Plant Community Structure After Wildfire in the Subarctic Forests of Western Labrador
Abstract We compared western Labrador (Canada) plant communities on 12 10-ha plots representing five forest ages (2, 18, 40, 80, and 140 years) on subhygric sites and two 140-year-old sites on an atypical, moist, well-drained soil. Species richness was less variable and lower on the 80-year-old site...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/njaf/22.4.229 2023-12-31T10:23:29+01:00 Plant Community Structure After Wildfire in the Subarctic Forests of Western Labrador Simon, Neal P.P. Schwab, Francis E. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/22.4.229 http://academic.oup.com/njaf/article-pdf/22/4/229/23487907/njaf0229.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) Northern Journal of Applied Forestry volume 22, issue 4, page 229-235 ISSN 0742-6348 1938-3762 Plant Science General Materials Science Forestry journal-article 2005 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/njaf/22.4.229 2023-12-06T08:35:05Z Abstract We compared western Labrador (Canada) plant communities on 12 10-ha plots representing five forest ages (2, 18, 40, 80, and 140 years) on subhygric sites and two 140-year-old sites on an atypical, moist, well-drained soil. Species richness was less variable and lower on the 80-year-old sites, and conifers did not dominate a site until 40 to 80 years after a disturbance. Herbs were dominant on 2- and 18-year-old sites, whereas woody shrubs were common across all successional stages. Cladina spp. were most abundant on our 40-year-old sites but were replaced by pleurocarpous mosses on our ≥80-year-old sites. Our results are consistent with others who found a delay in conifer establishment that may have resulted from poor seed beds due to the accumulation of unburned duff and inhibitory chemicals from Cladina spp. If these factors are inhibiting conifer establishment, this may conflict with the objectives of forest managers considering emulating natural disturbance in forest operations.North. J. Appl. For. 22(4):229–235. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Oxford University Press (via Crossref) Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 22 4 229 235 |
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Abstract We compared western Labrador (Canada) plant communities on 12 10-ha plots representing five forest ages (2, 18, 40, 80, and 140 years) on subhygric sites and two 140-year-old sites on an atypical, moist, well-drained soil. Species richness was less variable and lower on the 80-year-old sites, and conifers did not dominate a site until 40 to 80 years after a disturbance. Herbs were dominant on 2- and 18-year-old sites, whereas woody shrubs were common across all successional stages. Cladina spp. were most abundant on our 40-year-old sites but were replaced by pleurocarpous mosses on our ≥80-year-old sites. Our results are consistent with others who found a delay in conifer establishment that may have resulted from poor seed beds due to the accumulation of unburned duff and inhibitory chemicals from Cladina spp. If these factors are inhibiting conifer establishment, this may conflict with the objectives of forest managers considering emulating natural disturbance in forest operations.North. J. Appl. For. 22(4):229–235. |
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Plant Community Structure After Wildfire in the Subarctic Forests of Western Labrador |
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Plant Community Structure After Wildfire in the Subarctic Forests of Western Labrador |
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