Edge Effects Disrupt Vertical Stratification of Microclimate in a Temperate Forest Canopy

2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael K. Didham ◽  
Robert M. Ewers
Keyword(s):  
Edge Effects ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Vertical Stratification

scholarly journals Spatial Variation in Canopy Structure across Forest Landscapes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brady S. Hardiman ◽  
Elizabeth A. LaRue ◽  
Jeff W. Atkins ◽  
Robert T. Fahey ◽  
Franklin W. Wagner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Canopy Structure ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Stable Point ◽  
Eastern Usa ◽  
Forested Landscapes ◽  
Patch Scale

Forest canopy structure (CS) controls many ecosystem functions and is highly variable across landscapes, but the magnitude and scale of this variation is not well understood. We used a portable canopy lidar system to characterize variation in five categories of CS along N = 3 transects (140–800 m long) at each of six forested landscapes within the eastern USA. The cumulative coefficient of variation was calculated for subsegments of each transect to determine the point of stability for individual CS metrics. We then quantified the scale at which CS is autocorrelated using Moran’s I in an Incremental Autocorrelation analysis. All CS metrics reached stable values within 300 m but varied substantially within and among forested landscapes. A stable point of 300 m for CS metrics corresponds with the spatial extent that many ecosystem functions are measured and modeled. Additionally, CS metrics were spatially autocorrelated at 40 to 88 m, suggesting that patch scale disturbance or environmental factors drive these patterns. Our study shows CS is heterogeneous across temperate forest landscapes at the scale of 10’s of meters, requiring a resolution of this size for upscaling CS with remote sensing to large spatial scales.

Upper canopy pollinators of Eucryphia cordifolia Cav., a tree of South American temperate rain forest

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Smith-Ramírez ◽  
Paula Martínez ◽  
Iván Díaz ◽  
Marcelo Galaz ◽  
Juan J. Armesto
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Forest Understory ◽  
South American ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Flower Visitors ◽  
Temperate Rain Forest ◽  
Tall Tree ◽  
Pollinator Assemblage

Ecological processes in the upper canopy of temperate forests have been seldom studied because of the limited accessibility. Here, we present the results of the first survey of the pollinator assemblage and the frequency of insect visits to flowers in the upper branches of ulmo, Eucryphia cordifolia Cav., an emergent 30-40 m-tall tree in rainforests of Chiloé Island, Chile. We compared these findings with a survey of flower visitors restricted to lower branches of E. cordifolia 1- in the forest understory, 2- in lower branches in an agroforestry area. We found 10 species of pollinators in canopy, and eight, 12 and 15 species in understory, depending of tree locations. The main pollinators of E. cordifolia in the upper canopy differed significantly from the pollinator assemblage recorded in lower tree branches. We conclude that the pollinator assemblages of the temperate forest canopy and interior are still unknown.

Vertical stratification of a temperate forest caterpillar community in eastern North America

Oecologia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 192 (2) ◽  
pp. 501-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo L. Seifert ◽  
Greg P. A. Lamarre ◽  
Martin Volf ◽  
Leonardo R. Jorge ◽  
Scott E. Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Vertical Stratification ◽  
Eastern North America

Drought acclimation of two deciduous tree species of different layers in a temperate forest canopy

Trees ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfram Hartung ◽  
�lo Niinemets ◽  
Kr��t Aasamaa ◽  
Anu S�ber
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Deciduous Tree ◽  
Drought Acclimation

Edge effects on moisture reduce wood decomposition rate in a temperate forest

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 698-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha E. Crockatt ◽  
Daniel P. Bebber
Keyword(s):  
Edge Effects ◽  
Decomposition Rate ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Wood Decomposition

scholarly journals Increases in atmospheric CO2 have little influence on transpiration of a temperate forest canopy

2014 ◽  
Vol 205 (2) ◽  
pp. 518-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pantana Tor-ngern ◽  
Ram Oren ◽  
Eric J. Ward ◽  
Sari Palmroth ◽  
Heather R. McCarthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Atmospheric Co2
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