Abstract
A frozen rain and snow disaster occurred from January to February 2008 caused an extensive and varied damage to the forest ecosystems across southern China.The objective of this study is to determine the response of dominant species of evergreen broad-leaved forest to the frozen and snow disaster in Nanling Mountain.Four plots were set to analyze the relationship between sprouting and damaged types,diameter classes,and species composition.The results showed that more than 72.00% of damaged dominant species could sprout.Sprouting rate in the tree layer was higher than that in the shrub layer,guaranteeing for recovery and reestablishment of forest ecological system in Nanling Mountain.There was variation in sprouting rate for different damaged dominant species.Sprouting rate of lodged plants was the highest(100%).In shrub layer Hamamelidaceae plants had the lowest sprouting rate and in tree layer Lauraceae plants the lowest sprouting rate.Sprouting characters of damaged species showed different patterns dependent on harvesting,slash and burn cultivation.Based on this study,we suggest that in the forests frequently subjected to natural disturbance in the subtropical China,Eurya muricata,Castanopsis carlesii,and Daphniphyllum macropodum should be selected for artificial rehabilitaton of the disturbed areas which is beneficial to keeping the stability of layer structures and species composition of the forests.
Abstract from the paper’s OpenAlex record, shown for indexing and research. Copyright remains with the authors or the publisher. Read at the source ↗
The text the model read, with the source record’s inline markup (italics, sub- and superscripts) rendered and its character entities decoded; quote offsets refer to the raw text.
Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
More than 72% of damaged dominant species sprouted.
Verbatim
e0“more than 72.00% of damaged dominant species could sprout.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sprouting rate was higher in the tree layer than the shrub layer.
Verbatim
e0“Sprouting rate in the tree layer was higher than that in the shrub layer”
Claim · model-written summary
Sprouting rate varied among damaged dominant species.
Verbatim
e0“There was variation in sprouting rate for different damaged dominant species.”
Claim · model-written summary
Lodged plants had the highest sprouting rate, 100%.
Verbatim
e0“Sprouting rate of lodged plants was the highest(100%).”
Claim · model-written summary
Hamamelidaceae had the lowest shrub-layer sprouting rate.
- Taxon
- Hamamelidaceae plantsHamamelidaceaee0
- Organ / stage
- shrub layere0
- Outcome
- sprouting ratee0
- Direction
- loweste0
Verbatim
e0“In shrub layer Hamamelidaceae plants had the lowest sprouting rate”
Claim · model-written summary
Lauraceae had the lowest tree-layer sprouting rate.
Verbatim
e0“in tree layer Lauraceae plants the lowest sprouting rate.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sprouting patterns differed with harvesting and slash-and-burn cultivation.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Sprouting characters of damaged species showed different patterns dependent on harvesting,slash and burn cultivation.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommended Eurya muricata, Castanopsis carlesii, and Daphniphyllum macropodum for forest rehabilitation.
- Taxon
- Eurya muricata,Castanopsis carlesii,and Daphniphyllum macropodum
Eurya muricatae0 - Outcome
- should be selected for artificial rehabilitaton of the disturbed arease0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Eurya muricata,Castanopsis carlesii,and Daphniphyllum macropodum should be selected for artificial rehabilitaton of the disturbed areas”