Natural establishment of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. in burnt stands in Portugal
Natural establishment of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. in burnt stands in Portugal
复制标题
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2014.03.012
复制
发表时间:
2014-07-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Moreira, Francisco
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Aguas, Ana;Ferreira, Antonio;Moreira, Francisco
Exotic tree species are increasingly common in many regions of the world and at least some species are becoming naturalized in the regions where they were introduced. Disturbances like fire may be at the origin or accelerate the naturalization of these species. Portugal holds one of the largest areas of exotic Eucalyptus globulus plantations in the world and is one of the countries most affected by forest fires. These two facts have triggered the present research. This study aimed at characterising medium-term natural establishment of E. globulus plants originated from seeds under natural conditions in burnt planted forests (pure E. globulus stands, pure Pinus pinaster stands, and mixed stands of both species), and at analysing factors associated with this establishment. Occurrence, abundance and height of naturally established E. globulus plants were characterized in 284 sites distributed in burnt areas, across Central and Northern Portugal, 57 years after wildfire. Generalized linear models were used to assess the influence of stand type, regional productivity potential, and post-fire management practices on occurrence probability, density, and median height of sampled E. globulus individuals. The influence of these explanatory variables on the structure (in terms of size class distribution) of naturally established E. globulus cohort was examined using analysis of similarity and non-metric multidimensional scaling. Naturally established E. globulus plants were present in 93.1%, 19.0% and 98.6% of samples in pure E. globulus, pure P. pinaster and mixed stands, respectively. Cohort median density was 0.20 plants m(-2) and maximum density was 4.55 plants m(-2). Median height of plants was 2.0 m and 95.3% of them had h >1.30 m and