scholarly journals Erratum: Pervasive moose browsing in boreal forests alters successional trajectories by severely suppressing keystone species

Ecosphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Keystone Species ◽  
Moose Browsing

scholarly journals Pervasive moose browsing in boreal forests alters successional trajectories by severely suppressing keystone species

Ecosphere ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e02458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Lorentzen Kolstad ◽  
Gunnar Austrheim ◽  
Erling J. Solberg ◽  
Laurent De Vriendt ◽  
James D. M. Speed
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Keystone Species ◽  
Moose Browsing

Moose Browsing and Soil Fertility in the Boreal Forests of Isle Royale National Park

Ecology ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pastor ◽  
B. Dewey ◽  
R. J. Naiman ◽  
P. F. McInnes ◽  
Y. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Boreal Forests ◽  
National Park ◽  
Isle Royale ◽  
Isle Royale National Park ◽  
Moose Browsing

Detecting moose (Alces alces) browsing damage in young boreal forests from airborne laser scanning data

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Melin ◽  
J. Matala ◽  
L. Mehtätalo ◽  
A. Suvanto ◽  
P. Packalen
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Large Herbivores ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Browsing Damage ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Moose Browsing

Large herbivores can have large impacts on their habitats through extensive browsing. Similarly, human actions can have large impacts both on habitats and on the animals utilizing the habitats. In Finland, the increase in clear-cut areas has been highly positive for moose in particular, because these areas provide an easy and abundant source of winter food. For the forest owners, moose browsing causes growth and quality losses or even the destruction of whole stand. We aimed to identify moose browsing damage from airborne laser scanning (ALS) data and to predict damaged areas. The data was used to detect the difference in forest structure caused by moose browsing (lost branches and twigs) in relation to reference areas without moose browsing. The damaged areas were located, measured, and confirmed by forestry professionals, and ALS data was collected after the damage. In the end, the structural differences that browsing caused proved to be clear enough to be detected with metrics calculated from ALS data. Many variables were significantly different between the damage and no-damage areas. With logistic regression, we were able to differentiate the areas with significant, large-scale damage from no-damage areas with a 76% accuracy. However, the model was too keen to predict false-positive cases (classifying no-damage areas as damaged). It was shown that ALS data can be used in detecting moose browsing damage in a case where the damage is extremely severe (like in here). Yet, to make the results more accurate, better field data about the damaged areas would be needed.

scholarly journals A keystone species, European aspen (Populus tremula L.), in boreal forests: Ecological role, knowledge needs and mapping using remote sensing

2020 ◽  
Vol 462 ◽  
pp. 118008
Author(s):  
Sonja Kivinen ◽  
Elina Koivisto ◽  
Sarita Keski-Saari ◽  
Laura Poikolainen ◽  
Topi Tanhuanpää ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Keystone Species ◽  
Populus Tremula ◽  
Ecological Role ◽  
European Aspen

Syntaxonomy of mid-successional stages of secondary forests of the central elevated part of the Southern Urals

2012 ◽  
pp. 109-134
Author(s):  
P. S. Shirokikh ◽  
A. M. Kunafin ◽  
V. B. Martynenko
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Southern Urals ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
The Southern Urals ◽  
Active Growth ◽  
Tree Layer ◽  
Shade Tolerant Species ◽  
Successional Stages

The secondary birch and aspen forests of middle stages of succession of the central elevated part of the Southern Urals are studied. 4 subassociations, 1 community, and 7 variants in the alliances of Aconito-Piceion and Piceion excelsae are allocated. It is shown that the floristic composition of aspen and birch secondary forests in the age of 60—80 years is almost identical to the natural forests. However, a slight increase the coenotical role of light-requiring species of grasslands and hemiboreal forests in the secondary communities of the class Brachypodio-Betuletea was noticed as well as some reduction of role the shade-tolerant species of nemoral complex and species of boreal forests of the class Vaccinio-Piceetea. Dominant tree layer under the canopy of secondary series is marked by an active growth of natural tree species.

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