Claim · model-written summary
Survival of yew seedlings showed problems.
- Taxon
- European yew (Taxus baccata L.)
Taxus baccatae0 - Outcome
- Problems with survival of the seedlingse1
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Verbatim
e0“the structure (sex, height, diameter) and vitality of European yew (Taxus baccata L.) population”
e1“Problems with survival of the seedlings was observed”
Title
Struktura populacji i kondycja zdrowotna cisa pospolitego w rezerwacie „Cisy nad Liswartą”
Hylla, Waldemar; Dobrowolska, Dorota Polskie Towarzystwo Leśne 2015. doi:10.26202/sylwan.2014063
Other claims from this paper (16)
- Observation The yew population in the reserve comprised 466 life and dead specimens taller than 0.5 m.
- Observation Female individuals numbered 142 (30%) of the yew population.
- Observation Male individuals numbered 116 (25%) of the yew population.
- Observation Most of the yew population grew in dense stands (stand density index 0.5–0.7).
- Observation Lack of or small crown transparency was found for 30% of living yew trees.
- Observation High crown transparency was found for 11% of the yew population.
- Observation Damage caused by game, especially deer, older than 10 years was found on 42% of living yew trees.
- Observation Seedlings occurred under the canopy of 47 mature trees, 10% of the population.
- Observation Natural regeneration of yew was found on 11 of the 15 relevés.
- Observation Five relevés had a small number of yew seedlings.
- Observation The greatest number of seedlings in one relevé was 200 individuals.
- Association The number of yews taller than 0.5 m decreased compared with previous surveys.
- Observation Female and male yew trees occur in the reserve, so generative breeding is possible.
- Observation The health condition of the analysed yew population is moderate.
- Recommendation Cutting some competitors to give more light for natural regeneration is recommended as a special treatment.
- Recommendation Fencing the greater number of yew seedlings is recommended as a special treatment.