Journal
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 385, Issue -, Pages 97-103Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.11.036
Keywords
Canopy gaps; Polycyclic silvicultural systems; Conservation; Silvicultural treatments
Categories
Funding
- IPOP Scaling and Governance
- Competing Claims Program of Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Forest management for timber production has improved in tropical forests with the adoption of a poly cyclic silvicultural system (PSS) where harvesting is carried out using reduced-impact logging (RIL). In this study, the natural regeneration of forests harvested under RIL restrictions was assessed in three different sites of the Eastern Amazon two years after logging. A total of 7987 seedlings and saplings belonging to 197 species were sampled through 951 plots of 2 x 2 m in 11 different natural and logging created environments. Light-demanding commercial species presented their highest density in logging environments such as logging gaps, skid trails, and borders of log decks. Shade-tolerant commercial species were more common in natural and logging gaps. Regarding the densities of harvested species in the three study sites, only 26.3% were represented by >= 5 individuals and 28.1% were completely absent in the surveys two years after logging. These results suggest a lack of natural regeneration of the current commercial tree species in the Eastern Amazon. Therefore, post-harvesting silvicultural treatments as enrichment planting and the tending of the natural regeneration in logging gaps should be applied to ensure the regeneration of these species. (C) 2016 Elsevier 13.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available