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Stand structure and plant species occurrence in forest edge habitat along different aged roads on Okinawa Island, southwestern Japan / Tsutomu Enoki in Journal of Forest Research, vol 19 n° 1 (February 2014)  

Public [article]  inJournal of Forest Research > vol 19 n° 1 (February 2014) . - pp 97 - 104 Titre : Stand structure and plant species occurrence in forest edge habitat along different aged roads on Okinawa Island, southwestern Japan Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Tsutomu Enoki, Auteur ; Buntarou Kusumoto, Auteur ; Shuichi Igarashi, Auteur ; Kazuki Tsuji, Auteur Année de publication : 2014 Article en page(s) : pp 97 - 104 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] forêt tropicale [Termes IGN] impact sur l'environnement [Termes IGN] Japon [Termes IGN] lisière [Termes IGN] peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] peuplement végétal [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] route [Vedettes matières IGN] Inventaire forestier Résumé : (auteur) We compared stand structure and plant species occurrence on the shoulders of 3-, 10- and 20-year-old roads in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest to document temporal changes in edge effects of forest roads. We recorded 154 vascular species in the study plots, including 3 non-native species. We used generalized linear mixed models to analyze changes in forest structure and plant species composition in relationship to the distance from forest roads. The spatial patterns in stand structure at different distances from roads differed with road age. The large canopy openness on the edge of 3-year-old roads decreased with time after the construction. A progressive decrease in tree height on roadsides was observed after the road construction, suggesting tall trees could not withstand the dry and windy roadside environment. The edge effect on the canopy tended to be larger at higher elevation sites. The spatio-temporal pattern of species occurrence based on distance from roads differed by species. Typical pioneer species such as Schima wallichii and Eurya japonica increased along the edge, while less aggressive pioneer species and understory species decreased. As time passed after the road construction, some climax and understory species decreased at the forest edge, while other climax and understory species increased. The modeling methods proposed in this study could be applied to different roadside and edge study sites. Numéro de notice : A2014-188 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10310-012-0383-9 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-012-0383-9 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=78309 [article]