Regeneration of Ostrya carpinifolia Scop. forest after coppicing: modelling of changes in species diversity and composition

• Autorzy: Catorci A. , Vitanzi A. , Tardella F.M. , Hrsak V.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In temperate forest ecosystems, management is one of the most relevant factors that can drive the temporal pattern of species. As species in an ecosystem show susceptibility to stress and disturbance, it is useful to take into account the plant community “compositional dimension”, which derives from species behaviour and ecological attributes and provides information on the mechanisms underlying species assemblages. Taking into account the influence of environmental factors on species diversity and composition, in order to determine the most suitable ecological behaviour type of each species, the research aim was to generate a model for Ostrya carpinifolia coppiced woods (central Italy) that describes forest ecosystem regeneration after coppicing by the assessment of change in the composition of ecological behaviour types. Vascular species cover percentage, field data, soil data, light intensity at the undergrowth, dominant tree layer cover and time since last logging were recorded for 63 plots covering 400 m2 each (20 x 20 m), randomly selected within a set of homogeneous macro-environmental conditions. Low species richness is related to stressing factors (acid soil, high soil skeleton percentage), while high species richness is linked to high light intensity at the undergrowth level due to scarce canopy cover soon after coppicing. The driving forces affecting floristic composition, highlighted through multi-response permutation procedures (MRPP) were light intensity at the undergrowth, regenerative phase, dominant tree layer cover, acidity, presence/absence of outcropping rock or rock fragments and total nitrogen content. Six species groups, each one characterized by homogeneous ecological behaviour, were defined by indicator species analysis (ISA) and tested using bioindication values analysis. Floristic successional change, related to time since last coppicing, turned out to follow an ecological cycling process characterized by cyclical occurrence/disappearance of species belonging to the six groups.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

composition; coppice; ecosystem; forest; forest ecosystem; forest landscape; forest management; forest regeneration; mixed wood; Ostrya carpinifolia; regeneration; species diversity; temperate forest

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 59
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.483-494,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Catorci A.

• School of Environmental Sciences, University of Camerino, Via Pontoni 5, I-62032 Camerino (MC), Italy

autor

Vitanzi A.

autor

Tardella F.M.

autor

Hrsak V.

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