Niches, interspecific associations, and community stability of main understory regeneration species after understory removal in temperate forests.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understory removal is frequently used to relieve the renewal pressure on trees and promote the growth capability of trees for maintaining community stability, while the lack of previous study on temperate forests limits our assessment of the effectiveness of this essential management measurement.

Methods

In this study, we calculated the niche characteristics and interspecific association of main understory species and community stability in temperate forests [original broad-leaved Korean pine forest (BKF), Betula platyphylla secondary forest (BF), and Larix gmelinii plantation (LF)] after understory removal for characterizing the resource utilization capacity of the regeneration trees.

Results

During the restoration stage, the niche breadth

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390392 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature