Pine and eucalypt litterfall in a pine-invaded eucalypt woodland: The role of fire and canopy cover

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 253; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Williams, Moira C., Wardle, Glenda M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.12.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; basal area; Biological and medical sciences; canopy; ecological invasion; Eucalypt woodland; Eucalyptus; fires; forest litter; forest plantations; forest trees; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Impact; Invasion; invasive species; New South Wales; overstory; Pinus; Pinus radiata; spatial distribution; stand basal area; Synecology; temporal variation; Terrestrial ecosystems; tree growth; vegetation cover; woodlands; New South Wales; Impact; Pinus radiata; Eucalypt woodland; Invasion; Litter; Woodland; Fires; Gymnospermae; Softwood forest tree; Coniferales; Population dynamics; Spermatophyta; Canopy(vegetation)

The accumulation of considerable amounts of litter within Pinus populations can have adverse effects on litter fauna and native plant recruitment. In this two year study, we quantified Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus spp. litterfall in a eucalypt woodland invaded by pines. In the most heavily invaded a...