Publication: Bringing the natives back: identifying and alleviating establishment limitations of native hardwood species in a conifer plantation
| dc.contributor.author | Li, Yu-Tsen | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.author | Lo, Yueh-Hsin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lin, Yi-Ching | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.author | Guan, Biing T. | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.author | Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio | |
| dc.contributor.author | You, Chi-How | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.department | Ciencias del Medio Natural | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.department | Natura Ingurunearen Zientziak | eu |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-23T08:44:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-23T08:44:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | To facilitate the reintroduction of five native late-successional Taiwanese Fagaceae species into Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica (D.) Don) plantations, we experimented with methods to alleviate their establishment limitations. We tested different combinations of tree species, seedling development stages, and site preparation techniques. First, we directly sowed both fresh and germinated acorns under both closed and opened (thinned) canopies. Both fresh and germinated acorns survived only six months at most. Wildlife consumption was the most critical factor hindering their survival. We subsequently experimented with different methods for increasing establishment rates, such as thinning in combination with understory control, applying chemical animal repellents to seeds, using physical barriers against seed predators, and using seedlings of different ages. Among the methods experimented, none was effective. The effects of silvicultural treatments to deter seed consumption lasted only the first few weeks after sowing, whereas the effects of physical barriers were inconsistent. We also tested planting 3-month and 1-year-old seedlings. Seedling survival after 9 months was about 20% on average for 3-month-old seedlings but reached 80% for 1-year-old seedlings. Our results suggest that planting seedlings older than six months or establishing physical obstacles to prevent seed predation will be the most effective strategies to reintroduce late-successional hardwood Fagaceae species into Japanese cedar plantations. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This study was partially supported by a grant from the Taiwan National Science Council (NSC 97-2313-B-002-041-MY3). Juan A. Blanco was funded through a Ramón y Cajal contract (ref. RYC-2011-08082) and a Marie Curie Action (ref. CIG-2012-326718-ECOPYREN3). Yueh-Hsin Lo was funded through a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (ref. MSCA-IF-2014-EF-656810-DENDRONUTRIENT). The FP7 post-grant Open Access publishing funds pilot funded the publication of this manuscript. | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/f9010003 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1999-4907 (Print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1999-4907 (Electronic) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/26878 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Forests 2018, 9 (1), 3 | en |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/FP7/326718 | en |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/Horizon 2020 Framework Programme/656810 | en |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/f9010003 | |
| dc.rights | © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. | en |
| dc.rights.accessRights | Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia | es |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Forest reforestation | en |
| dc.subject | Fagaceae species | en |
| dc.subject | Seed predation | en |
| dc.subject | Seedling stablishment | en |
| dc.subject | Sub-tropical hardwoods | en |
| dc.subject | Native mixed forests | en |
| dc.title | Bringing the natives back: identifying and alleviating establishment limitations of native hardwood species in a conifer plantation | en |
| dc.type | Artículo / Artikulua | es |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | en |
| dc.type.version | Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa | es |
| dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | en |
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