Root biomass allocation in southern temperate forests

Moose Foraging in the Temperate Forests of Southern New England

Moose have recently re-colonized the temperate forests of southern New England, raising questions about this herbivore’s effect on forest dynamics in the region. We quantifi ed Moose foraging selectivity and intensity on tree species in relation to habitat features in central Massachusetts. Acer rubrum (Red Maple) and Tsuga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock) were disproportionately browsed; Pinus str...

Litterfall production and fine root dynamics in cool-temperate forests

Current understanding of litterfall and fine root dynamics in temperate forests is limited, even though these are the major contributors to carbon and nutrient cycling in the ecosystems. In this study, we investigated litterfall and fine root biomass and production in five deciduous and four coniferous forests at the Gwangneung Experimental Forest in Korea. We used ingrowth cores to measure fin...

Understory Plants in Temperate Forests

Temperate Deciduous Forests

Temperate Coniferous Forests