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To plant or not to plant? Results from a century-long forest planting experiment

Spicer, Michelle Elise and Booth, Robert K (2014) To plant or not to plant? Results from a century-long forest planting experiment. In: 99th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2014.

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Abstract

Understanding the long-term affects of management strategies on secondary forest development is particularly important as reforestation and afforestation efforts gain momentum. A forest plantation established in 1915, and left with no active management for a century, was recently rediscovered in eastern Pennsylvania and provides unique insight on the long-term effects of planting on forest succession. The initial planting arrangement of the Lehigh University Experimental Forest, in 43 monospecific and bispecific plots, left a strong legacy on the community composition and forest structure even after 100 years. The legacy of planting was also evident in differing spatial distribution of trees and recruitment dynamics in the LUEF when compared to a non-planted, unmanaged secondary forest.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Spicer, Michelle Elisemes270@pitt.eduMES270
Booth, Robert K
Date: 4 November 2014
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: F1000 Research
Publisher: F1000 Research Ltd.
Event Title: 99th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2014
Event Type: Conference
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Biological Sciences
Refereed: No
ISSN: 2046-1402
Official URL: https://f1000research.com/posters/1096659
Additional Information: Funding: RocketHub’s 3rd round of #SciFund Crowdfunding Challenge, especially Dr. William Enright Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed
Date Deposited: 22 Nov 2016 17:39
Last Modified: 25 Aug 2017 04:56
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/30150

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