RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Regeneration of potential laurel forest under a native canopy and an exotic canopy, Tenerife (Canary Islands) A1 Arévalo, José Ramón A1 Delgado, Juan Domingo A1 Fernández-Palacios, José María K1 Exotic plantations K1 Ecological restoration K1 Plantaciones exóticas K1 Restauración ecológica AB Exotic tree monocultures adversely affect native ecosystems through competition and through alteration of nutrientavailability and dynamics. However, evidence suggests that some tree plantations facilitate a more rapid recovery ofnative plant communities by providing shelter to the plants below and by attracting seed dispersers. The results arespecific to the plantation species and the type of native forest. In this study, we analyzed the differences in regenerationof native woody species in two stands of exotic species, Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus globulus, occupying nativelaurel forest ground. We also examined the process of regeneration in two adjacent native forest stands to determinewhether the exotic plants negatively affect the recovery of the native plant community.The native stands differed from the exotic stands in tree species richness and basal area. However, regeneration wassimilar in alien and native stands. Differences were quantitatively important, but the species composition of theregenerating community was similar. Moreover, these planted areas recovered their canopy quickly because P. radiataand E. globulus have rapid growth in comparison with native laurel forest species. The rapid recovery of the canopyhas prevented more serious erosion damage and has to some extent facilitated the regeneration of native species. Theresults of this study indicate that a progressive elimination of the exotic stands would favor the establishment andgrowth of native species. The role of some exotic tree species in the restoration of laurel forest areas should not alwaysbe seen as negative. PB Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria SN 1131-7965 YR 2011 FD 2011 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/16482 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/16482 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 29-mar-2024