliena var.acuteserrata

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 59
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.495-502,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Yu F.

• Northwest A and F University, Yangling District, Shaanxi, 712100, China
• College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, China

autor

Shi X.

• Northwest A and F University, Yangling District, Shaanxi, 712100, China

autor

Wang D.

• Northwest A and F University, Yangling District, Shaanxi, 712100, China

autor

Wang T.

• Northwest A and F University, Yangling District, Shaanxi, 712100, ChinaYi

autor

Yi X.

• College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China

autor

Lou Y.

• Shangluo Vocational and Technical College, Shangzhou District, Shangluo, 726000, China

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s13364-014-0192-y