Reforestation of degraded Kermes oak shrublands with planted pines: effects on vegetation cover, species diversity and community structure
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Ganatsas P., Tsitsoni T., Tsakaldimi M. & Zagas T. (2012) Reforestation of degraded Kermes oak shrublands with planted pines: effects on vegetation cover, species diversity and community structure. New forests, 43, 1-11.
Published source details Ganatsas P., Tsitsoni T., Tsakaldimi M. & Zagas T. (2012) Reforestation of degraded Kermes oak shrublands with planted pines: effects on vegetation cover, species diversity and community structure. New forests, 43, 1-11.
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Plant a mixture of tree species to enhance diversity
A replicated, controlled study in 1998-2003 in a degraded Mediterranean kermes oak Quercus coccifera shrubland in Greece (2) found that planting native pine species increased plant species richness, diversity and cover five years later. The total number of species (planted: 47; unplanted: 42/plot), number of woody species (planted: 9; unplanted: 7/plot), species diversity (Shannon’s index planted: 3.0; unplanted: 2.6) and the total plant cover (planted: 81%; unplanted: 76%) were higher in planted areas. Cover of kermes oak was lower in planted (17%) than in unplanted areas (26%), while the cover of all woody species was similar between treatments (planted: 41%; unplanted: 39%). Planting were in winter 1998. Data was collected five years after planting in one 50 m2 plot within each 200 m2 treatment unit. Eighteen units were planted with 30 plants of native Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis or stone pine Pinus Pinea and 15 were control plots in unplanted areas.
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