Influence of canopy openness, ungulate exclosure, and low-intensity fire for improved oak regeneration in temperate Europe

Sammanfattning

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 (

Nyckelord

browsing; burn; disturbance; fire-oak hypothesis; light; Quercus robur; petraea; temperate

Publicerad i

Ecology and Evolution
2020, volym: 10, nummer: 5, sidor: 2626-2637
Utgivare: WILEY

SLU författare

• Petersson, Linda

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Felton, Annika

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Löf, Magnus

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald

UKÄ forskningsämne

Ekologi

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6092

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