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- Title
Structure de sapini res am nag es et anciennes du massif des Laurentides (Quebec) et diversit des plantes invasculaires.
- Authors
Desponts, Mireille; Desrochers, Andre; Langer, Louis B.; Huot, Jean
- Abstract
Determines the contribution of old-growth and senescent forest stands regenerated through clear-cutting to the biodiversity of wet boreal fir stands in eastern Quebec because overmature stands are becoming scarce in that region. Comparisons of the structure and composition of nonvascular plant communities (mosses, hepatica, lichens, and saprophytic fungi) of old-growth forests with those of mature or senescent fir stands harvested 60 years ago; How the structural diversity of senescent second-growth fir stands becomes similar to that of old-growth stand because of mortality within the overstory; Findings suggest these structural characteristics favour the development of diversified nonvascular plant communities, especially wood-inhabiting species found on slightly decomposed woody debris and soil-inhabiting species that colonize disturbed soils.
- Subjects
QUEBEC (Province); CANADA; FORESTS &; forestry; OLD growth forests; OLD growth forest ecology; FOREST ecology; NONVASCULAR plants; MOSSES; LICHENS; FUNGI
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2002, Vol 32, Issue 12, p2077
- ISSN
0045-5067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/x02-127