Vegetation Structure and Diversity of an Ancient Temperate Deciduous Forest in SW Denmark

Bolderslev Skov (113 ha) is the largest contiguous ancient forest remnant in Denmark. The forest has been preserved since 1998 as a strict non-intervention forest reserve. We studied vegetation structure, floristic gradients, and diversity of the forest in 50 plots of 100 m² placed according to a re...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Plant ecology 2004-01, Vol.175 (1), p.121-135
Hauptverfasser: Borchsenius, Finn, Nielsen, Pia Kjær, Lawesson, Jonas E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
container_end_page 135
container_issue 1
container_start_page 121
container_title Plant ecology
container_volume 175
creator Borchsenius, Finn
Nielsen, Pia Kjær
Lawesson, Jonas E.
description Bolderslev Skov (113 ha) is the largest contiguous ancient forest remnant in Denmark. The forest has been preserved since 1998 as a strict non-intervention forest reserve. We studied vegetation structure, floristic gradients, and diversity of the forest in 50 plots of 100 m² placed according to a restricted random sampling design. Dominant tree species were Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Tilia cordata and Quercus robur, which in most parts of the forest form a mixed canopy. Most stands appeared to be of moderate age, 55-80 years old, and large old trees were rare. pH in association with light and thickness of the litter layer were the most important factors in explaining floristic gradients in the forest. Soil moisture (dry to mesic) was not strongly correlated with DCA axes for neither tree nor field layer, but had a significant effect on the distribution of a number of herb species. Forest structure was not important in explaining species distributions. Field layer species richness showed a positive relationship with the pH-gradient. At the scale of 1m² plots we also found a highly significant negative relationship between field layer species richness and the plot-wise Ellenberg indicator value for nitrogen availability. Structure of the tree layer had little effect on field layer species richness. The mixed composition, long continuity, and presence of a high proportion of the regional species pool assigns a high conservation value to Bolderslev Skov and makes it an important site for future studies of the dynamic properties, niche preferences, and inter-specific competition of temperate deciduous forest species.
doi_str_mv 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000048095.29961.c5
format Article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>jstor_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2066487497</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>20146676</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>20146676</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c311t-ba4e13bdd4ed99319878a6359cabab354117fd2958266f4d0fd01dbc6d89089d3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNpFUE1LAzEUDKJgrf4EIeh5a7L52KS3fisUPFgrnkI2ycpWu1uTrNB_b2pF3-U9hpl5wwBwg9EAo5zcjYfr2WI2QIehAkk2yKXkeGDYCehhVpCMIZafppsIliVFcQ4uQtgghBEirAde1-7NRR3rtoFP0Xcmdt5B3Vg4rb-cD3Xcw7ZKABw1pnZNhCu33Tmvo4NTZ2rbtV2A89a7EGGdPF4S3Gy1f78EZ5X-CO7qd_fB83y2mtxny8fFw2S0zAzBOGalpg6T0lrqrJQES1EIzQmTRpe6JIxiXFQ2l0zknFfUosoibEvDrZBISEv64Pbou_PtZ5diqE3b-Sa9VDninIqCyiKxhkeW8W0I3lVq5-sUc68wUocq1VgdqlT_VaqfKpVhSXx9FG9CbP2fMkeYcl5w8g092nHI</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2066487497</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Vegetation Structure and Diversity of an Ancient Temperate Deciduous Forest in SW Denmark</title><source>SpringerNature Journals</source><source>Jstor Complete Legacy</source><creator>Borchsenius, Finn ; Nielsen, Pia Kjær ; Lawesson, Jonas E.</creator><creatorcontrib>Borchsenius, Finn ; Nielsen, Pia Kjær ; Lawesson, Jonas E.