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Response of oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) seedlings to canopy gap size |
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| Authors: | Tabari Masoud; Fayaz Payam; Espahbodi Kambiz; Staelens Jeroen; Nachtergale Lieven |
| Institution: | 1 Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources & Marin Sciences, University of Tarbiat Modarres, Noor, Iran 2 Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Mazandaran, Sari, Iran 3 Research Centre of Animal Affairs and Natural Resources of Mazandaran, Sari, Iran 4 Laboratory of Forestry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Gontrode, Belgium |
| Abstract: | The response of nursery seedlings and wildings of oriental beech(Fagus orientalis Lipsky) to canopy gap size was studied ina climax beech forest in northern Iran with respect to seedlingsurvival, shoot growth and vitality. These parameters were followedfor 2 years after planting in gaps of 50, 200 and 600 m2, aswell as in the open field. Foliage coloration was used as acriterion for vitality. The survival rate of nursery seedlingsand wildings dropped rapidly with increasing gap size from 84per cent in 50-m2 canopy openings to |
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