NDLI: Persistence of the Slow Growing Conifer Pilgerodendron uviferum in Old-Growth and Fire-Disturbed Southern Bog Forests

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Author	Bannister, Jan R. Doso, Pablo J. Bauhus, Jürgen
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	In spite of the extensive area of bogs in the southern cone of South America, there have been very few studies on structure and dynamics of conifer bog forests in this region. Previously, it has been assumed that in the absence of intensive disturbance, the dominant conifer Pilgerodendron uviferum (D. Don) Florin would be replaced through other angiosperm species. Here we hypothesized (a) that this conifer can persist without intensive disturbances and develop into old-growth forests with continuing regeneration and (b) that high-severity disturbances through fire threaten its local persistence. To test this hypotheses, we analyzed diameter and age structure, foliar and soil nutrient levels and the light environment of old-growth and fire-disturbed P. uviferum stands on Chiloé Island (43ºS) in North Patagonia. Longevity (>880 years), extremely slow growth (<1 mm diameter per year) and tolerance to shade and stress are the main mechanisms of P. uviferum persistence in nutrient-poor and waterlogged conditions. Hence, old-growth P. uviferum forests are not a transitional phase in forest succession and may be maintained in the landscape for many centuries or millennia. However, in fire-disturbed stands, live trees of the species were rare and regeneration negligible, showing that high-severity fires can eliminate the species from parts of the landscape, where neither propagules nor seed trees survive. This underpins the importance of biological legacies such as seed trees for the recovery of disturbed sites, and points to the need for active restoration approaches to restore fire-degraded P. uviferum forests.
Starting Page	1158
Ending Page	1172
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14329840
Journal	Ecosystems
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	14350629
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-07-28
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Chiloé Island Forest dynamics Light availability N/P ratio Persistence mechanisms Sphagnum Environmental Management Ecology Nature Conservation Geoecology/Natural Processes Plant Sciences Zoology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Environmental Chemistry Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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