</creatorcontrib><description>Bolderslev Skov (113 ha) is the largest contiguous ancient forest remnant in Denmark. The forest has been preserved since 1998 as a strict non-intervention forest reserve. We studied vegetation structure, floristic gradients, and diversity of the forest in 50 plots of 100 m² placed according to a restricted random sampling design. Dominant tree species were Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Tilia cordata and Quercus robur, which in most parts of the forest form a mixed canopy. Most stands appeared to be of moderate age, 55-80 years old, and large old trees were rare. pH in association with light and thickness of the litter layer were the most important factors in explaining floristic gradients in the forest. Soil moisture (dry to mesic) was not strongly correlated with DCA axes for neither tree nor field layer, but had a significant effect on the distribution of a number of herb species. Forest structure was not important in explaining species distributions. Field layer species richness showed a positive relationship with the pH-gradient. At the scale of 1m² plots we also found a highly significant negative relationship between field layer species richness and the plot-wise Ellenberg indicator value for nitrogen availability. Structure of the tree layer had little effect on field layer species richness. The mixed composition, long continuity, and presence of a high proportion of the regional species pool assigns a high conservation value to Bolderslev Skov and makes it an important site for future studies of the dynamic properties, niche preferences, and inter-specific competition of temperate deciduous forest species.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1385-0237</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1573-5052</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000048095.29961.c5</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Dordrecht: Kluwer Publishers</publisher><subject>Coniferous forests ; Deciduous forests ; Dominant species ; Forest cover ; Forest ecology ; Forest reserves ; Forest stands ; Forests ; Herbivores ; Old growth forests ; pH effects ; Plant ecology ; Plant species ; Plants ; Random sampling ; Soil moisture ; Species richness ; Statistical sampling ; Stems ; Temperate forests ; Thickness ; Trees ; Vegetation ; Wildlife conservation</subject><ispartof>Plant ecology, 2004-01, Vol.175 (1), p.121-135</ispartof><rights>Copyright 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers</rights><rights>Plant Ecology is a copyright of Springer, (2004). All Rights Reserved.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c311t-ba4e13bdd4ed99319878a6359cabab354117fd2958266f4d0fd01dbc6d89089d3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c311t-ba4e13bdd4ed99319878a6359cabab354117fd2958266f4d0fd01dbc6d89089d3</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20146676$$EPDF$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/20146676$$EHTML$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,803,27924,27925,58017,58250</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Borchsenius, Finn</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Nielsen, Pia Kjær</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lawesson, Jonas E.</creatorcontrib><title>Vegetation Structure and Diversity of an Ancient Temperate Deciduous Forest in SW Denmark</title><title>Plant ecology</title><description>Bolderslev Skov (113 ha) is the largest contiguous ancient forest remnant in Denmark. The forest has been preserved since 1998 as a strict non-intervention forest reserve. We studied vegetation structure, floristic gradients, and diversity of the forest in 50 plots of 100 m² placed according to a restricted random sampling design. Dominant tree species were Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Tilia cordata and Quercus robur, which in most parts of the forest form a mixed canopy. Most stands appeared to be of moderate age, 55-80 years old, and large old trees were rare. pH in association with light and thickness of the litter layer were the most important factors in explaining floristic gradients in the forest. Soil moisture (dry to mesic) was not strongly correlated with DCA axes for neither tree nor field layer, but had a significant effect on the distribution of a number of herb species. Forest structure was not important in explaining species distributions. Field layer species richness showed a positive relationship with the pH-gradient. At the scale of 1m² plots we also found a highly significant negative relationship between field layer species richness and the plot-wise Ellenberg indicator value for nitrogen availability. Structure of the tree layer had little effect on field layer species richness. The mixed composition, long continuity, and presence of a high proportion of the regional species pool assigns a high conservation value to Bolderslev Skov and makes it an important site for future studies of the dynamic properties, niche preferences, and inter-specific competition of temperate deciduous forest species.