Dominant Species in Subtropical Forests Could Decrease Photosynthetic N Allocation to Carboxylation and Bioenergetics and Enhance Leaf Construction Costs during Forest Succession

Amazonia is well known for its high natural regeneration capacity; for this reason, passive restoration is normally recommended for the recovery of its degraded forests. However, highly deforested landscapes in southern Amazonia require active restoration. Since restoration methods can shape the quality and speed of early forest recovery, this study aimed to verify how active restoration pushes sites stably covered with exotic grasses towards forest recovery. We evaluated early forest succession at active restoration sites, i.e., soil plowing, direct seeding of pioneer species, and seedling stock planting at low density. We analyzed forest structure, diversity, and species composition in two age classes, 0.5–3.5 and 4.5–7.5 years old. As reference, we evaluated sites able to naturally regenerate in the same region. We sampled 36 active restoration and 31 natural regeneration sites along the Madeira River, southern Amazonia. Active restoration triggered succession to similar or higher levels of forest structure than sites where natural regeneration was taking place. The most dominant species did not overlap between active restoration and natural regeneration sites. The overall composition of species was different between the two restoration methods. Dominant species and size class distribution show that active restoration is performing successfully. Soil preparation combined with a high availability of seeds of pioneer trees resulted in a high stem density and basal area of facilitative pioneer trees. Planted seedlings added species diversity and increased density of large trees. Interventions to increase the odds of natural regeneration can be effective for non-regenerating sites in resilient landscapes.

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Plant functional traits suggest a change in novel ecological strategies for dominant species in the stages of forest succession

Oecologia ◽

10.1007/s00442-015-3483-3 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 180 (3) ◽

pp. 771-783 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Yongfu Chai ◽

Ming Yue ◽

Mao Wang ◽

Jinshi Xu ◽

Xiao Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Functional Traits ◽

Dominant Species ◽

Forest Succession ◽

Plant Functional Traits ◽

Ecological Strategies

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Are reproductive traits of dominant species associated with specific resource allocation strategies during forest succession in southern China?

Ecological Indicators ◽

10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.03.007 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 102 ◽

pp. 538-546 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Taotao Han ◽

Hongfang Lu ◽

Hai Ren ◽

Jun Wang ◽

Guangman Song ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Resource Allocation ◽

Dominant Species ◽

Forest Succession ◽

Southern China ◽

Reproductive Traits ◽

Allocation Strategies

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Active Restoration Initiates High Quality Forest Succession In A Deforested Landscape In Amazonia

10.21203/rs.3.rs-557683/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Luis Mascia Vieira ◽

Silvia Rodrigues ◽

Catarina Conte Jakovac ◽

Gustavo Paiva Evangelista da Rocha ◽

Fagno Reis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Forest Structure ◽

Natural Regeneration ◽

Dominant Species ◽

Forest Succession ◽

Forest Recovery ◽

Stem Density ◽

Active Restoration ◽

Large Trees ◽

Pioneer Trees ◽

Southern Amazonia

Abstract Background: Amazonia is well known for its high natural regeneration capacity; for this reason, passive restoration is normally recommended for the recovery of its degraded forests. However, highly deforested landscapes in southern Amazonia require active restoration. Since restoration methods can shape the quality and speed of early forest recovery, this study aimed to verify how active restoration pushes non-resilient sites towards forest recovery. Methods: We evaluated early forest succession at active restoration sites, i.e. soil plowing, direct seeding of pioneer species and seedling stock planting at low density. We analyzed forest structure, diversity and species composition in two age classes, 0.5 – 3.5 and 4.5 – 7.5 years old. As reference, we evaluated natural regeneration as performed on more resilient sites in the same region. We sampled 36 active restoration and 31 natural regeneration sites along the Madeira river, southern Amazonia. Results: Active restoration triggered succession to similar or higher levels of forest structure than sites where natural regeneration was taking place. The most dominant species did not overlap between active restoration and natural regeneration sites. The overall composition of species was different between the two restoration methods. Dominant species and size class distribution indicate that active restoration is performing successfully. Conclusions: Soil preparation combined with a high availability of seeds of pioneer trees resulted in a high stem density and basal area of facilitative pioneer trees. Planted seedlings added species diversity and increased density of large trees. Interventions to increase the odds of natural regeneration can be effective for non-resilient sites located in resilient landscapes.

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Soil respiration associated with forest succession in subtropical forests in Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve

Soil Biology and Biochemistry ◽

10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.12.018 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 991-999 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Junhua Yan ◽

Deqiang Zhang ◽

Guoyi Zhou ◽

Juxiu Liu

Keyword(s):

Soil Respiration ◽

Forest Succession ◽

Biosphere Reserve ◽

Subtropical Forests

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DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORIBATID MITE FAUNA(ACARI: ORIBATIDA) IN THE FOREST FLOOR OF SATKOSIA BASIPALLY WILD LIFE SANCTUARY, ODISHA, INDIA

FLORA AND FAUNA ◽

10.33451/florafauna.v23i1pp137-151 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

Author(s):

SHELLEY ACHARYA ◽

ADITI DUTTA

Keyword(s):

Forest Floor ◽

Dominant Species ◽

Oribatid Mite ◽

Soil Condition ◽

Silica Content ◽

Soil Mites ◽

The Core ◽

Humid Condition ◽

Core Areas ◽

Wild Life

The studies were mostly concentrated in Nine forest ranges of the WLS including the core areas. The soil of this region mostly is dry, red and with iron and silica content. Though the soil mites are prevalent in moist humid condition, we got a diversed population of 20 different species under 14 genera which is less than average probably due to the soil condition. Protoribates magnus is the dominant species in this study. The species with larger ranges were Scheloribates curvialatus.

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A Different Kind of Animal

10.23943/princeton/9780691195902.001.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Robert Boyd

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Ability ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Dominant Species ◽

Large Scale ◽

Human Beings ◽

Unique Combination ◽

Essential Ingredient ◽

Princeton University

Human beings have evolved to become the most dominant species on Earth. This astonishing transformation is usually explained in terms of cognitive ability—people are just smarter than all the rest. But this book argues that culture—our ability to learn from each other—has been the essential ingredient of our remarkable success. The book shows how a unique combination of cultural adaptation and large-scale cooperation has transformed our species and assured our survival—making us the different kind of animal we are today. The book is based on the Tanner Lectures delivered at Princeton University, featuring challenging responses across the chapters.

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