Petersson, Linda
- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Failed oak regeneration is widely reported in temperate forests and has been linked in part to changed disturbance regimes and land-use. We investigated if the North American fire-oak hypothesis could be applicable to temperate European oaks (Quercus robur, Quercus petraea) using a replicated field experiment with contrasting canopy openness, protection against ungulate browsing (fencing/no fencing), and low-intensity surface fire (burn/no burn). Survival, relative height growth (RGR(H)), browsing damage on naturally regenerated oaks (
Keywords
browsing; burn; disturbance; fire-oak hypothesis; light; Quercus robur; petraea; temperate
Published in
Ecology and Evolution
2020, volume: 10, number: 5, pages: 2626-2637
Publisher: WILEY
SLU Authors
Felton, Annika
- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Löf, Magnus
- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Global goals (SDG)
UKÄ Subject classification
Ecology
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6092
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/105059