Natural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade

Bilberry spruce forests are the most widespread forest type in the European boreal zone. Limiting the clear-cuttings size leads to fragmentation of forest cover and the appearance of large areas of ecotone complexes, composed of forest (F), a transition from forest to the cut-over site under tree ca...

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Autores principales:	Nadezhda V. Genikova, Viktor N. Mamontov, Alexander M. Kryshen, Vladimir A. Kharitonov, Sergey A. Moshnikov, Elena V. Toropova
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	boreal forest reforestation dynamics edge effect spruce <i>Picea abies</i> Plant ecology QK900-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cc4a703818a446b0aacbb3a97ac2e0a92021-11-25T17:38:30ZNatural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade10.3390/f121115421999-4907https://doaj.org/article/cc4a703818a446b0aacbb3a97ac2e0a92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1542https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4907Bilberry spruce forests are the most widespread forest type in the European boreal zone. Limiting the clear-cuttings size leads to fragmentation of forest cover and the appearance of large areas of ecotone complexes, composed of forest (F), a transition from forest to the cut-over site under tree canopy (FE), a transition from forest to the cut-over site beyond tree canopy (CE), and the actual clear-cut site (C). Natural regeneration of woody species (spruce, birch, rowan) in the bilberry spruce stand—clear-cut ecotone complex was studied during the first decade after logging. The effects produced by the time since cutting, forest edge aspect, and the ground cover on the emergence and growth of trees and shrubs under forest canopy and openly in the clear-cut were investigated. Estimating the amount and size of different species in the regeneration showed FE and CE width to be 8 m—roughly half the height of first-story trees. Typical forest conditions (F) feature a relatively small amount of regenerating spruce and birch. The most favorable conditions for natural regeneration of spruce in the clear-cut—mature bilberry spruce stand ecotone are at the forest edge in areas of transition both towards the forest and towards the clear-cut (FE and CE). Clear-cut areas farther from the forest edge (C) offer an advantage to regenerating birch, which grows densely and actively in this area.Nadezhda V. GenikovaViktor N. MamontovAlexander M. KryshenVladimir A. KharitonovSergey A. MoshnikovElena V. ToropovaMDPI AGarticleboreal forestreforestationdynamicsedge effectspruce<i>Picea abies</i>Plant ecologyQK900-989ENForests, Vol 12, Iss 1542, p 1542 (2021)
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topic	boreal forest reforestation dynamics edge effect spruce <i>Picea abies</i> Plant ecology QK900-989
spellingShingle	boreal forest reforestation dynamics edge effect spruce <i>Picea abies</i> Plant ecology QK900-989 Nadezhda V. Genikova Viktor N. Mamontov Alexander M. Kryshen Vladimir A. Kharitonov Sergey A. Moshnikov Elena V. Toropova Natural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade
description	Bilberry spruce forests are the most widespread forest type in the European boreal zone. Limiting the clear-cuttings size leads to fragmentation of forest cover and the appearance of large areas of ecotone complexes, composed of forest (F), a transition from forest to the cut-over site under tree canopy (FE), a transition from forest to the cut-over site beyond tree canopy (CE), and the actual clear-cut site (C). Natural regeneration of woody species (spruce, birch, rowan) in the bilberry spruce stand—clear-cut ecotone complex was studied during the first decade after logging. The effects produced by the time since cutting, forest edge aspect, and the ground cover on the emergence and growth of trees and shrubs under forest canopy and openly in the clear-cut were investigated. Estimating the amount and size of different species in the regeneration showed FE and CE width to be 8 m—roughly half the height of first-story trees. Typical forest conditions (F) feature a relatively small amount of regenerating spruce and birch. The most favorable conditions for natural regeneration of spruce in the clear-cut—mature bilberry spruce stand ecotone are at the forest edge in areas of transition both towards the forest and towards the clear-cut (FE and CE). Clear-cut areas farther from the forest edge (C) offer an advantage to regenerating birch, which grows densely and actively in this area.
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author	Nadezhda V. Genikova Viktor N. Mamontov Alexander M. Kryshen Vladimir A. Kharitonov Sergey A. Moshnikov Elena V. Toropova
author_facet	Nadezhda V. Genikova Viktor N. Mamontov Alexander M. Kryshen Vladimir A. Kharitonov Sergey A. Moshnikov Elena V. Toropova
author_sort	Nadezhda V. Genikova
title	Natural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade
title_short	Natural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade
title_full	Natural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade
title_fullStr	Natural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade
title_full_unstemmed	Natural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade
title_sort	natural regeneration of the tree stand in the bilberry spruce forest—clear-cutting ecotone complex in the first post-logging decade
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Natural Regeneration of the Tree Stand in the Bilberry Spruce Forest—Clear-Cutting Ecotone Complex in the First Post-Logging Decade

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