</description><subject>Coniferous forests</subject><subject>Deciduous forests</subject><subject>Dominant species</subject><subject>Forest cover</subject><subject>Forest ecology</subject><subject>Forest reserves</subject><subject>Forest stands</subject><subject>Forests</subject><subject>Herbivores</subject><subject>Old growth forests</subject><subject>pH effects</subject><subject>Plant ecology</subject><subject>Plant species</subject><subject>Plants</subject><subject>Random sampling</subject><subject>Soil moisture</subject><subject>Species richness</subject><subject>Statistical sampling</subject><subject>Stems</subject><subject>Temperate forests</subject><subject>Thickness</subject><subject>Trees</subject><subject>Vegetation</subject><subject>Wildlife conservation</subject><issn>1385-0237</issn><issn>1573-5052</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2004</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>ABUWG</sourceid><sourceid>AFKRA</sourceid><sourceid>AZQEC</sourceid><sourceid>BENPR</sourceid><sourceid>CCPQU</sourceid><sourceid>DWQXO</sourceid><sourceid>GNUQQ</sourceid><recordid>eNpFUE1LAzEUDKJgrf4EIeh5a7L52KS3fisUPFgrnkI2ycpWu1uTrNB_b2pF3-U9hpl5wwBwg9EAo5zcjYfr2WI2QIehAkk2yKXkeGDYCehhVpCMIZafppsIliVFcQ4uQtgghBEirAde1-7NRR3rtoFP0Xcmdt5B3Vg4rb-cD3Xcw7ZKABw1pnZNhCu33Tmvo4NTZ2rbtV2A89a7EGGdPF4S3Gy1f78EZ5X-CO7qd_fB83y2mtxny8fFw2S0zAzBOGalpg6T0lrqrJQES1EIzQmTRpe6JIxiXFQ2l0zknFfUosoibEvDrZBISEv64Pbou_PtZ5diqE3b-Sa9VDninIqCyiKxhkeW8W0I3lVq5-sUc68wUocq1VgdqlT_VaqfKpVhSXx9FG9CbP2fMkeYcl5w8g092nHI</recordid><startdate>20040101</startdate><enddate>20040101</enddate><creator>Borchsenius, Finn</creator><creator>Nielsen, Pia Kjær</creator><creator>Lawesson, Jonas E.</creator><general>Kluwer Publishers</general><general>Springer Nature B.V</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>7QL</scope><scope>7SN</scope><scope>7ST</scope><scope>7T7</scope><scope>7U9</scope><scope>7X2</scope><scope>88A</scope><scope>8FD</scope><scope>8FE</scope><scope>8FH</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>ATCPS</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BBNVY</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BHPHI</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>FR3</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>H94</scope><scope>HCIFZ</scope><scope>LK8</scope><scope>M0K</scope><scope>M7N</scope><scope>M7P</scope><scope>P64</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>RC3</scope><scope>SOI</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20040101</creationdate><title>Vegetation Structure and Diversity of an Ancient Temperate Deciduous Forest in SW Denmark</title><author>Borchsenius, Finn ; Nielsen, Pia Kjær ; Lawesson, Jonas E.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c311t-ba4e13bdd4ed99319878a6359cabab354117fd2958266f4d0fd01dbc6d89089d3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2004</creationdate><topic>Coniferous forests</topic><topic>Deciduous forests</topic><topic>Dominant species</topic><topic>Forest cover</topic><topic>Forest ecology</topic><topic>Forest reserves</topic><topic>Forest stands</topic><topic>Forests</topic><topic>Herbivores</topic><topic>Old growth forests</topic><topic>pH effects</topic><topic>Plant ecology</topic><topic>Plant species</topic><topic>Plants</topic><topic>Random sampling</topic><topic>Soil moisture</topic><topic>Species richness</topic><topic>Statistical sampling</topic><topic>Stems</topic><topic>Temperate forests</topic><topic>Thickness</topic><topic>Trees</topic><topic>Vegetation</topic><topic>Wildlife conservation</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Borchsenius, Finn</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Nielsen, Pia Kjær</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lawesson, Jonas E.