Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests

Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 61(10), P. 2350 - 2364

Published: Sept. 2, 2024

Abstract Managing forests to sustain their diversity and functioning is a major challenge in changing world. Despite the key role of understory vegetation driving forest biodiversity, regeneration functioning, few studies address functional dimensions response silvicultural management. We assessed influence regimes on redundancy European understory. gathered vascular plant abundance data from more than 2000 plots forests, each associated with one out five most widespread regimes. used generalized linear mixed models assess effect different (Rao's quadratic entropy) redundancy, while accounting for climate soil conditions, explored reciprocal relationship between three components (functional diversity, dominance) across through ternary diagram. Intensive are decrease an increase compared unmanaged conditions. This means that although intensive management may buffer communities' functions against species or losses, it also limits range environmental changes. Policy implications . Different facets features. While can be as reference design practices compliance biodiversity conservation targets, options should balanced at landscape scale multiple human societies increasingly demanding.

Language: Английский

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Coppice management affects leaf traits in understory species of Mediterranean oak forests

Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 580, P. 122517 - 122517

Published: Feb. 4, 2025

Language: Английский

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Long-term synergies and trade-offs among ecosystem services for silvopasture management in temperate forests of Chapa de Mota (Mexico)

Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 99(2)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Biodiversity Within and Beyond the Native Distribution of Tree Species: The Case of Pinus nigra Forests in Europe

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 34(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Aim Forests dominated by non‐native trees are becoming increasingly common. However, their impact on biodiversity remains uncertain, with a debate whether they represent ‘green deserts’ or secondary habitats for biodiversity. We addressed this question evaluating the patterns and ecological drivers of taxonomic functional understory diversity between black pine ( Pinus nigra ) forests within outside its native distribution range. Location Europe. Methods collected continental database vegetation plots full species composition related traits. compared α‐ β‐taxonomic (TD) (FD) understories P. range, modelled relative effects climate, soil conditions, canopy cover. Results found similar values β‐TD ‐FD in The response to local large‐scale was also similar, high cover reducing α‐TD α‐FD but enhancing β‐FD both forest systems. Soil nutrients enhanced decreased only while drought reduced β‐diversities Main Conclusions same dominant tree under conditions resulted low differentiation Nevertheless, sensitive different drivers, stronger fertility moisture ranges, respectively. These results suggest that established beyond species' range exhibit metrics ecosystem functions as those Our findings may be linked fact were placed biogeographical region corresponding stands

Language: Английский

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Drivers of Understory Vegetation in Warm Temperate Forests: A Case Study from Shandong, China

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Monitoring Changes in Composition and Diversity of Forest Vegetation Layers after the Cessation of Management for Renaturalization

Forests, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(6), P. 907 - 907

Published: May 23, 2024

Overstory and understory vegetation play a vital role in forest ecosystem functionality. However, it is necessary to enhance the knowledge of their diversity compositional dynamics following cessation disturbance, which required inform restoration approaches mechanisms for maintaining disturbance cessation. We conducted chronosequence spanning 0–1, 5–6, 11–12, 20–24, 28–34 years since cessation, old-growth forests investigate dynamic changes overstory composition, as well maintenance anthropogenic disturbances subtropical regions Eastern China. The current study results indicated decrease cover periodic fluctuations overstorey efforts. Specifically, shrub layer exhibited highest richness years, while herb showed lowest evenness. Multivariate analysis using multiple-response permutation procedures that species composition interspecific quantity ratio plants at significantly differ from those early closure stage. An indicator revealed more support was given sun-loving after 0–1 enclosure, with shade tolerance low nutrient requirements were supported years. structural equation model show 38.8% impact on evenness related light substrate diversity. ecological time mainly indirectly affects by influencing upper vegetation, availability, heterogeneity. Overall, this can maintain care understorey plant contribute sustainable management forests.

Language: Английский

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Elevation differentially shapes functional diversity patterns in understorey forest communities when considering intraspecific and interspecific trait variability

Journal of Vegetation Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 35(3)

Published: May 1, 2024

Abstract Questions What is the relative importance of interspecific and intraspecific trait variation their covariation in herb layer European temperate beech forests, how do they vary with elevation? Is there evidence convergence at higher elevations, as postulated by habitat‐filtering hypothesis, this enhanced or counteracted variation? Location National Park “Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona Campigna”, Italy. Methods We measured four functional traits – plant height, specific leaf area (SLA), dry matter content (LDMC) across 775 individuals from 60 herb‐layer species 28 forest plots (10 m × 10 m) spanning an 800 elevation gradient. For each plot, we computed community‐weighted means (CWMs) standardized effect size diversity (SES‐FD). decomposed total into its components, covariation. run linear regression models to assess impact on these three components variation. Lastly, investigated whether communities exhibited lower SES‐FD, indicating that could hint a stronger habitat filtering. Results Interspecific was more important than counterpart both for CWMs SES‐FD. Only calculated height LDMC showed significant relationship elevation. Low‐elevation featured taller, more‐conservative species, whereas shorter, faster‐growing were common elevations. SES‐FD remained consistently negative turnover variation, suggesting stable Conclusions Our findings suggest variability can be decoupled along gradient, stressing individually considering component when studying community composition. Elevation significantly influenced various filtering playing substantial role selecting plants

Language: Английский

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Topographic complexity drives trait composition as well as functional and phylogenetic diversity of understory plant communities in microrefugia: new insights for conservation

Forest Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100278 - 100278

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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A multidimensional machine learning framework for LST reconstruction and climate variable analysis in forest fire occurrence

Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 83, P. 102849 - 102849

Published: Oct. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Response of spontaneous plant communities to microhabitats in a riparian corridor in Beijing, China

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: July 31, 2024

With the increasing urban environmental problems, spontaneous vegetation has been gradually emphasized for high ecological value, whose distribution reported as strongly influenced by fine-scale factors. As one of major zones distribution, riparian corridors are well suited research on response plants to microhabitats. Taking Wenyu River-North Canal in Beijing study site, we measured six microhabitat factors, including level maintenance and visitor activity, canopy density, litter thickness, distance water road, investigate their effects plant assemblages. The results showed that respond significantly habitat variation, were more responsive human disturbance than other Compared with diversity indicators, functional trait compositions correlated Under lower plants, communities had a higher invasion risk plants. Thick can impede occurrence invasive species while favoring growth native ones. Our findings important furthering understanding community establishment, serve good reference management corridors.

Language: Английский

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