Post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (Nord-East Poland)

In July, 1992, fire swept through the Jelonka Reserve (52o35'33"N; 23o22'10"E). Litter, herbs layer and juniper shrubs were razed and the tree trunks of Pinus sylvestris and Populus tremula damaged, which resulted in their death the following year. Five research plots of 25 m2 ea...

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Main Author: Anna J. Kwiatkowska-Falińska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Botanical Society 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
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Online Access:https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/444
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spelling doaj-30763e3c2b3c47b5a804b239715565cd2020-11-25T03:11:10ZengPolish Botanical SocietyActa Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae2083-94802011-01-0177324525410.5586/asbp.2008.031252Post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (Nord-East Poland)Anna J. Kwiatkowska-Falińska0University of WarsawIn July, 1992, fire swept through the Jelonka Reserve (52o35'33"N; 23o22'10"E). Litter, herbs layer and juniper shrubs were razed and the tree trunks of Pinus sylvestris and Populus tremula damaged, which resulted in their death the following year. Five research plots of 25 m2 each were established in the post-fire area. The species present there and their degrees of coverage were listed on the Londo scale between 1993 and 2002. The calculation of average degrees of coverage for individual populations allowed for the establishing of a chronological pattern of post-fire succession. The following findings have been made: 1) the primary function in colonization belongs to species of guerilla strategy of growth whose dormant buds survived fire underground (Holcus mollis, Calluna vulgaris and Populus tremula) or phalanx strategy of growth (Corynephoms canescens); 2) the dominants of the initial succession stage are perennial grasses, not therophytes; 3) the spatial pattern of succession is influenced by the occurrence of H. mollis or C. canescens in a particular location; 4) the initial stage terminates with the occurrence and further growth of C. vulgaris clumps; the post-fire succession in the Jelonka Reserve attained a brushwood stage faster in comparison to secondary succession, formerly triggered by the cessation of cultivation on arable land.https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/444secondary successionspatial patternstemporal patternsspecies turnoverfireabandoned fields
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author Anna J. Kwiatkowska-Falińska
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Post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (Nord-East Poland)
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
secondary succession
spatial patterns
temporal patterns
species turnover
fire
abandoned fields
author_facet Anna J. Kwiatkowska-Falińska
author_sort Anna J. Kwiatkowska-Falińska
title Post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (Nord-East Poland)
title_short Post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (Nord-East Poland)
title_full Post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (Nord-East Poland)
title_fullStr Post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (Nord-East Poland)
title_full_unstemmed Post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (Nord-East Poland)
title_sort post-fire succession on abandoned fields in coniferous forest habitat (nord-east poland)
publisher Polish Botanical Society
series Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
issn 2083-9480
publishDate 2011-01-01
description In July, 1992, fire swept through the Jelonka Reserve (52o35'33"N; 23o22'10"E). Litter, herbs layer and juniper shrubs were razed and the tree trunks of Pinus sylvestris and Populus tremula damaged, which resulted in their death the following year. Five research plots of 25 m2 each were established in the post-fire area. The species present there and their degrees of coverage were listed on the Londo scale between 1993 and 2002. The calculation of average degrees of coverage for individual populations allowed for the establishing of a chronological pattern of post-fire succession. The following findings have been made: 1) the primary function in colonization belongs to species of guerilla strategy of growth whose dormant buds survived fire underground (Holcus mollis, Calluna vulgaris and Populus tremula) or phalanx strategy of growth (Corynephoms canescens); 2) the dominants of the initial succession stage are perennial grasses, not therophytes; 3) the spatial pattern of succession is influenced by the occurrence of H. mollis or C. canescens in a particular location; 4) the initial stage terminates with the occurrence and further growth of C. vulgaris clumps; the post-fire succession in the Jelonka Reserve attained a brushwood stage faster in comparison to secondary succession, formerly triggered by the cessation of cultivation on arable land.
topic secondary succession
spatial patterns
temporal patterns
species turnover
fire
abandoned fields
url https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/444
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