Vegetation recovery in fire-damaged forests: a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zone
Wildfire is regarded as important environmental factor determining the vegetation of the Earth. We analyzed 11 plots at different types of forest affected by fire at the southern boundary of the taiga zone. These differ in structure of the forest stand and herb-shrub layer. Investigated factors incl...
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| author | Khapugin Anatoliy A. Vargot Elena V. Chugunov Gennadiy G. |
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| description | Wildfire is regarded as important environmental factor determining the vegetation of the Earth. We analyzed 11 plots at different types of forest affected by fire at the southern boundary of the taiga zone. These differ in structure of the forest stand and herb-shrub layer. Investigated factors included edaphic (moisture, pH, nitrogen) and climatic (light, temperature, continentality) characteristics. Also, projective cover of Epilobium angustifolium L. and undergrowth of secondary growth trees (including forest stand survived after fire influence) were studied. Multivariate data analysis revealed that the rate and character of the vegetation recovery was depended on the ratio of environmental factors and on the species composition of herb-shrub layer. No significant differences were found in Ellenberg’s indicator values between different years of study. All tested forest habitats were distinguished into three main groups: Group I includes broadleaf forests with the forest stand survived after fire influence, Group II includes spruce and birch forests deprived the forest stand due to fire impact, Group III includes more or less dry pine-dominated forests with the forest stand gradually died after fire influence. Two marshy plots have prerequisites to their allocation to a separate group close to the oligotrophic bog forests. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fa9c3e7cf1149738c7c582b3e20bbff2022-12-22T03:13:46ZengSciendoMetsanduslikud Uurimused1736-87232016-06-01641395010.1515/fsmu-2016-0003Vegetation recovery in fire-damaged forests: a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zoneKhapugin Anatoliy A.0Vargot Elena V.1Chugunov Gennadiy G.2Mordovia State Nature Reserve, 431230, Pushta, Temnikov district, Republic of Mordovia, Russian FederationMordovia State Nature Reserve, 431230, Pushta, Temnikov district, Republic of Mordovia, Russian FederationMordovia State Nature Reserve, 431230, Pushta, Temnikov district, Republic of Mordovia, Russian FederationWildfire is regarded as important environmental factor determining the vegetation of the Earth. We analyzed 11 plots at different types of forest affected by fire at the southern boundary of the taiga zone. These differ in structure of the forest stand and herb-shrub layer. Investigated factors included edaphic (moisture, pH, nitrogen) and climatic (light, temperature, continentality) characteristics. Also, projective cover of Epilobium angustifolium L. and undergrowth of secondary growth trees (including forest stand survived after fire influence) were studied. Multivariate data analysis revealed that the rate and character of the vegetation recovery was depended on the ratio of environmental factors and on the species composition of herb-shrub layer. No significant differences were found in Ellenberg’s indicator values between different years of study. All tested forest habitats were distinguished into three main groups: Group I includes broadleaf forests with the forest stand survived after fire influence, Group II includes spruce and birch forests deprived the forest stand due to fire impact, Group III includes more or less dry pine-dominated forests with the forest stand gradually died after fire influence. Two marshy plots have prerequisites to their allocation to a separate group close to the oligotrophic bog forests.https://doi.org/10.1515/fsmu-2016-0003ellenberg’s indicator valueswildfireenvironmental factorspost-fire successionprojective coverordinationtaiga zonemordovia state nature reserve |
| spellingShingle | Khapugin Anatoliy A. Vargot Elena V. Chugunov Gennadiy G. Vegetation recovery in fire-damaged forests: a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zone Metsanduslikud Uurimused ellenberg’s indicator values wildfire environmental factors post-fire succession projective cover ordination taiga zone mordovia state nature reserve |
| title | Vegetation recovery in fire-damaged forests: a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zone |
| title_full | Vegetation recovery in fire-damaged forests: a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zone |
| title_fullStr | Vegetation recovery in fire-damaged forests: a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vegetation recovery in fire-damaged forests: a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zone |
| title_short | Vegetation recovery in fire-damaged forests: a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zone |
| title_sort | vegetation recovery in fire damaged forests a case study at the southern boundary of the taiga zone |
| topic | ellenberg’s indicator values wildfire environmental factors post-fire succession projective cover ordination taiga zone mordovia state nature reserve |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/fsmu-2016-0003 |
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