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1. Dynamics of soil carbon in a beechwood chronosequence forest

Author:
Hedde, Mickael; Aubert, Michaël; Decaëns, Thibaud; Bureau, Fabrice
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 193-202
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
temporal variation; silvicultural practices; deciduous forests; soil organic carbon; humic substances; acid soils; Fagus; even-aged management; forest stands; carbon sequestration; carbon nitrogen ratio; forest soils; France
Abstract:
... Accurate estimates of forest soil organic matter (OM) are now crucial to predictions of global C cycling. This work addresses soil C stocks and dynamics throughout a managed beechwood chronosequence (28-197 years old, Normandy, France). Throughout this rotation, we investigated the variation patterns of (i) C stocks in soil and humic epipedon, (ii) macro-morphological characteristics of humic epip ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.004

2. Environmental effects on morphology of Acacia tortilis group in the Red Sea Hills, North-Eastern Sudan and South-Eastern Egypt

Author:
AbdElRahman, Howaida F.; Krzywinski, Knut
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 254-263
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Acacia tortilis; trees; plant architecture; climatic factors; soil water; correlation; tree growth; stem form; stems; tree crown; shape; trichomes; plant spines; altitude; arid zones; Sudan; Egypt
Abstract:
... Acacia tortilis is a drought-resistant species. Its survival and existence in the arid and semi-arid area of Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula is due to its ability to endure the harsh condition and therefore, it is generally forms open pure stands or mixed stands in these drylands. Wherever it grows, it plays an important role in human, animal and other plant species lives. Yet the relation b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.021

3. Genetic variation in growth, stem straightness and branch thickness in clonal trials of Acacia auriculiformis at three contrasting sites in Vietnam

Author:
Hai, Phi Hong; Jansson, G.; Harwood, C.; Hannrup, B.; Thinh, Ha Huy
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 156-167
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Acacia auriculiformis; forest trees; clones; tree growth; stem form; branches; genotype-environment interaction; growth traits; genetic improvement; genetic correlation; height; tree age; provenance; plantation forestry; environmental factors; genotype; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Acacia auriculiformis has become an important species in Vietnam because it displays adaptability to a wide range of site conditions and produces pulp wood and sawlogs on short rotations. The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters and consider implications for development of clonal forestry. Clonal repeatabilities, genotypic correlations, genotype by environment interactions (GxE), g ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.017

4. Limnological effects on a first order stream after wood ash application to a boreal forest catchment in Bispgården, Sweden

Author:
Aronsson, K. Andreas; Ekelund, Nils G.A.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 245-253
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
eutrophication; streams; wood ash; boreal forests; forested watersheds; water quality; water pollution; silvicultural practices; heavy metals; pH; aluminum; periphyton; aquatic invertebrates; hydrochemistry; water; alkalinity; Sweden
Abstract:
... In Sweden, whole tree harvest is common practice, possibly leading to the depletion of mineral nutrients. Furthermore, the increased use of forestry residues for heat production has caused an increasingly growing amount of by-product consisting of wood ash. Therefore, the Swedish Forest Agency has recommended wood ash application (WAA) to replace the mineral nutrients removed by whole tree harvest ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.018

5. Net primary productivity of Bruguiera parviflora (Wight & Arn.) dominated mangrove forest at Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

Author:
Hossain, Mahmood; Othman, Saberi; Bujang, Japar Sidik; Kusnan, Misri
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 179-182
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
tree growth; estimation; primary productivity; saplings; plant litter; mangrove forests; Bruguiera; dry matter accumulation; regression analysis; photosynthesis; Malaysia
Abstract:
... The net primary productivity of Bruguiera parviflora dominated mangrove forest at Kuala Selangor, Malaysia was estimated from the average yearly biomass increment and litter production. The average yearly biomass increment in saplings and trees was 0.58 and 16.51tha⁻¹, respectively, and the annual amount of total litter production was 10.35tha⁻¹. The biomass increment in saplings and trees was not ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.011

