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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE
Volume 37, Issue 11, Pages 2142-2152Publisher
NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-N R C RESEARCH PRESS
DOI: 10.1139/X07-083
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To clarify the mechanisms underlying the coexistence of Abies mariesii Masters and Abies veitchii Lindl. in a fir-wave forest, we surveyed the population dynamics of the two Abies species throughout stand development on Mount Shimagare, central Japan. We established three belt transects and found that, overall, A. veitchii dominated this fir-wave forest. However, A. mariesii dominated the canopy initially, whereas A. veitchii increased as stand development progressed; thus, dominant A. mariesii was eventually replaced by A. veitchii. This replacement was explained by the presence of an A. mariesii sapling bank that formed under the canopy of a mature stand and by the large A. veitchii seedling bank resulting from greater seed production. For ordinary canopy individuals, which are taller than midcanopy individuals, the increase in height suggested that taller individuals grow faster vertically regardless of species; moreover, height growth did not differ significantly between the two Abies species, which facilitated the growth of A. mariesii into the canopy and the production of seeds for the next generation. We concluded that the persistence of A. mariesii in this fir-wave forest is supported by its shade tolerance.
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