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dc.contributor.authorSharma, Lila Nath
dc.contributor.authorGrytnes, John-Arvid
dc.contributor.authorMåren, Inger Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorVetaas, Ole Reidar
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-02T08:08:00Z
dc.date.available2017-08-02T08:08:00Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.PublishedSharma LN, Grytnes J, Måren IE, Vetaas OR. Do composition and richness of woody plants vary between gaps and closed canopy patches in subtropical forests? Journal of Vegetation Science 2016;27(6):1129-1139eng
dc.identifier.issn1100-9233
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/16171
dc.description.abstractQuestions: Do composition and richness of woody plants differ between gaps and closed canopy in subtropical forests, and does this difference vary across life stages of tree species? Is tree species richness in gaps a function of regeneration density? Location: Subtropical Shorea robusta Gaertn (Sal) forest, central Nepal. Methods: We collected vegetation data from two old-growth S. robusta forest stands. We sampled 128 plots of 100 m2 equally spread between the two habitats: gap and closed canopy. In each plot, we recorded the total number of woody species, number of individuals of seedlings and saplings of tree species and measured the DBH of all saplings. We compared species richness and composition of total woody species, seedlings and saplings between the two habitats. We used ordination to analyse species composition, and an individual-based species accumulation curves to illustrate the effect of density on species richness. Results: The species composition of total woody species and seedlings was similar in both habitats, but species composition of saplings differed between habitats. Total woody and seedling richness were similar between habitats at one site, but were richer under closed canopy at the other site. Sapling richness was higher in gaps at both sites and was a function of stem density at one site, but not at the other site. Conclusions: Gaps are not always areas of higher woody species richness and therefore may be less important than expected for the overall species richness of woody plants. Instead, they are potentially important for enhancing local tree richness by increasing sapling richness. Gap disturbance is the primary driver of structural heterogeneity in forests where topographic and edaphic gradients are negligible.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherWileyeng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/16172" target="blank"> The disturbance-diversity relationship: integrating biodiversity conservation and resource management in anthropogenic landscapes</a>
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/eng
dc.subjectCanopy gapeng
dc.subjectDensity effecteng
dc.subjectDisturbanceeng
dc.subjectGap partitioneng
dc.subjectSaplingeng
dc.subjectSeedlingeng
dc.subjectSpecies accumulation curveeng
dc.subjectSpecies richnesseng
dc.subjectSurvival–growth trade-offeng
dc.titleDo composition and richness of woody plants vary between gaps and closed canopy patches in subtropical forests?eng
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.date.updated2017-08-02T07:15:33Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2016 The Authorsen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12445
dc.identifier.cristin1427081


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