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DOI	10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118604
	Change in Montane Forests of East-central West Virginia over 250 years
	Thomas-Van Gundy M.; Morin R.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0378-1127
卷号	479
英文摘要	We compared the relative frequencies of witness trees in historical deeds to the relative frequencies of tree species found in the present forests. Changes in relative frequencies of the five dominant tree species were noted in all ecological subsections, although all species found in the past forests are represented in the present. The greatest changes across the study area were a decrease in the representation of white oak and an increase in red maple. The changes in representation by functional groups show a trend toward loss of fire-adapted species of intermediate shade intolerance with associated gains in species of high shade tolerance. Current FIA data on the species composition of trees in the sapling and seedlings size-classes indicate that the trend of reduced of oak species frequency is likely to continue into the near future. This gradual conversion from oak-dominated overstories to maple-dominated understories is a regional trend. Our findings echo a paradox found in the northeastern United States where after 400 years of land use change, forest cover has largely recovered but relative species composition has been transformed. This paradox may add to the difficulty in designing strategies and treatments for ecosystem restoration. However, as we have shown, the changes can be quantified and placed in an ecological context as support for restoration actions. © 2020
英文关键词	Disturbance ecology; Forest Inventory and Analysis; Historical land surveys
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Ecosystems; Land use; Restoration; Associated gain; Ecosystem restoration; Land-use change; Regional trends; Relative frequencies; Shade tolerance; Shade-intolerance; Species composition; Forestry; adaptive management; deciduous tree; ecosystem approach; forest cover; montane forest; restoration ecology; sapling; seed size; seedling; shade tolerance; Ecosystems; Forestry; Forests; Frequencies; Land Use; Quercus Alba; Restoration; Trees; United States; West Virginia; Acer; Acer rubrum; Quercus alba
来源期刊	Forest Ecology and Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/154886
作者单位	USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 459 Nursery Bottom Rd, Parsons, WV 26287, United States; USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Thomas-Van Gundy M.,Morin R.. Change in Montane Forests of East-central West Virginia over 250 years[J],2021,479.
APA	Thomas-Van Gundy M.,&Morin R..(2021).Change in Montane Forests of East-central West Virginia over 250 years.Forest Ecology and Management,479.
MLA	Thomas-Van Gundy M.,et al."Change in Montane Forests of East-central West Virginia over 250 years".Forest Ecology and Management 479(2021).