Competitive interactions between juvenile trembling aspen and lodgepole pine: A comparison of two interior British Columbia ecosystems

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2950-2962

  Newsome, Teresa A ^a   Heineman, Jean L ^b   Nemec, Amanda F Linnell ^c  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b J Heineman Forestry Consulting   (Canada)

^c Intl Stat and Research Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex stands; Lodgepole pine; Stand tending; Trembling aspen; Vegetation competition

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

COMPLEX STANDS; STAND TENDING; TREMBLING ASPEN; VEGETATION COMPETITION;

FORESTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; JUVENILE; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS; PINUS CONTORTA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PICEA; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 42149109013     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Biring B.S., Comeau P.G., and Fielder P. Long-term effects of vegetation control treatments for release of Engelmann spruce from a mixed-shrub community in Southern British Columbia. Ann. Forest Sci. 60 (2003) 681-690
2. British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range. Site Index Estimates By Site Series: Report by Biogeoclimatic Unit (2007 approximation) (2007), Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Sciences Program, Victoria, BC p. 149
3. Burton P.J. Some limitations inherent to static indices of plant competition. Can. J. Forest Res. 23 (1993) 2141-2152
4. Carter R.E., and Klinka K. Variations in shade tolerance of Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar in coastal British Columbia. Forest Ecol. Manage. 55 (1992) 87-105
5. Chen H.Y.H., Klinka K., and Kayahara G.J. Effects of light on growth, crown architecture, and specific leaf area for naturally established Pinus contorta var. latifolia and Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca saplings. Can. J. Forest Res. 26 (1996) 1149-1157
6. Chen H.Y.H., Krestov P.V., and Klinka K. Trembling aspen site index in relation to environmental measures of site quality at two spatial scales. Can. J. Forest Res. 32 (2002) 112-119
7. Comeau P.G. Relationships between stand parameters and understory light in boreal aspen stands. Br. Columbia J. Ecosyst. Manage. 1 2 (2001) 103-110
8. Comeau P.G., Heineman J.L., and Newsome T. Evaluation of relationships between understory light and aspen basal area in the British Columbia central interior. Forest Ecol. Manage. 226 (2006) 80-87
9. Comeau P.G., Kabzems R., McClarnon J., and Heineman J.L. Implications of selected approaches for regenerating and managing western boreal mixedwoods. For. Chron. 81 4 (2005) 559-574
10. Curtis R.O. A simple index of stand density for Douglas-fir. Forest Sci. 28 (1982) 92-94
11. Daniels R. Simple competition indices and their correlation with annual loblolly pine tree growth. Forest Sci. 22 (1976) 454-456
12. DeLong, C., 2000. Planting white spruce under trembling aspen: 7-year results of seedling condition and performance. Res. Br., B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Working Paper 54/2000.
13. DeLong S.C. The light interception index: a potential tool for assisting in vegetation management decisions. Can. J. Forest Res. 21 (1991) 1037-1042
14. Frivold L.H. Mixed broadleaved - coniferous stands - some silvicultural considerations. In: Hahhlund B., and Peterson G. (Eds). Broadleaves in Boreal Silviculture-An Obstacle or an Asset? (1985), Sweden University of Agricultural Science, Department of Silviculture, Umeå, Sweden 207-222
15. Gerlach J.P., Reich P.B., Puettmann K., and Baker T. Species, diversity, and density affect tree seedling mortality from Armillaria root rot. Can. J. Forest Res. 27 (1997) 1509-1512
16. Grime J.P. Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes, and Ecosystem Properties. 2nd ed. (2001), John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK
17. Kabzems R., and Garcia O. Structure and dynamics of trembling aspen-white spruce mixed stands near Fort Nelson. Br. Columbia Can. J. Forest. Res. 34 (2004) 384-395
18. Kayahara, G.J., Chen, H.Y.H., Klinka, K., Coates, K.D., 1996. Relations of terminal growth and specific leaf area to available light in naturally reenerated seedlings of lodgepole pine and interior spruce in central British Columbia. Br. Columbia Min. For., Res. Rep. 09, Victoria, B.C.
19. Krajina, V.J., Klinka, K., Worrall, J., 1982. Distribution and ecological characteristics of trees and shrubs of British Columbia. Univ. B.C., Fac. For., Vancouver, B.C.
20. Klinka K., Worrall J., Skoda L., and Varga P. The Distribution and Synopsis of Ecological and Silvical Characteristics of Tree Species of British Columbia's Forests (2000), Canadian Cartographics, Ltd., Coquitlam, B.C.
21. Kobe R.K., and Coates K.D. Models of sapling mortality as a function of growth to characterize interspecific variation in shade tolerance of eight tree species of northwestern British Columbia. Can. J. Forest Res. 27 (1997) 227-236
22. Lanner R.L. On the insensitivity of height growth to spacing. Forest Ecol. Manage. 13 (1985) 143-148
