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A noticeable decline and physiological weakening of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) has been recorded in the past decade in lowland parts of Slovenia. The triggers were dry climate, unfavourable precipitation patterns and human influence that brought about changes in watercourses and water tables. Regeneration and future management of this tree species is therefore questionable. To define a critical groundwater table which would permit successful regeneration, planted and naturally grown seedlings were compared in two forests differing in the degree of decline and physiological weakness of adult pedunculate oak trees. Comparison of stomatal conductance and pre-dawn water potential (PWP) showed differences of seedlings between and within forest complexes. Stomatal conductance dropped below 100 mmol m−2 s−1 at PWP values below −1.0 MPa, while closure of stomata was caused by a PWP between −1.6 and −1.9 MPa. Increased water stress equalized photosynthetic yield in both natural and planted oaks below −1.4 MPa. 相似文献
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An herbivorous insect, the green oak leaf roller (Tortrix viridana) and one of its host species, pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), were investigated for their genetic variation within and among populations on the basis of mitochondrial, chloroplast, and anonymous markers. Oaks and green oak leaf rollers from 10 oak stands in North Rhine-Westphalia (North-Western Germany) were examined. The genetic variation of pedunculate oaks is much lower within than among populations when assessed using chloroplast gene markers and higher among populations when assessed using anonymous markers. When using mitochondrial and AFLP markers, the genetic variation of the green oak leaf roller populations was higher within than among the populations, which suggests a high gene flow between the populations. Mantel tests on the gene diversities of oaks and the green oak leaf roller yielded a significant negative correlation for both marker types. To sum up, the reasons for the differences in the spatial patterns of the genetic variation of the host and herbivorous insect may be found in their different generation times, mechanisms and capacities for dispersal.The results for the green oak leaf roller revealed a higher migration rate than assumed before which has consequences for the prediction of the dynamics of future outbreak events. 相似文献
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Tzvetan Zlatanov Ivaylo Velichkov Manfred J. Lexer Tomislav Dubravac 《New Forests》2010,40(3):289-303
To study the regeneration dynamics in mature black pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) plantations in the Middle Balkan Range, Bulgaria, a total of 48 research plots (sized 0.1 ha) were established; 26
plots were established in the foothills of the mountains (foothill zone) and 22 in the main massive (mountainous zone). Pine
overstorey as well as advance regeneration in subplots were recorded. Analysis of variance and regression analysis showed
that in general relative stand basal area (RSBA) was the most important predictor of deciduous advance regeneration density,
top height as well as age span of the regeneration layer. In the mountainous zone soil depth (SD) and the presence of mature
deciduous trees (MDT) explained a significant amount of the variation in regeneration features. Lower RSBA induced by earlier
thinnings resulted in higher regeneration density, larger top heights and wider age span of deciduous species. Under the pine
canopy oak regeneration can persist longer compared to natural broadleaved canopies. In the studied plantations pine regeneration
was confined to few scattered seedlings and regeneration groups. Based on these findings silvicultural concepts for the further
management of black pine plantations in the Middle Balkan Range are discussed. 相似文献
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Artemis Rumbou Susanne von Bargen Rana Demiral Juliane Langer Markus Rott Risto Jalkanen 《Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research》2016,31(6):546-560
A viral epidemic associated with the Cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV) has emerged in Betula species in Fennoscandia, exhibiting quick and effective spread during the last 15 years. A population genetics approach is chosen in order to characterise the virus diversity and the sources of genetic variation aiming to investigate the epidemiology of the pathogen. In a CLRV population from Rovaniemi urban parks and a population that occurred after infecting young Betula seedlings with scions from the original Finnish trees, the genetic diversity is found to be remarkably high, mixed infections by CLRV variants from different phylogenetic groups are detected in single trees, while recombination is evidenced to occur. The estimated genetic variability is high and the CLRV haplotypes detected exhibit clear clustering and belong to different phylogenetic groups. The structure of the viral population reveals a pathogen with high evolutionary potential assumed to carry on its effective spread. 相似文献
