Plantation forests cannot support the richness of forest specialist plants in the forest-steppe zone

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 461; p. 117964
• Main Authors: Rédei, Tamás, Csecserits, Anikó, Lhotsky, Barbara, Barabás, Sándor, Kröel-Dulay, György, Ónodi, Gábor, Botta-Dukát, Zoltán
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Alien species; Black locust; canopy; ecosystems; Forest management; forest plantations; forest steppe; forest types; ground vegetation; habitat preferences; habitats; Hungary; indigenous species; Land use history; landscapes; Mechanical site preparation; meta-analysis; Pedunculate oak; protocols; regression analysis; sand; site preparation; species richness; temperate forests; trees; weeds; Hungary; Alien species; Forest management; Pedunculate oak; Black locust; Mechanical site preparation; Land use history

•In plantation forests of forest-steppe species richness of forest specialist herbs is very low.•Site preparationdecreases stronger their richness than planting alien trees.•With site preparation alien plants appear and establish permanently in plantations.•Continuity of natural oak forests is the k...