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Influence of Forest Stand Structure and Competing Understory Vegetation on Ash Regeneration : Potential Effects of Ash Dieback

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Jochner-Oette, Susanne ; Rohrer, Tanja ; Eisen, Anna-Katharina ; Tönnes, Selina ; Stammel, Barbara:
Influence of Forest Stand Structure and Competing Understory Vegetation on Ash Regeneration : Potential Effects of Ash Dieback.
In: Forests. 12 (Januar 2021) 2: 128. - 12 S.
ISSN 1999-4907

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The existence of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in Europe is severely endangered by ash dieback. To support its future sustainability, it is essential to improve the natural ash regeneration. The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence of light conditions, conceivably influenced by stand structure/ash dieback, on ash regeneration and the competition between ash seedlings and species growing in the understory. Materials and Methods: We selected 40 plots in a riparian forest located in Bavaria, Germany. Light-related variables (Leaf Area Index, gap fraction) were gathered with fish-eye photography, whereas other environmental factors were derived from vegetation surveys (Ellenberg indicator values). We assessed vegetation parameters such as species’ richness and coverage of the herb layer to account for competition with ash seedlings. Results: Our results indicate that ash regeneration is favoured under shady conditions. The majority of other abiotic factors were not statistically associated with the analysed ash metrics. In contrast, the coverage of grass was negatively related to LAI and positively to gap fraction. Higher herb and grass coverages were linked to a suppression of ash regeneration. A higher litter coverage was associated with a higher frequency of ash seedlings. Nonparametric partial correlation analyses demonstrated the influence of light and stressed that litter coverage is of particular importance. Conclusions: We conclude that gaps, inter alia induced by ash dieback, favour grass invasion. In turn, this invasion might suppress regeneration of ash. In this regard, rapid silvicultural management such as reforestation of gaps after dieback of mature trees is recommended. The influence of litter on interspecific competition during growth should be also considered. The pace of dieback might additionally influence the timing and quantity of litter accumulation; thus, further research should also focus on these interrelations.

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Publikationsform:Artikel
Schlagwörter:Fraxinus excelsior L.; grass; herb layer; light conditions; natural regeneration; riparian forest
Themenfelder:Nachhaltigkeit
Sprache des Eintrags:Englisch
Institutionen der Universität:Mathematisch-Geographische Fakultät > Geographie > Professur für Physische Geographie/Landschaftsökologie und nachhaltige Ökosystementwicklung
Mathematisch-Geographische Fakultät > Geographie > Professur für Angewandte Physische Geographie und KU-Forschungsstelle Aueninstitut Neuburg
DOI / URN / ID:10.3390/f12020128
Open Access: Freie Zugänglichkeit des Volltexts?:Ja
Peer-Review-Journal:Ja
Verlag:MDPI
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Titel an der KU entstanden:Ja
KU.edoc-ID:25847
Eingestellt am: 26. Jan 2021 13:08
Letzte Änderung: 01. Jun 2022 13:21
URL zu dieser Anzeige: https://edoc.ku.de/id/eprint/25847/
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