Can understorey native woodland plant species regenerate under exotic pine plantations using natural succession?

Onaindia, Miren; Ametzaga-Arregi, Ibone; Sebastián, Mikel San; Mitxelena, Anaïs; Rodríguez-Loinaz, Gloria; Peña, Lydia Zapata; Alday, Josu G.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.046

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“…Such conditions are met by pine stands, widely propagated by forestry, often on potential sites of mixed or deciduous forests, in most European biogeographical regions (e.g., Kuiters and Slim 2003;Onaindia et al 2013). Underneath the canopy permeable for at least 30% of full sunlight (von Lüpke 1998), they foster development of the profuse oak undergrowth unhampered either by major disturbances (compared to mowing or heavy grazing), or by shade-tolerant competitors, such as beech (Fagus sylvatica) or hornbeam (Carpinus betulus).…”

Section: Advanced Growth and Recruitmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seeing the oakscape beyond the forest: a landscape approach to the oak regeneration in Europe

2018

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Context Intensification and specialisation of agriculture and forest use has led to profound structural and compositional changes in European landscapes. In particular, sharp, narrow edges adjacent to relatively homogenous vegetation types progressively replace transitional habitats, crucial for a plethora of species and ecological processes. Quercus robur and Q. petraea regeneration niches make them best adapted to such transitional habitats. However, contemporary oaks' importance, including their regeneration, is usually considered within limits of forest habitats. Objective Defining habitats, landscape patterns and processes fostering oak regeneration and 'oakscape' development. Methods We assessed the state-of-the art of the topical literature with respect to various aspects of oak regeneration based on a refined list of 234 titles from the Web of Science database. Results The review confirmed that the vast majority of studies focus on forest habitats, disregarding the fact that substantial part of acorns are being carried away and seeded by birds in non-forest habitats. Conclusions The common acceptance of the simplistic landscape mosaic model, based on segregated homogenous vegetation categories and clear-cut lines separating patches, impedes proper assessment of landscape changes, referring to 'untypical', transitional habitats-the true oaks' domain. Hence, restoring and sustaining European 'oakscape' should result from the overall landscape management, based on a better adapted gradient approach to landscape studies. Applying such an approach, we identified a set of habitats fostering successful oak regeneration and recruitment without direct human support, contributing to the contemporary 'oakscape', represented mostly by non-forest, either natural or anthropogenic habitats.

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Section: Advanced Growth and Recruitmentmentioning

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Seeing the oakscape beyond the forest: a landscape approach to the oak regeneration in Europe

2018

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“…Further management measures could involve constructing mosaics of native and plantation patches, resulting in non-monospecific forest cultures (Carnus et al, 2006), which minimize biodiversity exchange and resilience. Eventually, many of these plantation areas could be restored into natural forest, especially in areas such as Cantabria, where the industrial activities causing the plantations are disappearing or decreasing their activity (Bowen et al, 2007;Onaindia et al, 2013;Hernández et al, 2015). These issues pose both a challenge and an opportunity for managers and practitioners intending to restore landscape connectivity in forested areas (García-Feced et al, 2011), since they introduce concepts such as ecological or environmental value of plantation patches which up until now have only been considered in terms of economic benefits.…”

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The Function of Plantation Forestry in Landscape Connectivity

Cabarga-Varona¹

2016

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. Plantation forestry has been widely used for industrial purposes, creating vast extensions of culture forests. Although these plantations have a primary economic goal, they may indirectly serve other functions, such as landscape connectivity. Eucalypts are among the main plantation species used worldwide. In those areas in which they are not native, eucalyptus have been regarded as pernicious species for autochthonous forest and forest dwelling fauna. However, they may enhance connectivity between natural forest patches, thus favouring faunal dispersal. In Cantabria (Spain), Eucalyptus globulus were extensively planted in deforested areas mainly occupied by bushes and meadows. Here, we examine whether their massive introduction has modified landscape connectivity in the region. We used two indices based on graph theory and on the habitat availability concept (Integral Index of Connectivity and Probability of Connectivity), and applied them to the current forest network. Our results show how eucalyptus afforestation, principally based on temporary woodlands, has not improved forest connectivity in Cantabria significantly, though in the coast some of the new plantation areas may be locally important. Specific management actions targeted at these particularly relevant patches may enhance faunal dispersal and thus maintain biodiversity by reducing the fragmentation of these highly humanized areas.

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“…It represents the productivity available to cater for the demand for provisioning ecosystem services Government, 2006) and natural succession usually proceeds towards woodland (Prach et al, 2014). In addition, plantations in the study area provide optimal conditions for regenerating native forests although some management actions must be undertaken to bring about regeneration (Onaindia et al, 2013a).…”

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“…40 years will allow time for at least the early stages of native forest regeneration, especially with active management (Onaindia et al, 2013a).…”

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Can understorey native woodland plant species regenerate under exotic pine plantations using natural succession?

Cited by 60 publications

References 41 publications

Seeing the oakscape beyond the forest: a landscape approach to the oak regeneration in Europe

Seeing the oakscape beyond the forest: a landscape approach to the oak regeneration in Europe

The Function of Plantation Forestry in Landscape Connectivity

Relevance for decision making of spatially explicit, participatory scenarios for ecosystem services in an area of a high current demand

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