Canopy gap dynamics and tree understory release in a virgin beech forest, Slovakian Carpathians

2018 ◽  
Vol 415-416 ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eike Feldmann ◽  
Lars Drößler ◽  
Markus Hauck ◽  
Stanislav Kucbel ◽  
Viliam Pichler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beech Forest ◽  
Canopy Gap ◽  
Gap Dynamics

scholarly journals Canopy gap edge determination and the importance of gap edges for plant diversity

Web Ecology ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Salvador-Van Eysenrode ◽  
F. Kockelbergh ◽  
J. Bogaert ◽  
I. Impens ◽  
P. Van Hecke
Keyword(s):  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Canopy Gaps ◽  
Canopy Gap ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Young Forest ◽  
Maintenance Of Diversity

Abstract. Canopy gaps, i.e. openings in the forest cover caused by the fall of structural elements, are considered to be important for the maintenance of diversity and for the forest cycle. A gap can be considered as a young forest patch in the forest matrix, composed of interior surrounded by an edge, both enclosed by a perimeter. Much of the attention has been focused on the gap interior. However, at gap edges the spectrum of regeneration opportunities for plants may be larger than in the interior. Although definitions of gap are still discussed, any definition can describe it in an acceptable way, if justified, but defining edges is complicated and appropriate descriptors should be used. A method to determine gap interior and edge, using light as a descriptor, is presented with an example of gaps from a beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) in Belgium. Also, the relevance and implications of gap edges for plant diversity and calculation of forest turnover is discussed.

The effects of Sasa and canopy gap formation on tree regeneration in an old beech forest

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 565 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Abe ◽  
J. Izaki ◽  
H. Miguchi ◽  
T. Masaki ◽  
A. Makita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beech Forest ◽  
Tree Regeneration ◽  
Canopy Gap ◽  
Gap Formation

scholarly journals Gap Dynamics and Structure of Two Old-Growth Beech Forest Remnants in Slovenia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e52641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tihomir Rugani ◽  
Jurij Diaci ◽  
David Hladnik
Keyword(s):  
Beech Forest ◽  
Gap Dynamics ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Forest Remnants

Canopy Gap Dynamics in a Second-Growth Appalachian Hardwood Forest in West Virginia

Castanea ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Marie Himes ◽  
James S. Rentch
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Canopy Gap ◽  
Hardwood Forest ◽  
Gap Dynamics ◽  
Second Growth

Canopy gap dynamics of second-growth red spruce-northern hardwood stands in West Virginia

2010 ◽  
Vol 260 (10) ◽  
pp. 1921-1929 ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. Rentch ◽  
Thomas M. Schuler ◽  
Gregory J. Nowacki ◽  
Nathan R. Beane ◽  
W. Mark Ford
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Canopy Gap ◽  
Red Spruce ◽  
Gap Dynamics ◽  
Northern Hardwood ◽  
Second Growth

The effects of Sasa and canopy gap formation on tree regeneration in an old beech forest

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 565-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Abe ◽  
J. Izaki ◽  
H. Miguchi ◽  
T. Masaki ◽  
A. Makita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beech Forest ◽  
Tree Regeneration ◽  
Canopy Gap ◽  
Gap Formation
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