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The effects of root damage associated with Phytophthora cinnamomi on water relations, biomass accumulation, mineral nutrition and vulnerability to water deficit were investigated in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), red oak (Quercus rubra) and holm oak (Quercus ilex) saplings over two years. Comparison was made with sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), a susceptible species to infection by P. cinnamomi, and with a resistant hybrid chestnut (Castanea crenata × C. sativa). Trees were inoculated in 1998 and were subjected to water shortage in 1999. All inoculated sweet chestnuts died before the application of water shortage. Hybrid chestnut, pedunculate oak and red oak displayed low root susceptibility to P. cinnamomi. In these species, water relations, aerial growth and mineral nutrition were slightly affected by inoculation. By contrast, holm oak was the most susceptible oak species to P. cinnamomi as inoculated well‐watered trees displayed the highest root loss (67%) and a 10% mortality. Root loss was associated with a decrease in predawn leaf water potential, a 61% reduction in stomatal conductance, a 55% reduction in aerial biomass, a decrease in leaf carbon isotope discrimination and reduced leaf N and P contents in comparison with controls. In hybrid chestnut and pedunculate oak, water shortage resulted in a similar decrease of predawn leaf water potential, stomatal conductance and aerial biomass in inoculated and non‐inoculated trees. In red and holm oaks, soil volumetric water content of inoculated trees subjected to water shortage remained high. The effects observed in those trees were similar to those of inoculated well‐watered trees and were probably the result of root infection only. 相似文献
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Isoenzymes were used to study the genetic variation of 121 mature trees of Sorbus torminalis in a natural stand and a subset of 21 high yielding seed trees in the same stand used for a commercial harvest. Eight enzyme systems were studied. The genetic variation of the mature stand was higher than that of other stands reported in the literature. However, this level of genetic variation was not represented to the same extent by the seeds of the commercial harvest. Differences between the bud sample taken from the mature stand and the seed sample taken from the commercial subset were particularly obvious with respect to diversity measures and heterozygosities. The hypothetical gametic multilocus diversity (HGMD) of a bud sample of the mature Sorbus torminalis trees was more than 70% higher (94.1) than the value of the seed harvest sample (55.1). Deviations between the genetic structures of both samples were statistically significant. There is no indication that inbreeding is an essential component of the mating system of Sorbus torminalis. The potential causes for the lack of Sorbus torminalis seedlings and saplings originated from seeds and their consequences for regenerating this species are discussed. This research underscores that sampling a forest tree population for commercial harvest can result in a statistically significant reduction in the genetic diversity of the sampled group relative to the overall population. 相似文献
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Ana M. Vieitez Elena Corredoira M. Teresa Martínez M. Carmen San-José Conchi Sánchez Silvia Valladares Nieves Vidal Antonio Ballester 《European Journal of Forest Research》2012,131(3):519-539
The genus Quercus, which belongs to the family Fagaceae, is native to the northern hemisphere and includes deciduous and evergreen species. The trees of the different species are
very important from both economic and ecological perspectives. Application of new technological approaches (which span the
fields of plant developmental biology, genetic transformation, conservation of elite germplasm and discovery of genes associated
with complex multigenic traits) to these long-rotation hardwoods may be of interest for accelerating tree improvement programs.
This review provides a summary of the advances made in the application of biotechnological tools to specific oak species.
