Resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest

Abstract Removal of canopy trees by logging causes shifts in herbaceous diversity and increases invasibility of the forest understory. However, disturbed (cut) trees of many species do not die but resprout from remaining parts. Because sprouts develop vigorously immediately after disturbances, we hy...

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Autores principales:	Radim Matula, Radomír Řepka, Jan Šebesta, Joseph L. Pettit, Juliette Chamagne, Martin Šrámek, Katherine Horgan, Petr Maděra
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:981456a7eb6b401ca4c93ad706f60cc32021-12-02T17:52:42ZResprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest10.1038/s41598-020-65367-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/981456a7eb6b401ca4c93ad706f60cc32020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65367-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Removal of canopy trees by logging causes shifts in herbaceous diversity and increases invasibility of the forest understory. However, disturbed (cut) trees of many species do not die but resprout from remaining parts. Because sprouts develop vigorously immediately after disturbances, we hypothesized that sprouts of logged trees offset the changes in species richness and invasibility of the herbaceous layer by eliminating the rise in the resource availability during the time before regeneration from seeds develops. To test this, we analyzed data on herbaceous vegetation and sprout biomass collected in a broadleaved temperate forest in the Czech Republic before and for 6 years after logging. Sprouts that were produced by most of the stumps of logged trees offset large rises in species richness and cover of herbaceous plants and the resource availability that followed logging, but they affected the alien plants more significantly than the native plants. The sprouting canopy effectually eliminated most of the alien species that colonized the forest following a logging event. These findings indicate that in forests dominated by tree species with resprouting ability, sprouts drive the early post-disturbance dynamics of the herbaceous layer. By offsetting the post-disturbance vegetation shifts, resprouting supports forest resilience.Radim MatulaRadomír ŘepkaJan ŠebestaJoseph L. PettitJuliette ChamagneMartin ŠrámekKatherine HorganPetr MaděraNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Radim Matula Radomír Řepka Jan Šebesta Joseph L. Pettit Juliette Chamagne Martin Šrámek Katherine Horgan Petr Maděra Resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest
description	Abstract Removal of canopy trees by logging causes shifts in herbaceous diversity and increases invasibility of the forest understory. However, disturbed (cut) trees of many species do not die but resprout from remaining parts. Because sprouts develop vigorously immediately after disturbances, we hypothesized that sprouts of logged trees offset the changes in species richness and invasibility of the herbaceous layer by eliminating the rise in the resource availability during the time before regeneration from seeds develops. To test this, we analyzed data on herbaceous vegetation and sprout biomass collected in a broadleaved temperate forest in the Czech Republic before and for 6 years after logging. Sprouts that were produced by most of the stumps of logged trees offset large rises in species richness and cover of herbaceous plants and the resource availability that followed logging, but they affected the alien plants more significantly than the native plants. The sprouting canopy effectually eliminated most of the alien species that colonized the forest following a logging event. These findings indicate that in forests dominated by tree species with resprouting ability, sprouts drive the early post-disturbance dynamics of the herbaceous layer. By offsetting the post-disturbance vegetation shifts, resprouting supports forest resilience.
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author	Radim Matula Radomír Řepka Jan Šebesta Joseph L. Pettit Juliette Chamagne Martin Šrámek Katherine Horgan Petr Maděra
author_facet	Radim Matula Radomír Řepka Jan Šebesta Joseph L. Pettit Juliette Chamagne Martin Šrámek Katherine Horgan Petr Maděra
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title	Resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest
title_short	Resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest
title_full	Resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest
title_fullStr	Resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest
title_full_unstemmed	Resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest
title_sort	resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/981456a7eb6b401ca4c93ad706f60cc3
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Resprouting trees drive understory vegetation dynamics following logging in a temperate forest

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