Floristic Diversity in Some Central Swedish Forests |
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Authors: | HELLIWELL D R |
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Institution: | Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Merlewood Research Station Grangeover-Sands, Cumbria, UK. |
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Abstract: | The species of vascular plants present in 0·5 ha sampleplots were recorded in 19 areas of forest planted on formeragricultural land, 21 areas of old or virgin forestand 102 areas of ordinary forest in east centralSweden. In the case of the planted forest areas, the main correlationwith floristic diversity was with the amount of daylight reachingthe forest floor. In the old forest and ordinaryforest sites, however, the main correlations were withthe pH value of the surface soil, the amount which this variedwithin the sample plot, and the proportion of broadleaved treesin the tree canopy; these factors were inter-correlated witheach other to some extent. The old forest sites,which had the most acidic surface soil and least diverse flora,did not appear to be serving any particularly useful functionin terms of conservation of the flora, at the present time.It is concluded that, if a diverse forest flora is requiredfor any particular reason, the complete closure of the canopyshould be avoided. A mixture containing some broadleaved treesis likely to be preferable to a pure crop of pine or spruce.There appears to be, however, considerable scope for the developmentof a diverse flora within timber-producing forests consistingmainly of spruce and pine. |
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