Significant progress has been made in the area of clonal propagation via organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis (SE). Standardized
procedures have been developed for micropropagating the most important European (Q. robur, Q. petarea, Q. suber) and American (Q. alba, Q. bicolor, Q. rubra) oaks by axillary shoot growth. Although regenerated plantlets are grown in experimental trials, large-scale propagation
of oak species has not been carried out. The induction of SE in oaks from juvenile explants is generally not problematic,
although the use of explants other than zygotic embryos is much less efficient. During the last decade, enormous advances
have been made in inducing SE from selected adult trees, mainly specimens of pedunculate oak (Q. robur) and cork oak (Q. suber). Advances in the understanding of the maturation and germination steps are required for better use of embryogenic process
in clonal forestry. Quercus species are late-maturing and late-flowering, exhibit irregular seed set, and produce seeds that are recalcitrant to storage
by conventional procedures. Vitrification-based cryopreservation techniques were used successfully in somatic embryos of pedunculate
oak and cork oak, and an applied genbank of cork oak selected genotypes is now under development. The feasibility of genetic
transformation of pedunculate oak and cork oak somatic embryos by means of co-culture techniques with several strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens has also been demonstrated. To date, most research on the genomics of Quercus species has concerned population genetics. Approaches using functional genomics to examine the molecular and cellular mechanisms
that control organogenesis and or somatic embryogenesis are still scarce, and efforts on the isolation and characterization
of genes related to other specific traits should be intensified in the near future, as this would help improve the practical
application of clonal forestry in recalcitrant species such as oaks. 相似文献
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《Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research》2012,27(3):223-234
Absence of, or poor, oak (Quercus spp.) regeneration is a problem in uneven-aged, mixed closed-canopy broadleaved forests. Browsing by ungulates on small trees may contribute to poor oak regeneration in such forests. This possibility was investigated in 25 Swedish stands, and browsing damage was analysed in relation to landscape and stand factors. The proportion of browsed small (<20 cm tall) oak seedlings and other seedlings was low, and apparently a minor mortality factor. For saplings (20–130 cm tall), accumulated browsing damage was generally higher on oak than on five major competing tree species: Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana, Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides and Sorbus aucuparia. Leaf removal was rare in late summer, except for rowan. The amount of cover (shelter) for ungulates near plots was positively correlated with oak browsing intensity; within plots, a high density of ash saplings may reduce browsing on oak saplings. In these forests, browsing probably retards growth of oak saplings relative to competing trees. Oak may persist as a minor stand component, but monitoring is needed to study future changes. 相似文献
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P. M. McEvoy J. H. McAdam M. R. Mosquera-Losada A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez 《Agroforestry Systems》2006,66(2):85-92
Forest grazing has been recognised as being a useful tool in fire-risk reduction, in addition to having the potential to preserve
or enhance forest biodiversity if managed correctly. Concern for natural regeneration of forest trees in Europe has also prompted
interest in the effects of large herbivores on seedling and sapling growth and mortality. An investigation was carried out
into sapling damage and density of natural regeneration of oak (Quercus robur) in a mature, pony-grazed, Pinus radiata forest in Galicia, NW Spain under two different grazing regimes (continuous and rotational). In all treatments significantly
more oak seedlings and saplings were recorded in areas of grass sward than areas dominated by taller ground flora species.
Damage to oak saplings was assessed from the form (height and canopy) relative to stem diameter. The height and average canopy
diameter of similar-aged saplings were found to be significantly greater in ungrazed (control) than both continuous and rotationally
grazed treatments. Height and canopy diameters of similar-aged oak were not significantly different between the two grazing
treatments. Significant differences were observed in tree form, with unbrowsed saplings having the greatest height to canopy
width ratio and those in the continuously browsed plots having the smallest. An obvious decrease in the goodness of fit (R2) of regression analyses were found in continuously grazed areas compared to rotational and control plots for both height
and canopy data. The differences in damage observed were not significantly different enough to suggest one method of grazing
over the other as being better for minimising sapling damage. Management requirements are more likely to dictate grazing regime.
