Composition of functional groups of ground vegetation differ between planted stands of non-native Pinus contorta and native Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies in northern Sweden
Intensified forestry increases the interest in replacing native tree species with fast growing non-native species. However, consequences for native biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are poorly understood. We compared cover and composition of major functional groups of ground vegetation between...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4ffd07943cf14e3fbb958856381781f2 2023-05-15T16:13:03+02:00 Composition of functional groups of ground vegetation differ between planted stands of non-native Pinus contorta and native Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies in northern Sweden Bäcklund, Sofia Jönsson, Mari Strengbom, Joachim Thor, Göran 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.1321 https://doaj.org/article/4ffd07943cf14e3fbb958856381781f2 EN eng Finnish Society of Forest Science https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/1321 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-4075 2242-4075 doi:10.14214/sf.1321 https://doaj.org/article/4ffd07943cf14e3fbb958856381781f2 Silva Fennica, Vol 49, Iss 2 (2015) Forestry SD1-669.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.1321 2022-12-31T03:01:51Z Intensified forestry increases the interest in replacing native tree species with fast growing non-native species. However, consequences for native biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are poorly understood. We compared cover and composition of major functional groups of ground vegetation between planted stands of non-native Dougl. var. Engelm. and native conifers L. and (L.) H. Karst. in northern boreal Sweden. We quantified the ground cover of lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants and ground without vegetation (bare ground) in 96 stands covering three different age classes (15, 30 and 85 years old). Our study revealed differences in ground vegetation patterns between non-native and native managed forests, and that these differences are linked to stand age and differences in canopy cover. Total vascular plant cover increased with increasing stand age for all tree species, with stands having higher cover than both native conifers. The ground cover of lichens was, although generally low, highest in stands of . stands had a lower cover of vascular plants, but bare ground was more common compared with . Our results suggest that the use of as an alternative tree species in Fennoscandian forestry will influence native ground vegetation patterns. This influence is likely to change with time and future research should consider both temporal and landscape-scale effects from shifting tree-species dominance to and other non-native tree species.Pinus contorta latifoliaPinus sylvestris Picea abies P. contortaPinus sylvestrisP. abiesP. contortaP. contortaPinus contorta Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandian Northern Sweden Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Silva Fennica 49 2 |
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Intensified forestry increases the interest in replacing native tree species with fast growing non-native species. However, consequences for native biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are poorly understood. We compared cover and composition of major functional groups of ground vegetation between planted stands of non-native Dougl. var. Engelm. and native conifers L. and (L.) H. Karst. in northern boreal Sweden. We quantified the ground cover of lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants and ground without vegetation (bare ground) in 96 stands covering three different age classes (15, 30 and 85 years old). Our study revealed differences in ground vegetation patterns between non-native and native managed forests, and that these differences are linked to stand age and differences in canopy cover. Total vascular plant cover increased with increasing stand age for all tree species, with stands having higher cover than both native conifers. The ground cover of lichens was, although generally low, highest in stands of . stands had a lower cover of vascular plants, but bare ground was more common compared with . Our results suggest that the use of as an alternative tree species in Fennoscandian forestry will influence native ground vegetation patterns. This influence is likely to change with time and future research should consider both temporal and landscape-scale effects from shifting tree-species dominance to and other non-native tree species.Pinus contorta latifoliaPinus sylvestris Picea abies P. contortaPinus sylvestrisP. abiesP. contortaP. contortaPinus contorta |
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Composition of functional groups of ground vegetation differ between planted stands of non-native Pinus contorta and native Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies in northern Sweden |
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Composition of functional groups of ground vegetation differ between planted stands of non-native Pinus contorta and native Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies in northern Sweden |
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Composition of functional groups of ground vegetation differ between planted stands of non-native Pinus contorta and native Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies in northern Sweden |
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Composition of functional groups of ground vegetation differ between planted stands of non-native Pinus contorta and native Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies in northern Sweden |
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Composition of functional groups of ground vegetation differ between planted stands of non-native Pinus contorta and native Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies in northern Sweden |
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composition of functional groups of ground vegetation differ between planted stands of non-native pinus contorta and native pinus sylvestris and picea abies in northern sweden |
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