Spring understory herbs flower later in intensively managed forests

Promoting Soft Mast for Wildlife in Intensively Managed Forests

The fruit of woody plants is important as food for wildlife (Martin et al. 1951, Lay 1965). The relation of fruit production to southern forest stand conditions has been explored in only a few studies. Fruit production is greater in forest clearings than in closed forest stands (Lay 1966, Elalls and Alcaniz 1968). In Georgia slash pine (Pinus elliottii) plantations, fruit yields of shrubs are g...

Wolves facilitate the recovery of browse-sensitive understory herbs in Wisconsin forests

We asked whether wolf re-colonization would facilitate increased growth and reproduction of three browse-sensitive plant species. We hypothesized plant size and the proportion of reproductive individuals would be lowest in areas with no wolves, intermediate where wolves had been present for 4–6 years, and highest where wolves had been present for 12–13 years. Two plant species exhibited signifi...

Understory Plants in Temperate Forests

Plant Diversity in Managed Forests: Understory Responses to Thinning and Fertilization

Although most temperate forests are actively managed for timber production, few data exist regarding the long-term effects of forest management on understory plant communities. We investigated the responses of understory communities to a factorial combination of silvicultural-thinning and nutrient-addition treatments maintained for 12–16 yr in a set of 21–27 yr old Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menz...

Ammonia fluxes over intensively managed grassland

Ammonia fluxes in relation to cutting and fertilization of an intensively managed grassland derived from an inter-comparison of gradient measurements C. Milford, M. R. Theobald, E. Nemitz, K. J. Hargreaves, L. Horvath, J. Raso, U. Dämmgen, A. Neftel, S. K.Jones, A. Hensen, B. Loubet, P. Cellier, and M. A. Sutton Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Edinburgh Research Station), Bush Estate, Penicui...