Establishment and growth of coniferous seedlings in an altered forest floor after long-term exclusion of deer
| Autor: | Shalini Kumar, Ei’ichi Shibata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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0106 biological sciences
Forest floor Cervus biology Ecology Forest management Forestry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Population density Abies homolepis Plant ecology Agronomy 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Picea jezoensis 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Forest Research. 12:306-311 |
| ISSN: | 1610-7403 1341-6979 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10310-007-0014-z |
| Popis: | We evaluated differences between the forest floors and the establishment and growth of coniferous seedlings in fenced (13 years) and unfenced plots on Mt Ohdaigahara where the sika deer (Cervus nippon) population density is high. Large coniferous seedlings (height > 0.05 m) were less abundant in the unfenced plot, as a result of deer browsing. Small coniferous seedlings (height < 0.05 m), however, were more abundant in the unfenced plot, where most seedlings of Abies homolepis were found on bare ground and those of Picea jezoensis var. hondoensis were found on buttresses and fallen logs. The large area of bare ground in the unfenced plot was caused by deer browsing. Deer therefore have an indirect effect on the emergence and growth of small coniferous seedlings by modifying the forest floor. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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