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The effect of shelterwood silvicultural method on the plant species diversity in a beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) forest in the north of Iran

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  • H. Poorbabaei

    (Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Someasara, Iran)

  • A. Poor-Rostam

    (Natural Resources Service of Siahkal, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran)

Abstract

To clarify the effect of shelterwood silvicultural method on the diversity of plant species in a beech (Fagus orientalis) forest in the north of Iran, we compared the plant species diversity in three compartments (treatments) where regeneration cuttings were performed with that in a primary compartment. The sampling procedure was a systematic random method and the tree, tree regeneration, shrub and herbaceous species were identified and measured within sampling plots. Results indicated that the mean tree richness in compartment No. 1 (only with one seed cutting) was higher than in the other compartments. The mean richness of understorey species in compartment No. 4 (with all regeneration cuttings) was higher than in the other compartments. The mean evenness (EVar) of tree species in compartment No. 4 was higher than in the other compartments. The mean evenness of understorey species in compartment No. 1 was higher than in the other compartments. The mean tree diversities (i.e. 1-D, N2, H´ and N1) in compartment No. 1 were higher than in the other compartments. In addition, the mean diversities of understorey species in compartment No. 1 were higher than in the other compartments.

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  • H. Poorbabaei & A. Poor-Rostam, 2009. "The effect of shelterwood silvicultural method on the plant species diversity in a beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) forest in the north of Iran," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 55(8), pages 387-394.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:55:y:2009:i:8:id:40-2008-jfs
    DOI: 10.17221/40/2008-JFS
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    1. Mahdiyeh Nezhadgholam-Zardroodi & Hassan Pourbabaei & Mehrdad Ghodskhah-Daryaei & Ali Salehi & Shahram Enayati-Charvadeh & Jamshid Eslamdoust, 2022. "Vegetation dynamics and soil properties following low-intensity wildfire in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) planted forest in Northern Iran," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 68(4), pages 145-155.

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