NDLI: Wind disturbance in remnant forest stands along the prairie-forest ecotone, Minnesota, USA

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Author	Dyer, James M. Baird, Philip R.
Copyright Year	1997
Abstract	Strong winds are an important disturbance agent in northern Minnesota forests. On June 19, 1994, strong winds (>160 km h$^{(-1)}$) associated with a tornado damaged forested areas within the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, situated in Polk County Minnesota along the prairie-forest boundary. Field sampling was conducted immediately following the storm to quantify the type and extent of damage in four different community types, and to project future composition based on the nature of the storm damage and current understory characteristics, including the impact of overbrowsing by deer. Basal area in six sampled remnant forest stands was reduced by 33.5%, although the damage was heterogeneous; basal area in one stand was reduced by 68.1%. The overall effect of the storm was the removal of early- successional species (primarily Populus tremuloides) in larger size classes. Trees situated at stand edges were not more susceptible to snapping or uprooting than interior trees. Projections of future stand composition indicate that wind disturbance, unlike other agents of disturbance such as fire, may accelerate succession on the Refuge, such that early-successional stands will assume a later-successional character, while Acer-Tilia stands should maintain their late-successional character. Overbrowsing and preferential foraging by deer may significantly alter stand recovery patterns.
Starting Page	121
Ending Page	134
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13850237
Journal	Plant Ecology
Volume Number	129
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15735052
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	1997-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Plant Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Plant Science

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