| Titre : |
A bryophyte perspective on forest harvest: The effects of logging on above- and below-ground bryophyte communities in coastal temperate rainforests |
| Type de document : |
Numérique |
| Auteurs : |
Kesia Anne Miyashita |
| Editeur : |
Edmonton : Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Année de publication : |
2013 |
| Importance : |
177 p. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
[CBNPMP-Thématique] Bryophytes
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| Résumé : |
This thesis examines patterns in bryophyte species richness and composition on the forest floor and in the soil diaspore bank of temperate rainforest stands which varied in time post-harvest. Quantitative data (abundance) was assessed in quadrats (25x25cm) on soil, decaying logs, and tree bases within sites (20x30m). Non-quantitative data (occurrence) was assessed throughout sites. Analyses of variance and ordination analyses were used to examine species richness and composition, respectively.
Above-ground, richness varied significantly with substrate but not stand age. Soils were the most speciose substrates, due to heterogeneity in young stands; logs had higher richness in older stands. Canopy cover significantly affected species composition, with a trend in dominant life strategy from colonists to perennials with canopy closure. Below-ground, richness varied significantly with depth but not with stand age. Diaspore bank richness and composition differed from the above-ground flora; colonists dominated the diaspore bank and perennials thrived above-ground. |
| Lien pérenne : |
DOI : 10.7939/R3GH58  |
| Permalink : |
https://biblio.cbnpmp.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=147444 |
Miyashita, Kesia Anne
, 2013.
A bryophyte perspective on forest harvest: The effects of logging on above- and below-ground bryophyte communities in coastal temperate rainforests.
Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Edmonton.
177 pp.
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A bryophyte perspective on forest harvest: The effects of logging on above- and below-ground bryophyte communities in coastal temperate rainforests (2013)
