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North American jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) stands are generally characterized by an even-aged structure resulting from high intensity fires (HIF). However, non-lethal fires of moderate intensity (MIF), which leave behind surviving trees, have also been reported. The objectives of this study were two-fold: (1) assess the concurrent dynamics of live trees, understory vegetation and different types of coarse woody debris (CWD) during succession after HIF; and (2) document how MIF affects stand structure component dynamics compared to HIF. Stands affected by both HIF and MIF were selected. Tree characteristics and age structure, understory biomass, and CWD volume were assessed. Our results suggest that the structural succession of jack pine stands following HIF comprises three stages: young stands (<48 years), premature and mature stands (58–100 years) and old stands (>118 years). Canopy openness and jack pine density significantly decreased with time since HIF, while black spruce density and CWD volume significantly increased. The highest structural diversity was measured in the premature and mature stands. Compared to HIF, MIF increased mean jack pine basal area, decreased average stand density, delayed the replacement of jack pine by black spruce replacement in the canopy, decreased CWD volume, and significantly increased bryophytes mass. MIF increased the diversity of live trees and generally decreased CWD structural diversity. The study confirms the diversity of natural disturbance magnitude and successional processes thereby initiated. Thereafter, it appeared to be relevant for adjustment of disturbance emulating forest-management systems. 相似文献
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The species richness of trees, shrubs and climbing plants was investigated in 41 sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) plantations of different stand age and area in southern Kyushu, southwestern Japan. Altogether 174 species were found,
of which 145 infrequent species were selected for analysis. Two groups were extracted from the species list according to their
occurrence in older (49 spp.) or younger (28 spp.) stands, the latter containing a higher percentage of climbing plants and
species with wind-dispersed seeds. In contrast, the older stand group contained major tree components typical of seminatural,
evergreen broadleaved forests in the region and was more heavily dependent on stand age, especially for species with gravity-
and frugivore-dispersed seeds, showing a gradual increase up to 60 years old. The species richness was less correlated with
edge perimeter facing seminatural forests and the years after latest thinning. The juxtaposition of plantation compartments
with stands of seminatural forest or other plantations, as well as the compartment's origin as former plantation site or a
seminatural stand, had relatively little influence on species richness. However, topographic variation was important in determining
the species composition, with valley stands having higher species richness and containing many plants typical of the regional
seminatural forests. These results suggest that (1) the major trend of species richness is determined by the presence of old
stand type species, (2) topographic variation of species richness remains even after establishment of plantations, and (3)
the normal rotation period of sugi plantations (35–40 years) may therefore be too short to conserve the maximum potential
species diversity within the working forest.
Received: June 4, 2001 / Accepted: August 26, 2002
Acknowledgments We wish to thank the staff of the Miyazaki University Forests for cooperation in the fieldwork. A part of this study was
supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Study from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan (no. 09041071
and no. 10460068).
Correspondence to:S. Ito 相似文献