Article: Long-term effects of a tornado: Impacts on woody native vegetation and invasive Amur honeysuckle (
2024 Volume 14, Issue 3, Page(s) e10890
Abstract: ... surveys in southwestern Ohio at the Harris M. Benedict Nature Preserve, where approximately a third ...
Abstract | As tornados become increasingly common with global climate change, recovery of the woody vegetation in temperate forests is imperative to maintain an intact ecosystem. In many urbanized landscapes, invasive species are also increasing and could interfere with natural recovery from environmental disturbance. We quantified the impact and 17-year recovery from a major tornado in a temperate deciduous forest. We used vegetational surveys in southwestern Ohio at the Harris M. Benedict Nature Preserve, where approximately a third of this site was damaged by a tornado in 1999. Plots were established in the tornado-damaged area and the nearby undisturbed forest to examine forest recovery of trees/saplings, shrubs and vines, and tree seedlings during 2003, 2006, 2010, and 2016/2017. The number of tree saplings, shrubs, and vines increased immediately after the tornado, but then declined by 2010, relative to the undisturbed forest. Forest tree recruitment was lower in tornado-damaged sites with fewer tree seedlings, but more saplings. Tree diversity was also affected by |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-11 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2635675-2 |
ISSN | 2045-7758 |
ISSN | 2045-7758 |
DOI | 10.1002/ece3.10890 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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