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González, Mauro E.; Veblen, Thomas T.; Donoso, Claudio; Valeria, Luis

doi:10.1023/a:1020378822847

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“…Contrary to our initial predictions, we did not find differences in the average of bamboo density, number of culms per sapling and total height among sites, although slight differences occurred with higher values toward gap areas, assigned by the NMDS ordination. As reported by González et al (2002) from the abundant understorey bamboo C. quila in the South-Central Chilean Nothofagus forest, the recruitment of new saplings occurred mainly in the first 2 years after flowering and the average density of bamboo saplings was 200 times higher than density of newly established tree saplings. On this way, the lower average density of M. multiramea saplings reported in our study compared to C. quila could be related to site conditions, which created different opportunities to germination or because the peak of initial establishment of M. multiramea was not reached 2 years after flowering.…”

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“…González et al (2002) related that after bamboo dieback, several species with different life histories were recruited into gaps, mainly from shadeintolerant species, which were established jointly with germination of C. quila seeds. The authors concluded that tree regeneration in gaps appeared to be determined by a combination of factors that included bamboo density in gaps prior to flowering, bamboo growth and recruitment and the timing of tree seed production, as well as the abilities of tree species of developing in the resulting understory gaps.…”

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Bamboo dieback and tree regeneration responses in a subtropical forest of South America

Budke

Alberti

Zanardi

et al. 2010

Forest Ecology and Management

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confidence: 52%

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confidence: 99%

Bamboo dieback and tree regeneration responses in a subtropical forest of South America

Budke

Alberti

Zanardi

et al. 2010

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…The negative relationship indicated a decrease in MC with culm height, which occurred in the node and internodes of both species. The higher MC present in the internode than in the node may have been due to the higher percentage of conducting tissues occurring in the internode than the node (Florian et al 1991). This feature would greatly affect the seasoning and penetration of preservatives in the node.…”

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Variations in Moisture Content Affect the Shrinkage of Gigantochloa scortechinii and Bambusa vulgaris at Different Heights of the Bamboo Culm

Anokye¹,

Kalong²,

Bakar³

et al. 2014

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Malaysia has more than 50 species of bamboo, but few that are utilized commercially. In this study, the physical properties of two of the most popular bamboo species in Malaysia, Gigantochloa scortechinii and Bambusa vulgaris, were evaluated. Moisture content (MC) and shrinkage variation at different height sections at both nodal and internodal categories of the bamboo culm were investigated. A comparison between the height sections and between the nodal and internodal categories, as well as between the species, was carried out. Results indicated a trend of decreasing MC along the culm from base to top, though the difference was not statistically significant. It was also observed that radial shrinkage was slightly greater than tangential shrinkage and was much greater than shrinkage in the longitudinal direction. Nodes appeared to have lower MC and a higher percentage of shrinkage compared to internodes. The shrinkage pattern of the two species of bamboo showed a small radial-to-tangential ratio of 1.15:1, which may have contributed to the dimensional stability of bamboo.

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“…Bamboo species can proliferate and dominate the canopy of disturbed forests, causing shifts in light and resource availability, excessive litterfall, and displacement of important faunal seed dispersers. Such changes limit the recruitment and growth of woody species, eventually altering forest structure, reducing species diversity, and leading to long-term compositional changes (González et al, 2002;Campanello et al, 2007;Cortés-Delgado and Pérez-Torres 2011;Larpkern et al, 2011). If biodiversity conservation is a priority, then restoring mixed riparian forests while controlling the spread of G. angustifolia is especially important to ensure the persistence of species (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)…”

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Riparian forest recovery following a decade of cattle exclusion in the Colombian Andes

Calle

Holl

2019

Forest Ecology and Management

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To meet their large-scale forest and landscape restoration targets, countries must find ways to accommodate areas for conservation alongside agricultural production. In some pasture-dominated regions of Latin America, intensive silvopastoral systems (SPS) are being promoted to increase cattle productivity on certain lands while facilitating the removal of cattle from marginal areas for forest restoration. However, the recovery of these forests and their contribution to the overall conservation value of the landscape has not been assessed rigorously. We evaluated forest structure and composition in 20 sites in a region of the Colombian Andes where a decade ago farmers transitioned to SPS and fenced off riparian areas to enable forest recovery. We compared these restored forests to a reference model based on the remaining riparian forest across the region, all of which has been subjected to human management. We found that woody species richness was higher in restored than in reference forests, and the proportion of large-seeded, later successional, animal-dispersed species were similar in both forest types. Whereas we found a similar suite of dominant tree species in restored and reference forest, Guadua angustifolia, a native giant bamboo was more abundant in the reference forests due to human management. Total tree basal area was higher in restored forests due to a small number of very large trees likely present in the pastures at the time of site protection. These findings highlight (1) the potential for recovery of diverse forests in riparian sites despite previous grazing use and (2) the role of remnant trees in facilitating natural succession. Overall, rapid forest recovery with minimal intervention in previously farmed lands is good news for conservation in a region that still harbors significant biodiversity despite high levels of fragmentation and the influence of human management.

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Cited by 105 publications

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Bamboo dieback and tree regeneration responses in a subtropical forest of South America

Bamboo dieback and tree regeneration responses in a subtropical forest of South America

Variations in Moisture Content Affect the Shrinkage of Gigantochloa scortechinii and Bambusa vulgaris at Different Heights of the Bamboo Culm

Riparian forest recovery following a decade of cattle exclusion in the Colombian Andes

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