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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
卷 35, 期 3, 页码 593-601出版社
CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1139/X04-193
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Mixed- species stands are hypothesized to be more structurally diverse because of inherent differences in growth rates between tree species. We investigated three combinations of even- aged, single- and mixed- species coniferous stands in western Canada: ( i) shade- tolerant western hemlock ( Tsuga heterophylla ( Raf.) Sarg.) and western redcedar ( Thuja plicata ( Donn ex D. Don) Spach), ( ii) shade- intolerant lodgepole pine ( Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.) and western larch ( Larix occidentalis Nutt.), and ( iii) shade- intolerant lodgepole pine and shade- tolerant black spruce ( Picea mariana ( Mill.) BSP). We quantified stand structural diversity based on tree diameter and height by using Shannon's index and the coefficient of variation. Regression analysis was applied to examine the relationships between structural diversity, species composition, and stand age. Mixed- species stands of western hemlock and western redcedar had similar structural diversity to their respective single- species stands. Pine - larch and pine - spruce mixed- species stands had higher tree- size diversity than their respective single- species stands. Stand age was a significant factor for tree- size diversity, but its effect changed in different ways depending on the type of mixtures and index used to measure diversity.
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