Bryophyte (moss and liverwort) conservation under remnant canopy in managed forests

Fenton, Nicole J.; Frego, Katherine A.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2004.09.003

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“…Moss crusts occurred when vascular plants cover reached a fairly high level, and it only occurred on the leeward side of the dunes. Perhaps it needs sufficient shading and moisture to survive (Fenton and Frego, 2003). Why no lichens were found in the biological soil crusts is unknown and needs further study in the future.…”

Section: Microcoleus Vaginatusmentioning

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Feasibility of cyanobacterial inoculation for biological soil crusts formation in desert area

Wang

Liu

et al. 2009

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Section: Microcoleus Vaginatusmentioning

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Feasibility of cyanobacterial inoculation for biological soil crusts formation in desert area

Wang

Liu

et al. 2009

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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“…Some of the conflicting or unclear results are no doubt due to the variety of life history strategies among bryophytes. A potentially effective approach is classifying bryophytes into functional groups or guilds (e.g., Fenton and Frego, 2005). The morphometric information needed for classification is available at least at a coarse-scale, even for taxa in countries where the local biodiversity is largely unknown, due to the wide distribution of most bryophyte genera.…”

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Bryophytes in a changing landscape: The hierarchical effects of habitat fragmentation on ecological and evolutionary processes

Pharo

Zartman

2007

Biological Conservation

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“…In contrast, the responses of bryophytes to clear-cut logging appear to be consistent; both the cover and species richness of bryophytes have been shown to decline significantly (Schmalholz et al 2011). In fact, some bryophyte species were lost on the cutovers within short time periods after clear-cut logging (Fenton and Frego 2005). In addition, nearly all bryophyte species groups decline after clear-cutting (Jalonen and Vanha-Majamaa 2001).…”

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Understory plant assemblages present distinct short-term responses to the clear-cutting of an old-growth spruce forest near an alpine timberline

Liu

Bao

2014

Can. J. For. Res.

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Forest clear-cutting is a prominent disturbance influencing understory plant communities. We implemented a before-after, control-impact (BACI) designed experiment in a high-elevation, old-growth spruce forest in the eastern Tibetan Plateau to understand the response in cover and species richness of the understory plant community and its assemblages, as well as the driving roles of environmental alteration (e.g., radiation, temperature, humidity, and nutrients), physical disturbance (e.g., direct damage by trampling and tree-felling), and interplay effects (e.g., shading or burial from logging residue) during a 2-year period. The decrease in cover for the understory vegetation was predominantly due to a decrease in bryophytes; the grass cover, however, increased. While bryophyte species richness decreased, the total number of understory and vascular plants changed minimally. Furthermore, the environmental alteration drove the increase in grass cover, as well as the cover and species richness decline for bryophytes and its two species groups. It was also found that physical disturbances and interplay effects caused the decrease in cover for bryophytes. The total effects influenced the understory community and bryophytes in terms of cover, but not in terms of species richness. We conclude that the short-term responses of understory vegetation to clear-cutting are distinct across different assemblages due to various mechanisms. Bryophytes are more sensitive than vascular plants, and cover percentage responded more swiftly than species richness to clear-cutting.Key words: understory vegetation, species groups, driving mechanism, physical disturbance, clear-cut logging, Tibetan Plateau.Résumé : La coupe à blanc est une perturbation importante de la forêt qui influence les communautés végétales de sous-bois. Nous avons implanté un dispositif expérimental BACI dans une vieille forêt d'épinette établie en haute altitude sur le plateau tibétain oriental pour comprendre l'impact sur la richesse du couvert et les espèces de la communauté végétale de sous-bois et de ses assemblages de même que les rôles déterminants de l'altération des conditions environnementales (c.-à -d. le rayonnement, la température, l'humidité et les nutriments), des perturbations physiques (c.-à -d. les dommages directs par le piétinement et la coupe des arbres) et des effets d'interaction (c.-à -d. l'ombrage ou l'enfouissement par les résidus forestiers) pendant une période de 2 ans. La diminution du couvert de la végétation de sous-bois a surtout été causée par une diminution des bryophytes. Le couvert herbacé, de son côté, a augmenté. Bien que la richesse en espèces de bryophytes ait diminué, le nombre total de plantes vasculaires et de sous-bois a peu changé. De plus, l'altération des conditions environnementales a entraîné l'augmentation du couvert herbacé et la diminution du couvert et de la richesse en espèces de bryophytes et de ses deux groupes d'espèces. Nous avons aussi observé que les perturbations physiques et que les effets d'i...

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Bryophyte (moss and liverwort) conservation under remnant canopy in managed forests

Cited by 105 publications

References 31 publications

Feasibility of cyanobacterial inoculation for biological soil crusts formation in desert area

Feasibility of cyanobacterial inoculation for biological soil crusts formation in desert area

Bryophytes in a changing landscape: The hierarchical effects of habitat fragmentation on ecological and evolutionary processes

Understory plant assemblages present distinct short-term responses to the clear-cutting of an old-growth spruce forest near an alpine timberline

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