23. Larocque G.R. Examining different concepts for the development of a distance-dependent competition model for red pine diameter growth using long-term stand data differing in initial stand density. Forest Sci. 48 1 (2002) 24-34
24. Lieffers V.J., Pinno B.D., and Stadt K.J. Light dynamics and free-to-grow standards in aspen-dominated mixedwood forests. For. Chron. 78 1 (2002) 137-145
25. Lorimer C.G. Tests of age-independent competition indices for individual trees in natural hardwood stands. Forest Ecol. Manage. 6 (1983) 343-360
26. Meidinger, D., Pojar, J., 1991. Ecosystems of British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C.
27. Messier C., Parent S., and Bergeron Y. Effects of overstory and unerstory vegetation on the understory light environment of mixed forests. J. Veg. Sci. 9 (1998) 511-520
28. Morrison, D., Merler, H., Norris, D., 1991. Detection, recognition and management of Armillaria and Phellinus root diseases in the southern interior of British Columbia. For. Can. B.C. Min. For. FRDA Rep. No. 179, Victoria, B.C.
29. Navratil, S., MacIsaac, D.A., 1993. Competition index for juvenile mixed stands of lodgepole pine and aspen in west-central Alberta. Forest Can., Edmonton, Alta. For. Manage. Note no. 57.
30. Newsome, T., Heineman, J.L., Nemec, A., 2003. Competitive effects of trembling aspen on lodgepole pine performance in the SBS and IDF zones of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Region of South-central British Columbia. Res. Br. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 005.
31. Newton P.F., and Jolliffe P.A. Assessing processes of intraspecific competition within spatially heterogeneous black spruce stands. Can. J. Forest Res. 28 (1998) 259-275
32. Pastor, J., 1990. Nutrient cycling in aspen ecosystems. In Aspen Symp. Proc. 1989. U.S. Dep. Agric. For. Serv., St. Paul, Minn. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-140.
33. Peterson, E.B., Peterson, N.M. 1995. Aspen managers' handbook for British Columbia. For. Can. and B.C. Min. For. FRDA Rep. No. 230.
34. Pinno B.D., Lieffers V.J., and Stadt K.J. Measuring and modelling the crown and light transmission characteristics of juvenile aspen. Can. J. Forest Res. 31 (2001) 1930-1939
35. SAS Institute Inc. SAS/STAT Software: Changes and Enhancements Through Release 6. 11 (1996), SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, N.C.
36. SAS Institute Inc. SAS User's Guide: Statistics (1999), SAS Institute Inc., Cary, N.C.
37. Simard, S.W., 1990. A retrospective study of competition between paper birch and planted Douglas-fir. For. Can. and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. FRDA Rep. no. 147.
38. Simard S.W., and Sachs D.L. Assessment of interspecific competition using relative height and distance indices in an age sequence of seral interior cedar-hemlock forests in British Columbia. Can. J. Forest Res. 34 (2004) 1228-1240
39. Simard S., and Vyse A. Trade-offs between competition and facilitation: a case study of vegetation management in the interior cedar-hemlock forests of southern British Columbia. Can. J. Forest Res. 36 (2006) 2486-2496
40. Simard, S.W., Heineman, J.L., Mather, W.J., Sachs, D.L., Vyse, A., 2001. Effects of operational brushing on conifers and plant communities in the southern interior of British Columbia: Results from PROBE 1991-2000. Res. Br., Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Manage. Handb. No. 48. 398 pp.
41. Simard S.W., Blenner-Hassett T., and Cameron I.R. Pre-commercial thinning effects on growth, yield and mortality in even-aged paper birch stands in British Columbia. Forest Ecol. Manage. 190 (2004) 163-178
42. Simard S.W., Hagerman S.W., Sachs D.L., Heineman J.L., and Mather W.J. Conifer growth, root disease, and plant community responses to mechanical and chemical control of birch and aspen in southern British Columbia's temperate mixed forests. Can. J. Forest Res. 35 4 (2005) 843-859
43. Stathers, R.J., 1989. Summer frost in young forest plantations. B.C. Min. For. and For. Can., Victoria, B.C. FRDA Report no. 73.
44. Steen, O.A., R.A. Coupé, 1997. A field guide to forest site identification and interpretation for the Cariboo Forest Region. B.C. Min. Forest, Victoria, B.C. Land Manage. Handb. No. 39.
45. Wagner R.G. Competition and critical-period thresholds for vegetation management decisions in young conifer stands. For. Chron. 76 (2000) 961-968
46. Waring R.H. Characteristics of trees predisposed to die. BioScience 37 8 (1987) 569-574
47. Weiner J. Assymetric competition in plant populations. Tree 5 11 (1990) 360-364
48. Williams H., Messier C., and Kneeshaw D.D. Effects of light availability and sapling size on the growth and crown morphology of understory Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine. Can. J. Forest Res. 29 (1999) 222-231
49. Wright E.F., Coates K.D., Canham C.D., and Bartemucci P. Species variability in growth response to light across climatic regions in northwestern British Columbia. Can. J. Forest Res. 28 (1998) 871-886
50. Wright E.F., Canham C.D., and Coates K.D. Effects of suppression and release on sapling growth for 11 tree species of northern, interior British Columbia. Can. J. Forest Res. 30 (2000) 1571-1580
51. Yang, R.C., 1989. Growth response of white spruce to release from trembling aspen. Forest Can., Northern Forestry Centre, Inf. Rep. NOR-X-302.