Effect of clear-cutting on the understory vegetation, soil and diversity of litter beetles in scots pine-dominated forest
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Kauno technologijos universitetas | LT | |
Stakėnas, Vidas | Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas, Miškų institutas | LT |
Zych, Marcin | University of Warsaw, Botanical garden, Poland | PL |
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2019 |
Currently, the aim of modern forest management is not only timber production but also the protection of biodiversity. The initial effects of clear-cut logging on forest understory vegetation, soil and the diversity of litter beetles have been studied. We examined unstudied effects of clear-cutting disturbance on understory vascular plant species abundance, forest soils, and understory vegetation nutrients as well as beetle diversity one year after clear-cutting. Substantial changes in the prominence values and above-ground mass of forest-related vascular plant and moss species were detected. Clear-cuttings resulted in fast appearance of new light-loving plant species. The significant decrease in understory plant biomass influenced the reduction of nutrient pools in clear-cut areas after one year. The clear-cut logging negatively influenced the richness of species and the number of individuals of stenobiontic forest-related beetles in the forest litter. However, forest clear-cuttings were beneficial for eurytopic and open land species.
Journal | IF | AIF | AIF (min) | AIF (max) | Cat | AV | Year | Quartile |
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Journal of Sustainable Forestry | 1.272 | 2.133 | 2.133 | 2.133 | 1 | 0.596 | 2019 | Q3 |
Journal | IF | AIF | AIF (min) | AIF (max) | Cat | AV | Year | Quartile |
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Journal of Sustainable Forestry | 1.272 | 2.133 | 2.133 | 2.133 | 1 | 0.596 | 2019 | Q3 |
Journal | Cite Score | SNIP | SJR | Year | Quartile |
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Journal of Sustainable Forestry | 2.2 | 0.739 | 0.385 | 2019 | Q2 |