</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)</collection><collection>Ecology Abstracts</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A)</collection><collection>Virology and AIDS Abstracts</collection><collection>Agricultural Science Collection</collection><collection>Biology Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Technology Research Database</collection><collection>ProQuest SciTech Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central UK/Ireland</collection><collection>Agricultural &amp; Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>Biological Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Korea</collection><collection>Engineering Research Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>AIDS and Cancer Research Abstracts</collection><collection>SciTech Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Biological Science Collection</collection><collection>Agricultural Science Database</collection><collection>Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C)</collection><collection>Biological Science Database</collection><collection>Biotechnology and BioEngineering Abstracts</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>Genetics Abstracts</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><jtitle>Plant ecology</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Borchsenius, Finn</au><au>Nielsen, Pia Kjær</au><au>Lawesson, Jonas E.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Vegetation Structure and Diversity of an Ancient Temperate Deciduous Forest in SW Denmark</atitle><jtitle>Plant ecology</jtitle><date>2004-01-01</date><risdate>2004</risdate><volume>175</volume><issue>1</issue><spage>121</spage><epage>135</epage><pages>121-135</pages><issn>1385-0237</issn><eissn>1573-5052</eissn><abstract>Bolderslev Skov (113 ha) is the largest contiguous ancient forest remnant in Denmark. The forest has been preserved since 1998 as a strict non-intervention forest reserve. We studied vegetation structure, floristic gradients, and diversity of the forest in 50 plots of 100 m² placed according to a restricted random sampling design. Dominant tree species were Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Tilia cordata and Quercus robur, which in most parts of the forest form a mixed canopy. Most stands appeared to be of moderate age, 55-80 years old, and large old trees were rare. pH in association with light and thickness of the litter layer were the most important factors in explaining floristic gradients in the forest. Soil moisture (dry to mesic) was not strongly correlated with DCA axes for neither tree nor field layer, but had a significant effect on the distribution of a number of herb species. Forest structure was not important in explaining species distributions. Field layer species richness showed a positive relationship with the pH-gradient. At the scale of 1m² plots we also found a highly significant negative relationship between field layer species richness and the plot-wise Ellenberg indicator value for nitrogen availability. Structure of the tree layer had little effect on field layer species richness. The mixed composition, long continuity, and presence of a high proportion of the regional species pool assigns a high conservation value to Bolderslev Skov and makes it an important site for future studies of the dynamic properties, niche preferences, and inter-specific competition of temperate deciduous forest species.</abstract><cop>Dordrecht</cop><pub>Kluwer Publishers</pub><doi>10.1023/B:VEGE.0000048095.29961.c5</doi><tpages>15</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 1385-0237
ispartof Plant ecology, 2004-01, Vol.175 (1), p.121-135
issn 1385-0237
1573-5052
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_journals_2066487497
source SpringerNature Journals; Jstor Complete Legacy
subjects Coniferous forests
Deciduous forests
Dominant species
Forest cover
Forest ecology
Forest reserves
Forest stands
Forests
Herbivores
Old growth forests
pH effects
Plant ecology
Plant species
Plants
Random sampling
Soil moisture
Species richness
Statistical sampling
Stems
Temperate forests
Thickness
Trees
Vegetation
Wildlife conservation
title Vegetation Structure and Diversity of an Ancient Temperate Deciduous Forest in SW Denmark
url https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2024-12-19T11%3A27%3A52IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Vegetation%20Structure%20and%20Diversity%20of%20an%20Ancient%20Temperate%20Deciduous%20Forest%20in%20SW%20Denmark&rft.jtitle=Plant%20ecology&rft.au=Borchsenius,%20Finn&rft.date=2004-01-01&rft.volume=175&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=121&rft.epage=135&rft.pages=121-135&rft.issn=1385-0237&rft.eissn=1573-5052&rft_id=info:doi/10.1023/B:VEGE.0000048095.29961.c5&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_proqu%3E20146676%3C/jstor_proqu%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2066487497&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=20146676&rfr_iscdi=true