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T1 Short-term effects of clear-cutting on the biomass and richness of epiphytic bryophytes in managed subtropical cloud forests
A1 Patiño, Jairo
A1 González Mancebo, Juana María
A1 Fernández-Palacios, José María
A1 Arévalo, José Ramón
A1 Bermúdez, Alfredo
K1 Canary Islands
K1 canopy
K1 cutting intervals
K1 epiphytic bryophyte biomass
K1 laurel forests
K1 Islas Canarias
K1 dosel arboreo
K1 biomasa de los briófitos epífitos
K1 laurisilva
AB Managed laurel forests in the Canary Islands have undergone clear-cutting with rotation periods ofless than 30 y. Forest owners have recently requested a drastic reduction in the cutting interval. Theeffects of this new harvesting cycle on organisms like epiphytic bryophytes are not well known.This study investigates how time since last clear-cut, host species and characteristics of tree zonesinfluence the biomass, cover and richness of epiphyte bryophytes in managed laurel forests in LaPalma, Canary Islands. Four forest ages (8, 15, 25 and 60 y) and three host tree species (Erica arborea,Laurus novocanariensis and Myrica faya) were studied.Biomass, cover and richness of bryophytes increased through the chronosequence, both at the levelof each plot and overall for L. novocanariensis. Most of the biomass (53%) and richness (81%) wasconcentrated in one of the tree species (L. novocanariensis), in plots for which 60 y had elapsed sincethe last clear-cutting. Trunks supported greater bryophyte biomass and richness than canopies, evenin the oldest plots.Our results suggest that the current rotation periods used to manage laurel forests are insufficientlylong to allow for complete reestablishment of epiphytic bryophyte assemblages.
PB Springer Verlag
YR 2009
FD 2009
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/18182
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/18182
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NO Gobierno de las Islas Canarias
DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 17-jul-2024