Defaunation of large mammals alters understory vegetation and functional importance of invertebrates in an Afrotropical forest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108329
Abstract: Abstract Hunting has reduced or eliminated large-bodied vertebrates in many areas across the tropics, contributing to the global process of defaunation. Elucidating the ecological consequences of hunting has important implications for managing ecosystems and for… read more here.
Keywords: defaunation large; faunally intact; importance; understory vegetation ... See more keywords
Comparison of the understory vegetation of native forests and adjacent Robinia pseudoacacia plantations in the Carpathian-Pannonian region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.02.039
Abstract: Abstract Information about invasive alien species and their interactions with the environment and native ecosystems is very important to prevent widespread loss of original habitats and biodiversity. Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is one of the… read more here.
Keywords: locust; understory vegetation; native forest; robinia pseudoacacia ... See more keywords
Tree species impact on understory vegetation: Vascular plant communities of Scots pine and Norway spruce managed stands in northern Europe
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.06.011
Abstract: Abstract The tree species used in production forests can have direct implications for the understory vegetation, due to species-specific differences in the environmental conditions provided, and silviculture applied. In southern Sweden, there is an ongoing… read more here.
Keywords: norway spruce; pine norway; understory vegetation; scots pine ... See more keywords
DNA meta-barcoding revealed that sika deer foraging strategies vary with season in a forest with degraded understory vegetation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118637
Abstract: Abstract Overbrowsing by the explosively increasing deer has a huge impact on forest vegetation in the temperate zone. Although it was expected that, over the years, the decline of forest floor vegetation would lead to… read more here.
Keywords: deer; understory vegetation; sika deer; dna meta ... See more keywords
Effect of tree species on understory vegetation, herbaceous biomass and soil nutrients in a semi-arid savanna of Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.12.007
Abstract: Abstract The effect of tree species on understory vegetation, herbaceous biomass and soil nutrients were studied in a semi-arid savanna of Ethiopia. Twenty large trees, from each of the species: Acacia robusta, Ziziphus spina- christi,… read more here.
Keywords: understory vegetation; vegetation; soil nutrients; herbaceous biomass ... See more keywords
Initial understory vegetation responses following different forest management intensities in Illyrian beech forests
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DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12409
Abstract: Co-ordinating Editor: Monika Wulf Abstract Background and questions: How forest vegetation responds to disturbance continues to be a focal point, especially in the context of biodiversity conservation. To investigate the shortterm effects of forest management… read more here.
Keywords: forest management; understory vegetation; beech forests; illyrian beech ... See more keywords
Understory vegetation in planted pine forests governs bird community composition and diversity in the eastern Mediterranean region
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DOI: 10.1186/s40663-019-0186-y
Abstract: BackgroundManaged forests can become a seminatural habitat by allowing natural vegetation to establish under the tree canopy. The aim of this study was to examine how this natural understory vegetation in pine plantations affects bird… read more here.
Keywords: understory vegetation; bird community; vegetation; composition ... See more keywords
Understory Vegetation and Drought Effects on Soil Aggregate Stability and AggregateâAssociated Carbon on the Loess Plateau in China
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DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2017.05.0145
Abstract: Artificial afforestation is a common strategy for ecological recovery on the Loess Plateau, China, which causes the development of understory vegetation and drought stress. However, the influence of the understory vegetation and drought conditions on… read more here.
Keywords: understory vegetation; aggregate stability; soil aggregate; stability aggregate ... See more keywords
Diverse Understory Vegetation Alleviates Nitrogen Competition with Crop Trees in Poplar Plantations
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DOI: 10.3390/f12060705
Abstract: Understory vegetation plays a crucial role in nutrient turnover and cycling in plantations, but it also competes for nutrients with crop trees when only a single species is present due to its specific nutrient requirements.… read more here.
Keywords: competition; understory vegetation; treatment; crop trees ... See more keywords
Understory vegetation plays the key role in sustaining soil microbial biomass and extracellular enzyme activities
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DOI: 10.5194/bg-15-4481-2018
Abstract: Abstract. While we know that understory vegetation affects the soil microbial biomass and extracellular enzyme activities in subtropical Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) forests, we are less certain about the degree of its influence. We determined… read more here.
Keywords: extracellular enzyme; understory vegetation; enzyme activities; vegetation ... See more keywords
Understory vegetation relationships with soil element contents in a northern boreal forest ecosystem near a phosphate massif
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DOI: 10.5194/bg-2019-110
Abstract: Abstract. We studied the relationship of forest understory vegetation with nutrient contents of soil and tree leaves near Sokli phosphate ore in northern Finland, where the soil contains naturally high variation in phosphorus (P) contents.… read more here.
Keywords: phosphate; understory vegetation; relationships soil; soil ... See more keywords