Short-Rotation Coppice Managed According to Ecological Guidelines—What Are the Benefits for Phytodiversity?
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چکیده
In recent years, the impact of short-rotation coppice (SRC) on biodiversity has been a regular subject research and ecological guidelines have developed to make biomass cultivation SRC more compatible with concerns. However, since these are only implemented voluntarily by farmers, there barely any that managed according guidelines. Consequently, knowledge about their importance for farmland different measures increasing remains scarce. Therefore, three experimental SRC, which thus include stands tree species (varieties poplar (Populus) willow (Salix), rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), silver birch (Betula pendula)) growth-stages within same site, were investigated regard as habitat vascular plants. Species numbers composition compared following types: afforestations (AFO), young (HE-Y) old hedges (HE-O), field margins (FM) arable land (AL). Furthermore, stand types (i.e., growth-stages, headlands, clearings) surveyed compared. similar HE-Y, AFO FM significantly higher than in AL HE-O. The plant communities differed considerably from other habitats, especially AL, HE-O FM. Within most had numbers. Only non-harvested particularly species-poor. Harvesting led increased This increase was significant but moderate stands. With composition, many cases. We conclude guidelines, can be an additional measure promote phytodiversity agricultural landscapes they contain relatively high (of mainly common adaptable species) support distinct differ habitats. such or sectional harvesting could offered agri-environmental schemes further sustainability production SRC.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Forests
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1999-4907']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f12050646