Behavior of four broad-leaved tree species used to revegetate eroded granite hill slopes.

Autor: Ishimaru, Kanae, Tokuchi, Naoko, Osawa, Naoya, Kawamura, Koji, Takeda, Hiroshi
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Zdroj: Journal of Forest Research; Feb2005, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p27-34, 8p
Abstrakt: Information on primary growth behavior after planting is required for mixed-plantation revegetation using broad-leaved species. To estimate primary growth, especially from the perspective of crown coverage and changing growth rates, we examined the growth and survival of four broad-leaved species that are frequently used in erosion-control plantations in Japan. The species studied wereMyrica rubraSieb. et Zucc.,Alnus pendulaMatsum.,Quercus glaucaThunb., andQ.serrataThunb. The survival, height, and basal diameter of planted trees were measured over a 4-year period, and crown area was calculated over a 3-year period. We found a negative relationship between relative growth rate (RGR) and survival rate, suggesting that fast growth may be fatal when resources are severely limited. The relative height growth rate (RHGR) ofA.pendulawas especially high during the early period of the study (1997-1999) and then drastically declined, whereas the opposite tendency was observed inQ.glauca. The results of stem allometry analyses conformed to the specific relationships between height growth and diameter growth of the four species; increases in stem thickness based on height increments were smaller in the pioneer speciesA. pendula. Between-species differences in coverage per planted tree (mean crown area multiplied by survival rate) were small as a result of the negative relationship between coverage area and survival rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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