scholarly journals Assessing the performance of sampling designs for measuring the abundance of understory plants

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 452-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilana L. Abrahamson ◽  
Cara R. Nelson ◽  
David L. R. Affleck
Keyword(s):  
Understory Plants

scholarly journals Growth and competition among understory plants varies with reclamation soil and fertilization

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Buss ◽  
Kyle Stratechuk ◽  
Bradley D. Pinno
Keyword(s):  
Understory Plants

scholarly journals Antagonistic and mutualistic interactions alter seed dispersal of understory plants at forest edges

Ecosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wyatt J. Parker ◽  
Carmela M. Buono ◽  
Kirsten M. Prior
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Forest Edges ◽  
Understory Plants ◽  
Mutualistic Interactions

scholarly journals Biomass Equations for 24 Understory Species in Coniferous and Broadleaved Mixed Forests in Northeastern China

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaijiang He ◽  
Chunyu Zhang ◽  
Fengguo Du ◽  
Xiuhai Zhao ◽  
Song Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Northeastern China ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Basal Diameter ◽  
Understory Species ◽  
Crown Area ◽  
Understory Plants ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Best Fit

Understory plants are important components of forest ecosystem productivity and diversity. Compared to biomass models of overstory canopy trees, few are available for understory saplings and shrubs and therefore their roles in estimation of forest carbon pools are often ignored. In this study, we harvested 24 understory species including 4 saplings, 9 tree-like shrubs and 11 typical shrubs in coniferous and broadleaved mixed forest in northeastern China and developed the best fit allometric equations of above- and below-ground and total biomass by species-specific or multispecies using morphological measurements of basal diameter, height and crown area as independent variables. The result showed that single basal diameter, height or crown area had good explanatory power for both species-specific and multispecies (p<0.001). The best-fit models included only basal diameter in sapling and tree-like shrubs, and combinations of crown area, height, and basal diameter in typical shrubs. The logarithmic model was most desired among the 4 model forms of linear, quadratic, multiple linear and logarithmic, for species-specific and multispecies. The models we developed should help the estimation of forest ecosystem carbon stocks, especially for belowground component, and provide tools for quantification of individual species biomass of understory plants.

Effects of variable-density thinning on non-native understory plants in coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest

2021 ◽  
Vol 502 ◽  
pp. 119699
Author(s):  
Yianna Bekris ◽  
Janet S. Prevéy ◽  
Leslie C. Brodie ◽  
Constance A. Harrington
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Variable Density ◽  
Coniferous Forests ◽  
Understory Plants ◽  
The Pacific
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