Overall, stock density is likely to have a more significant effect on damage than stocking system. 相似文献
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《Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research》2012,27(1-4):295-306
Gene dispersion within a population was studied in a 2‐hectare stand of 74 seed trees and 1100 seedlings. Isozyme markers were used to determine the genetic relationships among parental trees, embryos and seedling progenies. Paternity exclusion analyses were used to study multilocus progeny genotypes from certain parents. Results demonstrate large variation between trees in their capacity to contribute their genes through natural regeneration. The proportion of all genes dispersed into a specific distance interval from the source was estimated. The estimation procedure took into account the background of seedlings where parenthood was not excluded, but where the seedlings turned out to be unrelated. We found little evidence for clusters of progeny seedlings surrounding their parental tree. Within 15 m from a tree, approximately 5 % of the genes originated from that tree and 95 % originated from other trees. We found no evidence for an increase in levels of inbreeding, or genetic substructuring in the seedling progeny stand relative to the parental seed trees. A mathematical model for pollen distribution was developed. According to this model, 90% of pollen was distributed more than 15 m from the source. It is concluded that the marker seed trees had a surprisingly low detectable genetic contribution to the regeneration. It seems likely that a considerable part of the new seedlings have parents among felled trees or from surrounding stands. 相似文献
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• Background
Production of seedlings, especially in containers, requires simultaneous germination and emergence. Mechanical scarification often speeds up the growth of embryo axes, increases the percentage of germinating seeds and seedling emergence. Cutting off the distal ends of cotyledons is a mechanical scarification technique sometimes used in the container production of oak seedlings. However the consequences of this procedure for seedling development are little known. We wanted to determine these effects on development and metabolic changes of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) seedlings. 相似文献13.
Vaca-Sánchez Marcela Sofía González-Rodríguez Antonio Maldonado-López Yurixhi Oyama Ken de Faria Maurício Lopes Fagundes Marcílio Cuevas-Reyes Pablo 《European Journal of Forest Research》2021,140(5):1211-1225
The ecological literature has documented the effects of plant hybridization on phenotypic variation, and dominant, intermediate, or novel morphological, chemical and physiological traits in hybrids. It is important to understand the ecological consequences of hybridization by evaluating their impact on phenotypic expression of functional traits. We evaluated the relationship between genetic diversity of Quercus laurina and functional foliar traits along an oak diversity gradient. We selected five study sites that represent an oak diversity gradient where Q. laurina is present. Using chloroplast and nuclear microsatellites, we evaluated genetic diversity, measured functional foliar traits of Q. laurina in each site and assessed the effects of local climate variables on the oak community and functional traits. We found a greater abundance of Q. laurina in all study sites. We did not find a relationship between the number of accompanying red oak species and the population genetic diversity in Q. laurina, but higher genetic diversity was found in all study sites in comparison with European oak species. Sites with more oak species had more variation of foliar functional traits. Our results do not support the hypothesis that predicts higher levels of genetic diversity of Q. laurina in communities with greater oak diversity from the same section, but we demonstrated an increase in the foliar functional traits of Q. laurina associated with oak richness and climate variables. We highlight the need to consider environmental and ecological variables linkages as regulatory mechanisms of the phenotypic plasticity expressed in changes of some functional attributes of oaks.
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M. C. Rodríguez‐Molina L. M. Torres‐Vila A. Blanco‐Santos E. J. Palo Núñez E. Torres‐Álvarez 《Forest Pathology》2002,32(6):365-372
The emergence and survival of pregerminated holm oak (Quercus ilex) and cork oak (Quercus suber) acorns from two ecologically different dehesas (Mediterranean open woodlands) were studied in two soils from these stands naturally infected with Phytophthora cinnamomi, and in the same soils previously sterilized in the autoclave. Phytophthora cinnamomi was consistently isolated from the radicles of all unemerged and all emerged but dead seedlings from the unsterilized substrates. Seedlings of holm oak were more susceptible to P. cinnamomi than those of cork oak. Mortality of holm oak seedlings was significantly different depending only on soil treatment (sterilized or unsterilized), and it was 100% in unsterilized soils, independent of acorn provenance and soil origin. Mortality of cork oak seedlings was significantly different depending on the acorn origin and soil treatment, and on the interactions acorn origin × soil origin and soil origin × soil treatment. The demonstrated high susceptibility of holm and cork oak young seedlings to P. cinnamomi could be a limiting factor in Mediterranean open woodlands (dehesas) not only in natural regeneration processes but also when reforestation by direct sowing is implemented. 相似文献
