J. For. Sci., 2017, 63(1):9-15 | DOI: 10.17221/89/2016-JFS

Introduction of suitable species for planting in gaps of different size (case study: Loveh forest, Golestan, Iran)Original Paper

Pejman PARHIZKAR*,1, Khosro SAGHEB-TALEBI1, Yaser SHAHINI2, Maryam TEIMOURI1
1 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Forestry, Faculty of Forest Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

This study was carried out in Loveh forest, north of Iran. We measured the quantitative characteristics of seedlings including collar diameter (measured at 1 cm above the soil surface), height, and current annual height increment and calculated the mean annual increments of height and diameter. Ten gaps with the same climatic, edaphic and topographic conditions were selected. In each gap, two transects, 2 m wide, were laid along the longest (North-South) and the shortest (West-East) axis. Nine sampling microplots, 4 m2 area, were established: one at the centre, four at the edges and four under the canopy within the transects. Results showed that the highest frequency of seedlings was seen in medium-size gaps (200-500 m2). Quantitative characteristics of oak seedlings were better in small and medium-size gaps. There was a significant difference in the length of spring shoots, mean annual increment of height and mean annual increment of diameter between the species. Hornbeam, wild service and wild cherry seedlings are recommended for faster gap recovery, as the results showed that these species had the highest values of studied variables.

Keywords: canopy gap; length of spring shoots; mean annual increment of diameter; mean annual increment of height; seedling

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PARHIZKAR P, SAGHEB-TALEBI K, SHAHINI Y, TEIMOURI M. Introduction of suitable species for planting in gaps of different size (case study: Loveh forest, Golestan, Iran). J. For. Sci. 2017;63(1):9-15. doi: 10.17221/89/2016-JFS.
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