Herbaceous plant diversity and cover in the Kitenden Wildlife Corridor, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 844-848
Author(s):  
Evans Mungai Mwangi ◽  
Joseph Ogoonum Mbane
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Wildlife Corridor

scholarly journals Short-Term Effects of Silvicultural Treatments on Microsite Heterogeneity and Plant Diversity in Mature Tennessee Oak-Hickory Forests

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel W. Jackson ◽  
Craig A. Harper ◽  
David S. Buckley ◽  
Bradley F. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
First Year ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Silvicultural Treatments ◽  
Canopy Trees ◽  
Microsite Heterogeneity

Abstract Growing emphasis on sustainability has increased the demand for information on effects of forest management on species diversity. We investigated the hypothesis that plant diversity is a function of microsite heterogeneity by documenting plant diversity and heterogeneity in canopy cover, light, and soil moisture produced by four silvicultural treatments during the first growing season following treatment: prescribed burning, wildlife retention cut with prescribed burning, wildlife retention cut, and shelterwood cutting. Treatments and controls were randomly assigned within four relatively undisturbed, 70–90-year-old oak-hickory stands. Heterogeneity in canopy cover and photosynthetically active radiation was greatest after shelterwood cutting, whereas the wildlife retention cut resulted in less removal of canopy trees and a smaller increase in heterogeneity of these factors. The addition of prescribed burning enhanced the effects of the wildlife retention cut. Prescribed burning alone had the least impact on heterogeneity of these factors. Soil moisture variability appeared to be independent of treatments. Shelterwood cutting increased first-year herbaceous plant diversity, and this increase was likely due, in part, to increased heterogeneity in canopy cover, light, and seedbed condition. These first-year results partially support the hypothesis that plant diversity is a function of microsite diversity in these forests. Long-term monitoring is underway.

Herbaceous Plant Diversity and Identification of Indicator Species in Olive Groves in Central Greece

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 320-330
Author(s):  
Alexandra D. Solomou ◽  
Athanassios I. Sfougaris
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Indicator Species ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Central Greece ◽  
Olive Groves

Herbaceous plant diversity and soil physicochemical properties on the regeneration slash of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
吕刚 LÜ Gang ◽  
王婷 WANG Ting ◽  
李叶鑫 LI Yexin ◽  
魏忠平 WEI Zhongping ◽  
王凯 WANG Kai
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Soil Physicochemical Properties

Impact factors identification of spatial heterogeneity of herbaceous plant diversity on five southern islands of Miaodao Archipelago in North China

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 937-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Chi ◽  
Honghua Shi ◽  
Xiaoli Wang ◽  
Xuebo Qin ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Heterogeneity ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
North China ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Miaodao Archipelago

Patterns of herbaceous plant diversity in southeastern Louisiana pine savannas

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Keddy ◽  
L. Smith ◽  
D.R. Campbell ◽  
M. Clark ◽  
G. Montz
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Pine Savannas ◽  
Southeastern Louisiana

Identification of boreal forest stands with high herbaceous plant diversity using airborne laser scanning

2009 ◽  
Vol 257 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko Vehmas ◽  
Kalle Eerikäinen ◽  
Jussi Peuhkurinen ◽  
Petteri Packalén ◽  
Matti Maltamo
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Airborne Laser

Dynamics of understorey herbaceous plant diversity following shrub clearing of cork oak forests: A five-year study

2008 ◽  
Vol 255 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 3242-3253 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.M. Pérez-Ramos ◽  
M.A. Zavala ◽  
T. Marañón ◽  
M.D. Díaz-Villa ◽  
F. Valladares
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Cork Oak ◽  
Oak Forests ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Shrub Clearing

scholarly journals Deer as a natural disturbance that supports landscape and herbaceous plant diversity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brice Hanberry ◽  
Edward Faison
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Natural Disturbance ◽  
Herbaceous Plant
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