Modelling predicts positive and negative interactions between three Australian tropical tree species in monoculture and binary mixture

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 233, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 315-323

  Manson, Daniel G ^a   Hanan, Jim ^a   Hunt, Mark ^b,c   Bristow, Mila ^c,d   Erskine, Peter D ^a   Lamb, David ^a   Schmidt, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Walkamin Research Station   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crown competition; Forest model; Growth model; Growth reduction; Individual based; Light interception; Mixed species; SeXI FS; Shade tolerance; Tree competition; Tree interactions

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CROWN COMPETITION; GROWTH REDUCTION; SHADE TOLERANCE; TREE INTERACTION;

FORESTRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MIXED FOREST; MONOCULTURE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ELAEOCARPUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PELLITA; FLINDERSIA BRAYLEYANA;

EID: 33748677050     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.028     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Bartelink H.H. Effects of stand composition and thinning in mixed species forests: modelling approach applied to Douglas-fir and beech. Tree Physiol. 20 (2000) 399-406
2. Bauhus J., Winden A.P., and Nicotra A.B. Aboveground interactions and productivity in mixed-species plantations of Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus globules. Can. J. Forest Res. 34 (2004) 686-695
3. Binkley D., Senock R., Bird S., and Cole T.G. Twenty years of stand development in pure and mixed stands of Eucalyptus saligna and nitrogen-fixing Facaltaria moluccana. Forest Ecol. Manage. 182 (2003) 93-102
4. Canham C.D., Lepage P.T., and Coates K.D. A neighborhood analysis of canopy tree competition: effects of shading vs. crowding. Can. J. Forest Res. 34 (2004) 778-788
5. Chen H.Y.H., Klinka K., Mathey A.H., Wang X., Varga P., and Chormouzis C. Are mixed species more productive than single-species stands: an empirical test of three forest types in British Columbia and Alberta. Can. J. Forest Res. 33 (2003) 1227-1237
6. Coates K.D., Canham C., Beaudet M., Sachs D., and Messier C. Use of spatially explicit individual-tree model (SORTIE/BC) to explore the implications of patchiness in complex forests. Forest Ecol. Manage. 186 (2003) 297-310
7. Dye P.J., Jacobs S., and Drew D. Verification of 3-PG growth and water use predictions in twelve Eucalyptus plantation stands in Zululand, South Africa. Forest Ecol. Manage. 193 (2004) 197-218
8. Forrester D.I., Bauhus J., and Khanna P.K. Growth dynamics in a mixed species plantation of Eucalyptus globulus and Acacia mearnsii. Forest Ecol. Manage. 193 (2004) 81-95
9. Forrester D.I., Bauhus J., Cowie A.L., and Vanclay J.K. Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus with nitrogen fixing trees: a review. Forest Ecol. Manage. 233 (2006) 211-230
10. Freckleton R.P., and Watkinson A.R. Predicting competition coefficients for plant mixtures: reciprocity, transitivity and correlations with life-history traits. Ecol. Lett. 4 (2001) 348-357
11. Grimm V., Berger U., Jeltsch F., Mooij W., Railsback S., Steven F., Thulke H., Weiner J., Wiegand T., and DeAngelis D. Pattern-oriented modeling of agent-based complex systems: lessons from ecology. Science 310 (2005) 987-991
12. Kimmins J.P., Mailly D., and Seely B. Modelling forest ecosystem net primary production: the hybrid simulation approach used in FORECAST. Ecol. Model. 122 (1999) 195-224
13. Lamb D., Erskine P., and Parrotta J.A. Restoration of degraded tropical forest landscapes. Science 310 (2005) 1628-1632
14. Liu J., and Ashton P.S. Individual-based simulation models for forest succession and management. Forest Ecol. Manage. 73 (1995) 157-175
15. Nhan, H., 2001. The ecology of mixed species plantations of rainforest tree species. PhD Thesis, University of Queensland.
16. Nichols J.D., Bristow M., and Vanclay J.K. Mixed species plantations: prospects and challenges. Forest Ecol. Manage. 233 (2006) 383-390
17. Park S.E., Benjamin L.R., and Watkinson A.R. Predicting the growth interactions between plants in mixed species stands using a simple mechanistic model. Ann. Bot. 87 (2001) 523-536
18. Park S.E., Benjamin L.R., and Watkinson A.R. The theory and application of plant competition models: an agronomic perspective. Ann. Bot. 92 (2003) 741-748
19. Popper K.R. The logic of scientific discovery (1934), Routledge, London, New York
20. Reed D.D., Jones E.A., Tome M., et al. Models for potential height and diameter for Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal. Forest Ecol. Manage. 172 (2003) 191-198
21. Vincent G., and Harja D. A simple light interception model for multi-species, multistrata forests. Bois-et-Forets-des-Tropiques 272 (2002) 97-100
22. Vincent, G., Harja, D., 2004. SeXI-FS model documentation. http://www.worldagroforestry.org. World Agroforestry Center website.
23. Yoshida T., and Kamitani T. Interspecific competition among three canopy-tree species in a mixed species even-aged forest of central Japan. Forest Ecol. Manage. 137 (2000) 221-230