NDLI: Effects of colony nesting of Adrea cinerea and Egretta alba modesta on soil properties and herb layer composition in a Pinus densiflora forest

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Author	Mun, H.T.
Copyright Year	1997
Abstract	Effects of colony nesting of herons on soil properties and herb layer composition in Pinus densiflora forest were studied at Pomaeri, Kangwon Province in Korea. Herons have used this habitat as a nesting site from January to October every year. In 1995, more than 500 herons were observed in this habitat. Nutrient content of soil was much higher at the nesting site than that of the non-nesting site (control). Total nitrogen concentration of soil at the nesting site and the control site was 14.8±1.85 mg g$^{-1}$ and 2.8±0.35 mg g$^{-1}$, respectively. Phosphorus content of soil in the nesting site was 32 times greater than that of the control site. This is evidently due to the addition of feces of the herons, and decomposition of thin twigs and organic debris from the canopy of dead trees and bird nests. Light intensity at herb layer of the nesting site and of the control site was 80% and 20%, respectively, of incident on outside forest. Species diversity of herb layer in the nesting site (9 species) was quite lower than that in the control site (14 species). Similarity index of the herb layer between the two sites was 0.07. The nesting site was dominated by indicator species of soil eutrophication such as Humulus japonicus, Persicaria perfoliata, Persicaria fauriei, Commelina communis, Chelidonium majus var. asiaticum. Changes of herb species composition in the nesting site was evidently due to the eutrophication of the soil and increased light intensity of the herb layer.
Starting Page	55
Ending Page	59
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0032079X
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume Number	197
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15735036
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	1997-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Ecology Plant Sciences Plant Physiology Soil Science & Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Plant Science

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