Spontaneous establishment of late successional tree species English oak (Quercus robur) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) at reclaimed alder plantation and unreclaimed post mining sites

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F15%3A00444701" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/15:00444701 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/15:10313650

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.001" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.001</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Spontaneous establishment of late successional tree species English oak (Quercus robur) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) at reclaimed alder plantation and unreclaimed post mining sites

Original language description

Nitrogen-fixing trees are often used in disturbed areas to promote soil development and to prepare the ground for more demanding tree species. However, their effect on the establishment of climax tree species has seldom been tested. We mapped the occurrence of volunteer seedlings of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and English oak (Quercus robur) in patches reclaimed by planting alder (Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana) and in unreclaimed forest patches (dominated by Salix caprea, Betula pendula, Populus tremola). Both communities were about 30 years old and occurred on one large spoil heap from coal mining near the town of Sokolov (Czech Republic). At the same time, we mapped mature beech and oak trees in the surrounding area. We planted oak and beech seedling in an alder plantation, an unreclaimed forest stand and a grass-covered area without trees, and recorded their growth for two consecutive years. The closest mature beech grew 1km from the heap whereas seed-producing oaks occurred in its close vicinity and on the heap itself in a 30 to 40-year-old oak plantation. In both species, seedling density decreased with increasing distance from mature trees. Unreclaimed sites supported significantly higher seedling densities than reclaimed ones. Seedlings in the unreclaimed forest stand grew significantly better than in the other two habitats. Oak seedlings exhibited significantly higher mycorrhizal colonization in unreclaimed forest stands than in the other habitats. Unreclaimed forest stands are better habitat for the establishment of climax trees, than the reclaimed alder plantation. Using of spontaneous woody vegetation as nursing cover for climax trees can be recommended in restoration practice. Risk and benefits of nitrogen-fixing trees should be carefully considered.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GA13-10377S" target="_blank" >GA13-10377S: Mycorrhizal community dynamics during succession on mining heaps in relation to changes in vegetation and soil development</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Ecological Engineering

ISSN

0925-8574

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

77

Issue of the periodical within the volume

April

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

1-8

UT code for WoS article

000351705100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84921341476