scholarly journals Lack of forest tree seedling recruitment and enhanced tree and shrub growth characterizes post-Tsuga canadensis mortality forests in the southern Appalachians

2019 ◽  
Vol 440 ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra N. Dharmadi ◽  
Katherine J. Elliott ◽  
Chelcy F. Miniat
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Recruitment ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Tsuga Canadensis ◽  
Southern Appalachians ◽  
Tree Seedling

Proceedings of the Southern Containerized Forest Tree Seedling Conference

1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Guldin ◽  
James P. Barnett ◽  
[Editors]
Keyword(s):  
Forest Tree ◽  
Tree Seedling

Variation in vegetation cover and seedling performance of tree species in a forest-savanna ecotone

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamza Issifu ◽  
George K. D. Ametsitsi ◽  
Lana J. de Vries ◽  
Gloria Djaney Djagbletey ◽  
Stephen Adu-Bredu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Seedling Recruitment ◽  
Seedling Survival ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
First Year ◽  
Transplant Experiment ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Savanna Woodland ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Species Specific

AbstractDifferential tree seedling recruitment across forest-savanna ecotones is poorly understood, but hypothesized to be influenced by vegetation cover and associated factors. In a 3-y-long field transplant experiment in the forest-savanna ecotone of Ghana, we assessed performance and root allocation of 864 seedlings for two forest (Khaya ivorensis and Terminalia superba) and two savanna (Khaya senegalensis and Terminalia macroptera) species in savanna woodland, closed-woodland and forest. Herbaceous vegetation biomass was significantly higher in savanna woodland (1.0 ± 0.4 kg m−2 vs 0.2 ± 0.1 kg m−2 in forest) and hence expected fire intensities, while some soil properties were improved in forest. Regardless, seedling survival declined significantly in the first-year dry-season for all species with huge declines for the forest species (50% vs 6% for Khaya and 16% vs 2% for Terminalia) by year 2. After 3 y, only savanna species survived in savanna woodland. However, best performance for savanna Khaya was in forest, but in savanna woodland for savanna Terminalia which also had the highest biomass fraction (0.8 ± 0.1 g g−1 vs 0.6 ± 0.1 g g−1 and 0.4 ± 0.1 g g−1) and starch concentration (27% ± 10% vs 15% ± 7% and 10% ± 4%) in roots relative to savanna and forest Khaya respectively. Our results demonstrate that tree cover variation has species-specific effects on tree seedling recruitment which is related to root storage functions.

Irradiance and Spectral Quality Affect Asian Tropical Rain Forest Tree Seedling Development

Ecology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 568-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Lee ◽  
Krishnapillay Baskaran ◽  
Marzalina Mansor ◽  
Haris Mohamad ◽  
Son Kheong Yap
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Tropical Rain Forest ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Seedling Development ◽  
Spectral Quality ◽  
Tree Seedling

scholarly journals Dynamics of tree seedling populations in a humid subtropical forest of northeast India as related to disturbance

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.K. Bank ◽  
P. Rao ◽  
R.S. Tripathi ◽  
H.N. Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Seedling Recruitment ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Humid Forest ◽  
Microenvironmental Factors ◽  
Survival Pattern ◽  
Disturbed Forest ◽  
Disturbed Stand

Recruitment and survival of four important broad-leaved tree species, viz Quercusdealbata L., Quercusgriffithii Hk., Rhododendronarboreum Sm., and Schimakhasiana Dyer., were studied over 2 years in the undisturbed, mildly disturbed and highly disturbed forest stands of a subtropical humid forest of Meghalaya, northeast India. Recruitment of S. khasiana seedlings was maximum in the highly disturbed stand, while Q. dealbata seedlings were abundant in the undisturbed and mildly disturbed stands. Seedlings of Q. dealbata, Q. griffithii, and R. arboreum were equally successful in all the stands, while S. khasiana seedlings showed better survival in the highly disturbed stand than in the mildly disturbed and undisturbed stands. Six microenvironmental factors, viz photosynthetically active radiation, relative humidity, air temperature, soil temperature, soil moisture, and thickness of litter on the forest floor, were correlated with the age-specific mortality rate of seedlings. In Q. dealbata, Q. griffithii, and S. khasiana, mortality rate was significantly affected by microenvironmental factors, while in R. arboreum mortality was not correlated with any of the microenvironmental factors. On the basis of seedling recruitment and survival pattern, it was concluded that Q. dealbata, Q. griffithii, and R. arboreum were successful in both disturbed and undisturbed forest stands, while S. khasiana seedlings showed better survival and establishment in the disturbed stands.