6. Past, present and future land-use in Xishuangbanna, China and the implications for carbon dynamics

Author:
Li, Hongmei; Ma, Youxin; Aide, T. Mitchell; Liu, Wenjun
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 16-24
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
land use change; history; broadleaved evergreen forests; forest trees; tropics; vegetation cover; rain forests; carbon; carbon sequestration; deforestation; forest inventory; remote sensing; spatial data; China
Abstract:
... Land use/land cover change is an important driver of global change and changes in carbon stocks. Estimating the changes in carbon stocks due to tropical deforestation has been difficult, mainly because of uncertainties in estimating deforestation rates and the biomass in the forest that have been cut. In this study, we combined detailed land-use change over a 27-year period based on satellite imag ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.06.051

7. Prescribed fire effects on bark beetle activity and tree mortality in southwestern ponderosa pine forests

Author:
Breece, C.R.; Kolb, T.E.; Dickson, B.G.; McMillin, J.D.; Clancy, K.M.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 119-128
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
coniferous forests; Pinus ponderosa; forest trees; forest stands; tree mortality; prescribed burning; bark beetles; plant-insect relations; Dendroctonus; Ips; forest insects; regression analysis; statistical models; prediction; tree trunk; tree crown; tree damage; height; spatial distribution; Arizona; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Prescribed fire is an important tool in the management of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) forests, yet effects on bark beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) activity and tree mortality are poorly understood in the southwestern U.S. We compared bark beetle attacks and tree mortality between paired prescribed-burned and unburned stands at each of four sites in Arizona and N ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.026

8. Prescribed fire, snag population dynamics, and avian nest site selection

Author:
Bagne, Karen E.; Purcell, Kathryn L.; Rotenberry, John T.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 99-105
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
habitat preferences; Calocedrus decurrens; tree cavities; snags; decayed wood; coniferous forests; fires; Pinus ponderosa; Pinus lambertiana; wild birds; prescribed burning; nesting sites; Abies concolor; California; Sierra Nevada (California)
Abstract:
... Snags are an important resource for a wide variety of organisms, including cavity-nesting birds. We documented snag attributes in a mixed-conifer forest dominated by ponderosa pine in the Sierra Nevada, California where fire is being applied during spring. A total of 328 snags were monitored before and after fire on plots burned once, burned twice, or left unburned to assess the effects of prescri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.024

9. Root carbohydrates and aspen regeneration in relation to season of harvest and machine traffic

Author:
Mundell, Theresa L.; Landhäusser, Simon M.; Lieffers, Victor J.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 68-74
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Populus tremuloides; forest trees; boreal forests; logging; seasons; seasonal variation; roots; root growth; traffic; plant damage; adventitious shoots; suckering; nutrient reserves; carbohydrates; dry matter accumulation; natural regeneration; density; Manitoba
Abstract:
... Season of harvest has often been suggested as a driver for the erratic success of aspen (Populus tremuloides) sucker regeneration, partially due to root carbohydrate reserves and soil conditions at the time of harvest. A field experiment in western Manitoba, Canada, assessed root suckering and root carbohydrates of aspen in response to season of harvest and machine traffic. Six sites (120mx120m) w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.021

10. Seed biology and germination ecophysiology of Camellia nitidissima

Author:
Yang, Qi-He; Wei, Xiao; Zeng, Xian-Lu; Ye, Wan-Hui; Yin, Xiao-Juan; Zhang-Ming, Wang; Jiang, Yun-Sheng
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 113-118
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
sandy soils; depth; polyethylene glycol; roots; sowing; ornamental plants; seeds; water content; seedling emergence; soil texture; temperature; seed treatment; desiccation (plant physiology); stress tolerance; seed germination; clay soils; soaking; environmental factors; seed productivity; Camellia; China
Abstract:
... Camellia nitidissima Chi (Theaceae) is a famous ornamental species with golden-yellow flowers. Due to deforestation and destructive collection of seedlings, its natural population size has been reduced greatly in recent decades. To provide basic information for its conservation, we studied the morphological and physiological characteristics of seeds and the environmental factors influencing germin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.028