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Natural regeneration is an important process to reverse the loss of forests. Understanding the process of natural regeneration is crucial for achieving sustainable forest management. In this study, we examined the effects of seed and pollen dispersal in naturally regenerated populations of Castanopsis fargesii. Genetic variation in six populations along two successional series (three successional stages in each series: early, pre-climax, and climax) was assayed using RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA) markers. High genetic variability was observed as measured with Shannon's information index. A majority of genetic variation was distributed within populations (Φst = 0.1271) and significant isolation by distance existed among populations. A contrasting pattern of genetic variation along these two series was observed, representing different scenarios of natural regeneration processes. The ratio of the number of migrants between the mature populations to the number of migrants from the mature to immature populations was estimated as 1.146 ± 0.099 to 1.981 ± 0.164, implying that comparable seed and pollen dispersal might exist at a fine spatial scale (∼2 km2). The results suggest the critical role of seed dispersal in shaping genetic composition and diversity in the second-growth forests. Barriers to seed dispersal from a variety of genetic sources could result in low genetic diversity in naturally regenerated populations. Management that facilitates the connectivity of newly regenerated stands with mature forests could be effective for natural regeneration given the predominant role of short-distance dispersal of seeds in this species. 相似文献
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Initial growing space is of critical importance to growth and quality development of individual trees. We investigated how mortality, growth (diameter at breast height, total height), natural pruning (height to first dead and first live branch and branchiness) and stem and crown form of 24-year-old pedunculate oak (Quercus robur [L.]) and European ash (Fraxinus excelsior [L.]) were affected by initial spacing. Data were recorded from two replicate single-species Nelder wheels located in southern Germany with eight initial stocking regimes varying from 1,020 to 30,780 seedlings·ha -1 . Mortality substantially decreased with increasing initial growing space but significantly differed among the two species, averaging 59% and 15% for oak and ash plots, respectively. In contrast to oak, the low self-thinning rate found in the ash plots over the investigated study period resulted in a high number of smaller intermediate or suppressed trees, eventually retarding individual tree as well as overall stand development. As a result, oak gained greater stem dimensions throughout all initial spacing regimes and the average height of ash significantly increased with initial growing space. The survival of lower crown class ashes also appeared to accelerate self-pruning dynamics. In comparison to oak, we observed less dead and live primary branches as well as a smaller number of epicormic shoots along the first 6m of the lower stemof dominant and co-dominant ashes in all spacing regimes. Whereas stem form of both species was hardly affected by initial growing space, the percentage of brushy crowns significantly increased with initial spacing in oak and ash. Our findings suggest that initial stockings of ca. 12,000 seedlings per hectare in oak and 2,500 seedlings per hectare in ash will guarantee a sufficient number of at least 300 potential crop trees per hectare in pure oak and ash plantations at the end of the self-thinning phase, respectively. If the problem of epicormic shoots and inadequate self-pruning can be controlled with trainer species, the initial stocking may be reduced significantly in oak. 相似文献
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《Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research》2012,27(1-4):518-527
The study was focused on severe forest regeneration problems that are typical for highly productive peatlands. The aim of the study was to give recommendations for practical forestry on how to renew the forests. Experiments with different forest regeneration methods on highly productive peatlands were set up in nine mature Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) forests in northern, central and southern Sweden. The treatments in the study were natural regeneration in shelterwoods (at densities of 140 and 200 stems ha‐1), planting of bare‐root spruce seedlings after site preparation (mounding) in the shelterwoods and on clearcuts, and planting without site preparation on clearcuts. Judging from the extent of windthrow in the denser shelterwoods and the stocking of natural regeneration under remaining shelter trees 4–5 years after final cut, shelterwood regeneration is a promising method. On clearcuts, planting without site preparation resulted in poor seedling survival, large extent of damage to the seedlings and small height increment. Planting in mounds on the clearcuts was much more successful. The best survival of planted seedlings was observed in the shelterwoods. Both the denser and the sparse shelterwoods seemed to give satisfactory protection to the seedlings. Final recommendations on the most suitable forest renewal method(s) will be made in about five years after the removal of the shelter trees. 相似文献
