scholarly journals Variation in wood nutrients along a tropical soil fertility gradient

2016 ◽  
Vol 211 (2) ◽  
pp. 440-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine D. Heineman ◽  
Benjamin L. Turner ◽  
James W. Dalling
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Tropical Soil ◽  
Fertility Gradient ◽  
Soil Fertility Gradient

Seed availability constrains plant species sorting along a soil fertility gradient

2010 ◽  
pp. no-no ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan L. Foster ◽  
Erin J. Questad ◽  
Cathy D. Collins ◽  
Cheryl A. Murphy ◽  
Timothy L. Dickson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Sorting ◽  
Seed Availability ◽  
Fertility Gradient ◽  
Soil Fertility Gradient

scholarly journals Changes of ground vegetation after shelter wood cuttings in pine forests, the hemiboreal zone, Lithuania

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitas Marozas
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Ground Vegetation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Site Conditions ◽  
Herbaceous Species ◽  
Indicator Values ◽  
Fertility Gradient ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Soil Fertility Gradient

Sustainable forestry plays an important role in applying forest management measures. In many forests, management is oriented towards closer natural forest processes. Silvicultural systems that retain some part of the trees in the stand, such as shelter wood cuttings have been introduced. The aim of the study was to evaluate the early changes of ground vegetation after shelter wood cuttings in sites of different soil fertility gradient in pine dominated stands on sandy soils in the European hemiboreal zone. The Scots pine stands in which first step of shelter wood cuttings was applied were investigated. The stands were selected in fresh (normal humidity) sites according to soil fertility gradient: very poor, poor and medium fertility soils. All mosses, lichens, herbaceous vegetation and dwarf shrubs were recorded, and projection cover was estimated in June - August. Ellenberg’s indicator figures were used to evaluate site conditions. In shelter wood cuttings (5-6-year-old) the number of species was higher in medium fertile sites than in very poor sites. After shelter wood cuttings the abundance of herbaceous species increased in all sites, while the abundance of mosses and lichens decreased. Within the first year after shelter wood cuttings, the abundance of Ericaceae species decreased, and abundance of Rosaceae and Poaceae species increased. Average Ellenberg’s indicator values showed that site conditions changed after shelter wood cuttings. The changes were more intensive in medium fertile sites than in poor sites. After shelter wood cuttings the richness and abundance of ground vegetation changed. The intensity of change differed in sites of certain soil fertility and was caused by alteration of site conditions, which were more homogenous in sites of the certain fertility in uncut stands than in cuttings. Key words: herbs, mosses, non-clear cuttings, vegetation

scholarly journals Changes in fungal communities along a boreal forest soil fertility gradient

2015 ◽  
Vol 207 (4) ◽  
pp. 1145-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Sterkenburg ◽  
Adam Bahr ◽  
Mikael Brandström Durling ◽  
Karina E. Clemmensen ◽  
Björn D. Lindahl
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Forest Soil ◽  
Fungal Communities ◽  
Fertility Gradient ◽  
Soil Fertility Gradient

Lack of host specificity leads to independent assortment of dipterocarps and ectomycorrhizal fungi across a soil fertility gradient

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 807-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabir G. Peay ◽  
Sabrina E. Russo ◽  
Krista L. McGuire ◽  
Zhenyu Lim ◽  
Ju Ping Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Host Specificity ◽  
Ectomycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Independent Assortment ◽  
Fertility Gradient ◽  
Soil Fertility Gradient

Variations in Stand Structure and Diversity along a Soil Fertility Gradient in a Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) in Southern Mato Grosso

2013 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 1370-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Louis Vourlitis ◽  
Francisco de Almeida Lobo ◽  
Shelley Lawrence ◽  
Isabela Codolo de Lucena ◽  
Osvaldo Borges Pinto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Stand Structure ◽  
Brazilian Savanna ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Fertility Gradient ◽  
Soil Fertility Gradient

Variation in Canopy Litterfall Along a Precipitation and Soil Fertility Gradient in a Panamanian Lower Montane Forest

Biotropica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine D. Heineman ◽  
Pedro Caballero ◽  
Arturo Morris ◽  
Carmen Velasquez ◽  
Kiria Serrano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Montane Forest ◽  
Fertility Gradient ◽  
Soil Fertility Gradient
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