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Effects of Selective Vegetation Thinning on Seed Removal in Secondary Forest Succession 1
Author(s) -
Andresen Ellen,
PedrozaEspino Luis,
Allen Edith B.,
PérezSalicrup Diego R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.04058.x
Subject(s) - thinning , ecological succession , secondary forest , vegetation (pathology) , secondary succession , pioneer species , forestry , agroforestry , forest management , environmental science , ecology , biology , geography , medicine , pathology
Seed removal was assessed for two tree species in three forest types: (1) secondary forest with and (2) without selective vegetation thinning, and (3) mature forest. Selective vegetation thinning meant the removal of all stems ≤3 cm in diameter of secondary‐forest species and was intended as a management technique to accelerate succession toward mature forest. Thinning did not have an effect on seed removal. One of the species showed lower seed removal in mature forest compared to secondary forest.