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The removal of conifers planted during the twentieth century on sites that had been woodland for many centuries, with the intention of restoring native broadleaved species, is an important aim of forestry policy in Great Britain. Current guidance generally advocates gradual removal of plantation trees using continuous cover silviculture and restocking by natural regeneration, but methods are largely untested. This study investigated natural regeneration of trees and shrubs at sites where western hemlock had been established either pure or in mixture with native broadleaved species. Western hemlock had been cleared from 70% of the sites. There were c. 10?C300 stems ha?1 providing canopy cover of 10?C90%; the predominant broadleaved canopy trees were ash, beech, birch and oak. The ground flora of all sites was species poor; bramble was the predominant vegetation type overall, but grasses, rushes and shrubs were relatively more abundant on open sites. A total of 15 native tree species were regenerating, birch was most common and at most sites there were few valuable broadleaved timber species. Although combined numbers of seedlings and saplings varied from 200 to 20,000 ha?1, large areas of most sites had few regenerating trees and <10% of their area was becoming restocked with timber species. Relationships between seedling numbers and site characteristics were complex and varied with species, but there was a consistent positive relationship between the presence of nearby parent trees and the frequency and abundance of seedlings. The results indicate that the current reliance on natural regeneration may be unwise especially for those broadleaved species such as oak and beech which are valued for their timber. 相似文献
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《Forest Ecology and Management》1998,106(1):35-44
In East Germany, there are a lot of areas covered by old pine stands. They are growing on soils, on which under natural conditions without anthropogenic impact mixed stands of oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) and pine (Pinus silvestris L.), would form a natural forest. An important objective of ecological silviculture in these areas is to convert the pure pine stands into mixed oak–pine stands by using natural regeneration methods. A highly appreciated assistant in this connection is the European jay (Garrulus glandarius L.). The remarkable results of its work have been found by analyzing the natural regeneration in a few old pine stands in the forest district of Weißwasser in Saxony. Although mother trees of oak are very scarce there, natural regeneration of oak was found everywhere in the research area. The oak regeneration, undoubtedly created by the jay, amounted to at least 2000 oaks/ha. They were mainly distributed at random, while pine regeneration was aggregated in places where gaps in the pine canopy occurred. Oak regeneration was established much earlier than pine regeneration. Thus, oaks exceeded pines in age, height and diameter. The oaks were also superior to pines concerning height increment for the last three years. Thus, there is a good chance for oak to defend its prevailing role in the regeneration in the future. Probably, the next forest generation will be composed of oak and pine trees. The analysis of the quality of the oak regeneration shows that there is no substantial difference to artificially sown oak stands. This indicates that the European jay creates oak stands sufficiently both in number and quality. 相似文献
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Reyes Tárrega Leonor Calvo Ángela Taboada Elena Marcos José Antonio Marcos 《European Journal of Forest Research》2011,130(6):949-957
We compared the structure of the arboreal layer and the diversity and species composition of the understory vegetation of
three types of mature forest communities: oak (Quercus pyrenaica) and beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) plantations. Our main aim was to determine whether differences in these variables existed and were due to the identity of
the dominant tree species. We selected four stands or replicates per forest type located geographically close and with relatively
similar conditions. We found no differences in the arboreal structure of oak and beech forests, which were characterised by
great variability in tree size, while in case of plantations, this variability was lower at both the intra-stand (estimated
by the coefficient of variation) and inter-stand (i.e. the four replicates harboured trees of similar sizes) scales. However,
the highest variability in the canopy layer of natural forests was not consistently linked to greater understory species richness.
Indeed, the lowest plant species richness was found in beech forests, while oak forests harboured the highest value at either
the sampling unit (per m2) or stand scales. The greatest negative correlation between plant diversity and the environmental variables measured was
found for litter depth, which was the highest in beech forests. The results obtained by the CCA indicated that the four replicates
of each forest type clustered together, due to the presence of characteristic species. We concluded that pine plantations
did not approach the environmental conditions of native forests, as plantations were characterised by singular understory
species composition and low arboreal layer variability, compared to natural woodlands. 相似文献