Response of the cover of berry-producing species to ecological factors on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA
Land managers on the Kenai Peninsula have responded to recent extensive infestations of forests by spruce beetles ( Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby)) and associated increased fire risk with a variety of management approaches. To provide additional ecological information upon which to base these manag...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/x07-229 2024-04-07T07:52:02+00:00 Response of the cover of berry-producing species to ecological factors on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA Suring, Lowell H. Goldstein, Michael I. Howell, Susan M. Nations, Christopher S. 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x07-229 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/X07-229 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/X07-229 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Forest Research volume 38, issue 5, page 1244-1259 ISSN 0045-5067 1208-6037 Ecology Forestry Global and Planetary Change journal-article 2008 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/x07-229 2024-03-08T00:37:42Z Land managers on the Kenai Peninsula have responded to recent extensive infestations of forests by spruce beetles ( Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby)) and associated increased fire risk with a variety of management approaches. To provide additional ecological information upon which to base these management prescriptions, we evaluated the response of the cover of berry species to variations in landscape factors and environmental conditions, including crown closure. Data were sufficient to describe the response of cover of bunchberry dogwood ( Cornus canadensis ), black crowberry ( Empetrum nigrum ), false toadflax ( Geocaulon lividum ), strawberryleaf raspberry ( Rubus pedatus ), lingonberry ( Vaccinium vitis-idaea ), and a combination of 24 other species through multinomial logistic regression. Crown closure and forest overstory type significantly influenced the cover of all berry species. Increasing crown closure had a negative effect on all berry species except strawberryleaf raspberry. Level of infestation by spruce beetles was significantly related to the cover of all species except lingonberry. Our findings indicate that spruce forests may be managed to enhance berry cover and that choice of management technique (e.g., timber harvest, prescribed fire) will likely result in different outcomes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Crowberry Empetrum nigrum Alaska Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38 5 1244 1259 |
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Land managers on the Kenai Peninsula have responded to recent extensive infestations of forests by spruce beetles ( Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby)) and associated increased fire risk with a variety of management approaches. To provide additional ecological information upon which to base these management prescriptions, we evaluated the response of the cover of berry species to variations in landscape factors and environmental conditions, including crown closure. Data were sufficient to describe the response of cover of bunchberry dogwood ( Cornus canadensis ), black crowberry ( Empetrum nigrum ), false toadflax ( Geocaulon lividum ), strawberryleaf raspberry ( Rubus pedatus ), lingonberry ( Vaccinium vitis-idaea ), and a combination of 24 other species through multinomial logistic regression. Crown closure and forest overstory type significantly influenced the cover of all berry species. Increasing crown closure had a negative effect on all berry species except strawberryleaf raspberry. Level of infestation by spruce beetles was significantly related to the cover of all species except lingonberry. Our findings indicate that spruce forests may be managed to enhance berry cover and that choice of management technique (e.g., timber harvest, prescribed fire) will likely result in different outcomes. |
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Suring, Lowell H. Goldstein, Michael I. Howell, Susan M. Nations, Christopher S. |
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Response of the cover of berry-producing species to ecological factors on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA |
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Response of the cover of berry-producing species to ecological factors on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA |
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Response of the cover of berry-producing species to ecological factors on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA |
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Response of the cover of berry-producing species to ecological factors on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA |
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