Sprouting characteristics of a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest following clear-cutting in Okinawa, Japan

Autor:	Caihong Chen, Mitsunori Aramoto, Lichao Wu, Takakazu Shinzato
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Clearcutting animal structures biology Diameter at breast height Castanopsis sieboldii Forestry Subtropics Evergreen biology.organism_classification digestive system body regions Horticulture surgical procedures operative Botany cardiovascular system Schima wallichii Tree species Sprouting
Zdroj:	New Forests. 36:239-246
ISSN:	1573-5095 0169-4286
Popis:	This study explores the sprouting characteristics of an evergreen broad-leaved forest after clear-cutting based on a survey of 1,893 stumps of 62 tree species in Okinawa, Japan. The sprouting capabilities of the stumps varied among tree species. The stumps of 60 species could produce sprouts, while those of the other two species could not. In 10 of the sprouting species, the mean sprout-stem number was higher than 4.0 stems per stump; nine sprouting species showed low sprouting capabilities. Additionally, Castanopsis sieboldii and Schima wallichii, the dominant species, exhibited high sprouting capabilities. Further, the sprouting capabilities varied with stump diameter at breast height (DBH). Stumps with a larger DBH tended to have a higher mean number of sprout stems per stump, higher DBH, and higher tree height than the smaller stumps. The forest stands regenerated by sprouting might recover into a tree community similar to that before clear-cutting.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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