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Stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species
Tree species of three growth forms (evergreen conifers, deciduous hardwoods, and evergreen hardwoods) codominate at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwoods in central Japan. This study examined the stand dynamics and competition during 13 years at a single plot to reveal how three gro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262723/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30519437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4592 |
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author | Takahashi, Koichi Ikeyama, Yoshifumi Okuhara, Isao |
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description | Tree species of three growth forms (evergreen conifers, deciduous hardwoods, and evergreen hardwoods) codominate at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwoods in central Japan. This study examined the stand dynamics and competition during 13 years at a single plot to reveal how three growth forms codominate at the ecotone. Species were characterized as large DBH and low tree density for evergreen conifers, and conversely for evergreen hardwoods. Total basal area increased during the examined period, accompanied with the reduction in tree density (i.e., mortality exceeded the recruitment rate). Mortality increased with time especially for small trees of deciduous hardwoods. The effect of competition among the three growth forms on tree growth was not detected. Species were classified into two axes. Ingrowth and recruitment rates of large evergreen conifers were lower than those of small evergreen hardwoods. The population growth rate was lower in species with greater mortality within each growth form. Deciduous hardwoods showed the highest mortality and lowest population growth rates among the three growth forms. Although the tree‐ring analysis revealed that disturbances occurred to some extent, the current disturbance regime would not trigger the regeneration of deciduous hardwoods. This study suggests that negative relations of maximum DBH with ingrowth and recruitment rates contribute to codominance of evergreen conifers and evergreen hardwoods, and more frequent or larger disturbances than at present are necessary for regeneration of deciduous hardwoods. |
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spelling | pubmed-62627232018-12-05 Stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species Takahashi, Koichi Ikeyama, Yoshifumi Okuhara, Isao Ecol Evol Original Research Tree species of three growth forms (evergreen conifers, deciduous hardwoods, and evergreen hardwoods) codominate at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwoods in central Japan. This study examined the stand dynamics and competition during 13 years at a single plot to reveal how three growth forms codominate at the ecotone. Species were characterized as large DBH and low tree density for evergreen conifers, and conversely for evergreen hardwoods. Total basal area increased during the examined period, accompanied with the reduction in tree density (i.e., mortality exceeded the recruitment rate). Mortality increased with time especially for small trees of deciduous hardwoods. The effect of competition among the three growth forms on tree growth was not detected. Species were classified into two axes. Ingrowth and recruitment rates of large evergreen conifers were lower than those of small evergreen hardwoods. The population growth rate was lower in species with greater mortality within each growth form. Deciduous hardwoods showed the highest mortality and lowest population growth rates among the three growth forms. Although the tree‐ring analysis revealed that disturbances occurred to some extent, the current disturbance regime would not trigger the regeneration of deciduous hardwoods. This study suggests that negative relations of maximum DBH with ingrowth and recruitment rates contribute to codominance of evergreen conifers and evergreen hardwoods, and more frequent or larger disturbances than at present are necessary for regeneration of deciduous hardwoods. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6262723/ /pubmed/30519437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4592 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Takahashi, Koichi Ikeyama, Yoshifumi Okuhara, Isao Stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species |
title | Stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species |
title_full | Stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species |
title_fullStr | Stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species |
title_full_unstemmed | Stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species |
title_short | Stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species |
title_sort | stand dynamics and competition in a mixed forest at the northern distribution limit of evergreen hardwood species |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262723/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30519437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4592 |
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