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DOI	10.1016/j.fecs.2024.100197
	Twenty years of population dynamics in European beech-oak forest at their rear range margin anticipate changes in its structure and composition
	Rubio-Cuadrado, Alvaro; Alberdi, Iciar; Canellas, Isabel; Montes, Fernando; Rodriguez-Calcerrada, Jesus; Lopez, Rosana; Gordaliza, Guillermo G.; Valbuena-Carabana, Maria; Nanos, Nikos; Perea, Ramon; Gil, Luis
发表日期	2024
ISSN	2095-6355
EISSN	2197-5620
起始页码	11
卷号	11
英文摘要	There is an increasing interest in restoring degraded forests, which occupy half of the forest areas. Among the forms of restoration, passive restoration, which involves the elimination of degrading factors and the free evolution of natural dynamics by applying minimal or no management, is gaining attention. Natural dynamics is difficult to predict due to the influence of multiple interacting factors such as climatic and edaphic conditions, composition and abundance of species, and the successional character of these species. Here, we study the natural dynamics of a mixed forest located in central Spain, which maintained an open forest structure, due to intensive use, until grazing and cutting were banned in the 1960s. The most frequent woody species in this forest are Fagus sylvatica, Quercus petraea, Quercus pyrenaica, Ilex aquifolium, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus aria and Prunus avium, with contrasting shade and drought tolerance. These species are common in temperate European deciduous forest and are found here near their southern distribution limit, except for Q. pyrenaica. In order to analyze forest dynamics and composition, three inventories were carried out in 1994, 2005 and 2015. Our results show that, despite the Mediterranean influence, the natural dynamics of this forest has been mainly determined by different levels of shade tolerance. After the abandonment of grazing and cutting, Q. pyrenaica expanded rapidly due to its lower shade tolerance, whereas after canopy closure and forest densification, shade-tolerant species gained ground, particularly F. sylvatica, despite its lower drought and late-frost tolerance. If the current dynamics continue, F. sylvatica will overtake the rest of the species, which will be relegated to sites with shallow soils and steep slopes. Simultaneously, all the multi-centennial beech trees, which are undergoing a rapid mortality and decline process, will disappear.
英文关键词	Forest succession; Secondary forest; Woodland; Mixed forest; Competition; Recruitment
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Forestry
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS记录号	WOS:001229120000001
来源期刊	FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/303089
作者单位	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC); Universidad Politecnica de Madrid; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rubio-Cuadrado, Alvaro,Alberdi, Iciar,Canellas, Isabel,et al. Twenty years of population dynamics in European beech-oak forest at their rear range margin anticipate changes in its structure and composition[J],2024,11.
APA	Rubio-Cuadrado, Alvaro.,Alberdi, Iciar.,Canellas, Isabel.,Montes, Fernando.,Rodriguez-Calcerrada, Jesus.,...&Gil, Luis.(2024).Twenty years of population dynamics in European beech-oak forest at their rear range margin anticipate changes in its structure and composition.FOREST ECOSYSTEMS,11.
MLA	Rubio-Cuadrado, Alvaro,et al."Twenty years of population dynamics in European beech-oak forest at their rear range margin anticipate changes in its structure and composition".FOREST ECOSYSTEMS 11(2024).