Influence of site conditions on the survival of <i>Fagus sylvatica</i> seedlings in an old‐growth beech forest

Topoliantz, Stéphanie; Ponge, Jean‐François

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“…A forest's regeneration is essentially controlled by four groups of potentially limiting factors: disturbances, site resources, weed competition, and plants (Hardwick et al 2000). It is clear that environmental conditions have a complex effect on the establishment and survival of seedlings has been clearly documented by Topoliantz and Ponge (2000) among others; a pattern of regeneration abundance, for example, seems to be related mainly to the climate (Silva et al 2012) in connection with local factors spanning altitude, topography, soil and slope (Felfili 1997;FigueroaRangel and Olvera-Vargas 2000;Silva et al 2012).…”

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Environmental Factors Affecting the Abundance and Presence of Tree Species in a Tropical Lowland Limestone and Non-limestone Forest in Ben En National Park, Vietnam

Nguyen¹,

Mitlöhner²,

Bich³

et al. 2015

Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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The effect of environmental variables on the presence and abundance of tree species in a tropical lowland undisturbed limestone and non-limestone forest in Ben En National Park, Vietnam was investigated. The relationships between 13 environmental variables and 29 tree species with a DBH ≥10 cm, as well as between six 6 physical variables with 26 species of seedling and sapling communities were assessed by canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). Data concerning all tree species ≥10 cm DBH were collected from eighteen 400 m 2 sample plots, while the abundance of regeneration (all individuals ≤5 cm DBH) was counted in fifty 2x20 m strip-plots. The significance of species-environments correlations were tested by distribution-free Monte Carlo tests. The CCA of the 29 examined tree species and 13 environmental variables indicated that the presence and abundance of the tree species were closely related to topographic factors. We may confirm that soil properties including pH, soil moisture content, and soil textures, were the most crucial factor in tree species composition and their distribution. Several species including Pometia pinnata, Amesiodendron chinense, Gironniera cuspidate, Cinnamomum mairei, and Caryodaphnopsis tonkinensis were not controlled by soil properties and topographic variables. The CCA also indicated that the abundance of regeneration tree species at all sites had positive and significant correlations with soil depth, while the occurrence of several other tree species (such as Koilodepas longifolium and Aglaia dasyclada) was positively correlated with a higher slope and rocky outcrop.

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Environmental Factors Affecting the Abundance and Presence of Tree Species in a Tropical Lowland Limestone and Non-limestone Forest in Ben En National Park, Vietnam

Nguyen¹,

Mitlöhner²,

Bich³

et al. 2015

Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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“…It encompasses partly Plot 1 (Melico-Fagetum) in Koop and Hilgen [20]. Plots K, K' and P in Ponge et al [37] and Topoliantz and Ponge [42] were located in the study site, too. During winter 1990 a severe storm felled seven tall trees, creating multiple gaps [30] which were not present at the time of the study by Koop and Hilgen [20].…”

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“…Therefore it has been thought to use it for the study of natural small-scale heterogeneity and short-term soil changes as well. Several studies were conducted on the factors explaining meso-scale variations in regeneration patterns, humus profiles and earthworm communities [36,37,42]. Small-scale changes in regeneration patterns and earthworm communities were studied using repetitive sampling along transect lines or cross-line grids [11,30].…”

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The heterogeneity of humus components in a virgin beech forest

Patzel¹,

Ponge²

2001

European Journal of Soil Biology

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A non-random sampling design allowed to distinguish within a virgin beech ecosystem two main components of humus profile heterogeneity. The stratification of the profile into horizons reflects changes in the composition of the soil/litter matrix occurring under the influence of the anisotropic deposition of leaf and wood litter and the stratified occurrence of soil organisms (roots, microbes, animals). The horizontal heterogeneity is mainly influenced by changes in vegetation, in particular the decreasing influence of beech (and the increasing influence of ground vegetation) when passing from the tree trunk base, where the influence of the tree reaches a maximum, to the centre of adjacent gaps where the influence of beech is replaced by that of another vegetation. The use of multivariate methods, used for description rather than for modelling, is suggested to be the best procedure for understanding patterns underlying heterogeneity without a priori assumptions.

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“…The quantity and quality of light, the humus form and cover are important factors (e.g. Emborg 1998;Topoliantz, Ponge 2000). Beechnuts usually germinate in April or May depending on snow cover (Standovár, Kenderes 2003).…”

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Natural regeneration of senescent even-aged beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands under the conditions of Central Bohemia

Bílek¹,

Remeš²,

Zahradník³

2009

J. For. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:The natural regeneration of beech (Fagus sylvatica l.) was studied under various shelterwood densities and silvicultural treatments in senescent beech stands in central Bohemia. four permanent research plots differed in shelterwood density, crown cover and average relative light intensities. Between 2003 and 2007, seed production, seedling emergence and survival were followed. The mean density of beech seeds (full and empty) per 1 m 2 was estimated in another forest stand. in the autumn of 2003 the values were distinctly higher than those indicated for full mast years of beech. Despite high losses during the wintering of seeds, relatively low germination and high first-season mortality, the high density of 1-year-old beech seedlings indicates that these elements are not the factors which hinder natural regeneration. The thickness of the humus horizons influenced the density of young beech seedlings during all the three years. Ground vegetation was more frequent outside the crown projections of parent trees and increased with distance from the nearest tree. A reduction of crown cover to the level of 80% was an appropriate measure that assured the high survival of beech regeneration during the observed four-year period. Border cutting with the outer face oriented towards the east has to be considered as less suitable for beech regeneration than shelterwood systems and group selection harvesting.

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Influence of site conditions on the survival of Fagus sylvatica seedlings in an old‐growth beech forest

Cited by 35 publications

References 18 publications

Environmental Factors Affecting the Abundance and Presence of Tree Species in a Tropical Lowland Limestone and Non-limestone Forest in Ben En National Park, Vietnam

Environmental Factors Affecting the Abundance and Presence of Tree Species in a Tropical Lowland Limestone and Non-limestone Forest in Ben En National Park, Vietnam

The heterogeneity of humus components in a virgin beech forest

Natural regeneration of senescent even-aged beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands under the conditions of Central Bohemia

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