DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.008
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84909957588
论文题名: Recent tree mortality and recruitment in mature and old-growth forests in western Washington
作者: Acker S.A. ; Boetsch J.R. ; Bivin M. ; Whiteaker L. ; Cole C. ; Philippi T.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2015
卷: 336 起始页码: 109
结束页码: 118
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Abies lasiocarpa
; Pacific Northwest
; Sapling recruitment
; Tsuga heterophylla
Scopus关键词: Abies lasiocarpa
; Old-growth forest
; Pacific Northwest
; Sapling recruitment
; Tree mortality
; Tsuga heterophylla
; Washington
; coniferous tree
; demographic trend
; environmental gradient
; forest ecosystem
; mortality
; old-growth forest
; recruitment (population dynamics)
; sapling
; Pacific Northwest
; United States
; Washington [United States]
; Abies lasiocarpa
; Tsuga heterophylla
英文摘要: Tree mortality is a fundamental driver of forest ecosystems and occurs both in catastrophic events and as a chronic process. Persistent changes in the rate of chronic or background mortality can dramatically alter the structure and composition of forests stands. Tree recruitment is the complement to tree mortality, combining with mortality to determine changes in tree density and species composition. The purpose of this study is to ascertain trends of mortality and recruitment in mature and old-growth forests in western Washington state, U.S.A. We used a set of permanent plots established in units of the National Park System spanning the environmental gradient of forests in these parks (from near sea-level to 1800. m elevation). Duration of observation was five years for most plots and two or three years for a small number of plots. Principal tree species on the plots were Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Thuja plicata, Abies lasiocarpa, and Abies amabilis. Tree mortality was evaluated annually; recruitment was recorded at the end of the study. For small (dbh 12.7-76.1. cm) and large (dbh >76.1. cm) trees, annual mortality pooled across all elevations, parks, plots, and years was <1% (mean and upper 95% confidence intervals). For saplings (dbh 2.5-12.6. cm), mean mortality was <1% though the upper limit of the confidence interval was slightly greater than 1%. Recruitment outweighed mortality (and growth into the small-tree class) for saplings. Recruitment and losses of stems balanced one another for small trees; both processes were negligible for large trees. Recruitment of saplings increased representation of shade-tolerant species (e.g., T. heterophylla, and A. amabilis). Biotic factors predominated as the proximate cause of death for all size-classes of trees (i.e., trees died standing), though particular agents of mortality were not identified in most cases. Our results contrasted with a recent report of annual tree mortality >1% for unmanipulated, old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. © 2014. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/65628
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作者单位: Olympic National Park, 600 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, United States; North Cascades National Park Service Complex, 7280 Ranger Station Road, Marblemount, WA, United States; Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238th Ave. East, Ashford, WA, United States; Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, OR, United States; National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 150, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Recommended Citation:
Acker S.A.,Boetsch J.R.,Bivin M.,et al. Recent tree mortality and recruitment in mature and old-growth forests in western Washington[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2015-01-01,336