11. Spatial variability and optimal sampling strategy of soil respiration

Author:
Rodeghiero, Mirco; Cescatti, Alessandro
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 106-112
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
carbon dioxide; sampling; forests; Monte Carlo method; soil-atmosphere interactions; equations; soil respiration; forest soils; spatial variation; forest ecosystems; grasslands; grassland soils
Abstract:
... Soil respiration is the second largest flux of carbon between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere and is affecting climate sensitivity and vulnerability of the terrestrial carbon stock. Monitoring soil carbon dioxide efflux is a complex task, due to the high spatial and temporal variability of the fluxes. For this reason, more than 30 sampling points are required to attain reliable estimates ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.025

12. Spatial variation in respiration from coarse woody debris in a temperate secondary broad-leaved forest in Japan

Author:
Jomura, Mayuko; Kominami, Yuji; Dannoura, Masako; Kanazawa, Yoichi
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 149-155
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
carbon dioxide; temperate forests; snags; decayed wood; cell respiration; global carbon budget; water content; seasonal variation; spatial variation; coarse woody debris; Pinus densiflora; temperature; biodegradation; Japan
Abstract:
... We measured the rates of respiration from snags and logs (“coarse woody debris”, CWD) of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc.) to examine the rate of decomposition and CO₂ efflux from these materials in a temperate secondary broad-leaved forest in Japan. At this site, a high quantity of CWD of P. densiflora had accumulated as a result of pine wilt disease during the 1970s. Respiratio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.002

13. Target species identity is more important than neighbor species identity

Author:
Dekker, M.; Verkerk, P.J.; den Ouden, J.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 203-213
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
shade tolerance; temperate forests; mass; density; plant strata; interspecific variation; forest stands; leaves; competitive exclusion; forest trees; tree crown; equations; Pinus sylvestris; tree mortality; tree growth; growth traits; volume; plant architecture; saplings; light
Abstract:
... This study investigates how the ability to overtop other saplings and the ability to capture most of the incident light together determine interspecific competition in young and dense self-thinning stands. To this end we measured crown positions and stratification, and quantified the effect of total foliage mass and foliage mass density of neighboring trees on the relative crown depth (RCD) of tar ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.006

14. Tree establishment under deficit irrigation on degraded agricultural land in the lower Amu Darya River region, Aral Sea Basin

Author:
Khamzina, A.; Lamers, J.P.A.; Vlek, P.L.G.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 168-178
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Elaeagnus angustifolia; Populus; Ulmus pumila; trees; plant establishment; deficit irrigation; forest plantations; afforestation; tree mortality; tree growth; dry matter accumulation; root growth; soil degradation; microirrigation; furrow irrigation; roots; shoots; soil salinity; saline water; groundwater; water table; salt tolerance; Uzbekistan
Abstract:
... Degraded land within the irrigated areas of the Aral Sea Basin is characterized by high soil salinity, shallow saline groundwater (GW), low irrigation water availability and thus is often unsuitable for crop cultivation. Afforestation is one option for mitigating such degraded land but to be successful it requires the selection of appropriate tree species and irrigation techniques for tree establi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.005

15. Variable effects of large mammal herbivory on three non-native versus three native woody plants

Author:
Knapp, Liza B.; Fownes, James H.; Harrington, Robin A.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 92-98
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
woody plants; plant damage; herbivores; indigenous species; introduced plants; invasive species; Cornus amomum; Acer platanoides; Frangula alnus; Elaeagnus umbellata; Viburnum dentatum; pest resistance; browsing; mammals; plant growth; deciduous forests; Massachusetts
Abstract:
... (1) The enemy release hypothesis posits that introduced species leave behind co-evolved pathogens and predators, thereby gaining an advantage over native competitors. On the other hand, introduced plants may encounter biotic resistance from local generalist herbivores such as large mammals. (2) We conducted a replicated, manipulative field experiment to compare the effects of large-mammal herbivor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.023

