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DOI10.1111/1365-2664.13335
Positive effects of liana cutting on seedlings are reduced during El Nino-induced drought
O'; Brien, Michael J.1,2,3; Philipson, Christopher D.4; Reynolds, Glen3; Dzulkifli, Dzaeman5; Snaddon, Jake L.6; Ong, Robert7; Hector, Andy8
发表日期2019
ISSN0021-8901
EISSN1365-2664
卷号56期号:4页码:891-901
英文摘要

Liana cutting is a management practice currently applied to encourage seedling regeneration and tree growth in some logged tropical forests. However, there is limited empirical evidence of its effects on forest demographic rates in Southeast Asia.


We used 22 four-hectare plots in the Sabah Biodiversity Experiment (a reduced impact logging site) enrichment line planted with 16 dipterocarp species to assess the effects of complete liana cutting on tree growth and survival. We compared plots where lianas were only cut along planting lines (standard enrichment line planting) with those with one (2014) or two rounds (2011 and 2014) of complete liana cutting.


We found increased seedling growth following the first complete liana cut in 2011 relative to the enrichment line planting, consistent with previous studies. The response after 3years to the cutting in 2014 depended on whether lianas had been previously cut or not: in twice-cut plots, seedling growth was not significantly different from the standard enrichment planting controls, whereas growth in plots with only one complete cut in 2014 was significantly slower. Seedling survival decreased through time for both once- and twice-cut liana treatments but remained stable in controls.


Sapling growth after the 2014 liana cutting showed a similar pattern to seedling growth, while tree growth following the 2014 liana cutting was significantly lower than controls regardless of whether lianas were cut twice (2011 and 2014) or once (2014).


Differences in response between the two rounds of liana cutting were likely due to changes in precipitation2011 was followed by consistent rainfall while 2014 was followed by two severe droughts within 2years.


Synthesis and applications. Our results generally support the widely reported positive effects of liana cutting on tree growth and survival. However, reduced growth and survival after the 2015/2016 El Nino suggests that drought may temporarily undermine the benefits of liana cutting in logged tropical forests. Managers of similar areas in SE Asia should consider halting liana cutting during El Nino events. In other tropical areas, seedling survival should be monitored to assess to what extent results from SE Asia are transferable.


Our results generally support the widely reported positive effects of liana cutting on tree growth and survival. However, reduced growth and survival after the 2015/2016 El Nino suggests that drought may temporarily undermine the benefits of liana cutting in logged tropical forests. Managers of similar areas in SE Asia should consider halting liana cutting during El Nino events. In other tropical areas, seedling survival should be monitored to assess to what extent results from SE Asia are transferable.


WOS研究方向Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
来源期刊JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
文献类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/95869
作者单位1.Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Integrat Biol, Zurich, Switzerland;
2.Univ Zurich, URPP Global Change & Biodivers, Zurich, Switzerland;
3.Southeast Asia Rainforest Res Partnership SEARRP, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia;
4.Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Terr Ecosyst, Ecosyst Management, Zurich, Switzerland;
5.Trop Rainforest Conservat & Res Ctr, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
6.Univ Southampton, Sch Geog & Environm Sci, Southampton, Hants, England;
7.Forest Res Ctr, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia;
8.Univ Oxford, Dept Plant Sci, Oxford, England
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O',Brien, Michael J.,Philipson, Christopher D.,et al. Positive effects of liana cutting on seedlings are reduced during El Nino-induced drought[J],2019,56(4):891-901.
APA O'.,Brien, Michael J..,Philipson, Christopher D..,Reynolds, Glen.,Dzulkifli, Dzaeman.,...&Hector, Andy.(2019).Positive effects of liana cutting on seedlings are reduced during El Nino-induced drought.JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY,56(4),891-901.
MLA O',et al."Positive effects of liana cutting on seedlings are reduced during El Nino-induced drought".JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY 56.4(2019):891-901.
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