Vegetation response to strip cutting young hardwood stands in West Virginia
| Autor: | Ashlee Martin, John W. Edwards, Jamie L. Schuler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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040101 forestry
0106 biological sciences Biomass (ecology) Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Agroforestry Geography Planning and Development Forestry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Vegetation Management Monitoring Policy and Law Herbaceous plant 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Coppicing Cutting Agronomy Germination Hardwood 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Food Science Sprouting |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 36:818-832 |
| ISSN: | 1540-756X 1054-9811 |
| Popis: | Three 21-year-old Appalachian hardwood stands were strip cut using three cutting widths (2.4-m, 3.7-m, and 4.9-m) and allowed to resprout. One year after strip cutting, we examined the vegetation response within the harvested strips relative to non-treated control areas, focusing on the sprouting ability of young hardwood stems and the herbaceous component for wildlife habitat. Results indicate the width of the strip cutting significantly affected the amount of biomass produced from stump sprouts (p = 0.042) and influenced species composition. Shade-intolerant species accounted for more of the biomass production within the wider cut strip widths, while shade-tolerant and shade-intermediate species were more prominent within the narrower cut strips. Cut strip width did not have a significant effect on the biomass of new seedlings germinating after the cuttings. Herbaceous vegetation was greater within the 4.9-m cut strips than in the control plots (p = 0.046); however, the amount of herbaceous biom... |
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