16. White-tailed deer activity reconstructed from tree-rings in eastern boreal Canada

Author:
Querrec, Lydia; Filion, Louise
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 234-244
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
deer; Odocoileus virginianus; tree damage; forest trees; boreal forests; growth rings; seasonal variation; Quebec
Abstract:
... We evaluated the potential of tree-ring techniques for the reconstruction of recent and past seasonal activity of introduced white-tailed deer in a boreal environment of eastern Canada. Hoof scrape scars on balsam fir stems and trampling scars on roots were used to reconstruct deer activity during the winter and snow-free seasons, respectively. Tree damage showed that there was continuous deer act ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.034

17. The lateral spread of tree root systems in boreal forests: Estimates based on ¹⁵N uptake and distribution of sporocarps of ectomycorrhizal fungi

Author:
Göttlicher, S.G.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Grip, H.; Betson, N.R.; Valinger, E.; Högberg, M.N.; Högberg, P.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 75-81
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
forest trees; root systems; boreal forests; root growth; estimation; nutrient uptake; nitrogen; stable isotopes; mycorrhizal fungi; fruiting bodies; spatial distribution; coniferous forests; isotope labeling; Pinus sylvestris; leaves; shrubs; Vaccinium; Picea abies; girdling; Sweden
Abstract:
... In nutrient poor environments, such as boreal forests, many of the most important interactions between plants take place belowground. Here, we report the results of two approaches to obtain estimates of the lateral spread of tree roots. In a Pinus sylvestris forest and a Picea abies dominated forest, lateral root spread was estimated by analysing the distribution of ectomycorrhizal sporocarps on t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.032

18. A spatial distribution model of cork oak (Quercus suber) in southwestern Spain: A suitable tool for reforestation

Author:
Hidalgo, P.J.; Marín, J.M.; Quijada, J.; Moreira, J.M.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 25-34
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
topography; meteorological data; forest trees; reforestation; spatial distribution; regression analysis; computer analysis; geographic information systems; climate models; Quercus suber; climatic factors; statistical models; Spain
Abstract:
... Cork oak (Quercus suber) is an evergreen tree characterized by a thick bark, which grows in Mediterranean schlerophyllous forests. It is most prevalent in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula. Despite the potential of the province of Huelva (southwestern Spain) to maintain mature forests of cork oak, the tree has been severely depleted and most forests have either disappeared or are seriously threat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.07.012

19. Carbon and nitrogen in forest floor and mineral soil under six common European tree species

Author:
Vesterdal, Lars; Schmidt, Inger K.; Callesen, Ingeborg; Nilsson, Lars Ola; Gundersen, Per
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 35-48
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
forest trees; nitrogen; forest litter; mineral soils; soil properties; equations; Acer pseudoplatanus; Tilia cordata; carbon; Quercus robur; carbon nitrogen ratio; forest soils; Fraxinus excelsior; Picea abies; soil nutrient dynamics; carbon sequestration; Fagus sylvatica; Denmark
Abstract:
... The knowledge of tree species effects on soil C and N pools is scarce, particularly for European deciduous tree species. We studied forest floor and mineral soil carbon and nitrogen under six common European tree species in a common garden design replicated at six sites in Denmark. Three decades after planting the six tree species had different profiles in terms of litterfall, forest floor and min ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.015

20. Decades-old silvicultural treatments influence surface wildfire severity and post-fire nitrogen availability in a ponderosa pine forest

Author:
Lezberg, Ann L.; Battaglia, Michael A.; Shepperd, Wayne D.; Schoettle, Anna W.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2008 v.255 no.1 pp. 49-61
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
coniferous forests; Pinus ponderosa; wildfires; silvicultural practices; silvicultural systems; forest soils; nitrogen; nutrient availability; forest litter; site preparation; overstory; density; fire behavior; vegetation cover; fire severity; fuels (fire ecology); Colorado
Abstract:
... Wildfire severity and subsequent ecological effects may be influenced by prior land management, via modification of forest structure and lingering changes in fuels. In 2002, the Hayman wildfire burned as a low to moderate-severity surface fire through a 21-year pine regeneration experiment with two overstory harvest cuttings (shelterwood, seed-tree) and two site preparations (scarified, unscarifie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.019