scholarly journals Sydowia polyspora is both a Foliar Endophyte and a Preemergent Seed Pathogen in Pinus ponderosa

Plant Disease ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 640-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ridout ◽  
George Newcombe
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Ponderosa ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Seedling Recruitment ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Tetrazolium Chloride ◽  
Seedling Disease ◽  
Viability Assay ◽  
Poor Seed ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Forest Nurseries

Poor seedling performance and reduced seed emergence are often ascribed to known pathogens that cause low seedling recruitment and poor seed emergence in forest nurseries and regeneration plantings. On the other hand, foliar endophytes are often overlooked as a source of poor emergence or tree seedling disease. Here, we show that an endophytic fungus common to the foliar microbiome of Pinus ponderosa acts as a cryptic pathogen in delaying emergence. In a series of experiments, we inoculated seed of P. ponderosa with a suspension of Sydowia polyspora 12 h prior to sowing. S. polyspora reduced seed emergence of its host, P. ponderosa, by as much as 30%. A tetrazolium chloride viability assay showed that S. polyspora reduces emergence by preventing germination; seed remained viable. In sum, pathogens affecting tree seed emergence and seedling recruitment may be endophytic as well as in seed and soil and deserve greater attention in studies of natural regeneration.

The interactive effects of surface-burn severity and canopy cover on conifer and broadleaf tree seedling ecophysiology

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 1032-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheel Bansal ◽  
Till Jochum ◽  
David A. Wardle ◽  
Marie-Charlotte Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Fire Severity ◽  
Canopy Structure ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Burn Severity ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Clear Cutting ◽  
Surface Burn

Fire has an important role for regeneration of many boreal forest tree species, and this includes both wildfire and prescribed burning following clear-cutting. Depending on the severity, fire can have a variety of effects on above- and below-ground properties that impact tree seedling establishment. Very little is known about the impacts of ground fire severity on post-fire seedling performance, or how the effects of fire severity interact with those of canopy structure. We conducted a full-factorial experiment that manipulated surface-burn severity (no burn; light, medium, or heavy burn; or scarification) and canopy (closed forest or open clear-cut) to reveal their interactive effects on ecophysiological traits of establishing broadleaf and conifer seedlings in a Swedish boreal forest. Medium and heavy surface burns increased seedling growth, photosynthesis, respiration, and foliar N and P concentrations, and these effects were most apparent in open clear-cuts. Growth rates of all species responded similarly to surface-burn treatments, although photosynthesis, foliar P, and specific leaf area were more responsive to burning treatments for broadleaf species than for conifers. Our study demonstrates that the positive impacts of fire on tree seedling physiology are dependent on a minimum severity threshold and are more effective when combined with clear-cutting.

Tree seedling recruitment in Amazon secondary forest: Importance of topography and gap micro-site conditions

2013 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 140-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Vizcarra Bentos ◽  
Henrique E.M. Nascimento ◽  
G. Bruce Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Recruitment ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Site Conditions ◽  
Tree Seedling

scholarly journals Temperature, precipitation and biotic interactions as determinants of tree seedling recruitment across the tree line ecotone

Oecologia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 179 (2) ◽  
pp. 599-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lise Tingstad ◽  
Siri Lie Olsen ◽  
Kari Klanderud ◽  
Vigdis Vandvik ◽  
Mikael Ohlson
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Recruitment ◽  
Biotic Interactions ◽  
Tree Line ◽  
Tree Seedling
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