The effects of stump size and within-gap position on sprout non-structural carbohydrates concentrations and regeneration in forest gaps vary among species with different shade tolerances  

作　　者：Ting Zhang Qiaoling Yan G.Geoff Wang Jiaojun Zhu 

机构地区：[1]CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management,Institute of Applied Ecology,Shenyang 110016,China [2]Qingyuan Forest CERN,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shenyang 110016,China [3]Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation,Clemson University,Clemson,SC 29634,USA

出　　处：《Ecological Processes》2021年第1期337-350,共14页生态过程（英文）

基　　金：supported by grants from the Strategic Leading Science&Technology Programme,CAS(XDA23070100);National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1808201,31330016);Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program(XLYC1807102).

摘　　要：Background:To restore secondary forests(major forest resources worldwide),it is essential to accelerate the natural regeneration of dominant trees by altering micro-environments.Forest gaps are products of various disturbances,ranging from natural storms or wildfires to anthropogenic events like logging and slashing-andburning,and sprouts of most tree species with non-structural carbohydrates(NSCs)storage can regenerate from stumps after gap formation.However,how the stump sprouts with diverse NSCs storages and stump sizes(i.e.,diameters)adapt to various micro-environments of within-gap positions remains unclear.Therefore in this study,we monitored the stump sprout regeneration(density,survival,and growth)and NSCs concentrations of three dominant tree species with different shade tolerances and varying stump diameters at five within-gap positions for the first two consecutive years after gap formation.Results:Stump diameter was positively correlated with sprout density,growth,and survival of all three tree species,but insignificantly related with sprout NSCs concentrations at the early stage after gap formation.The effect of within-gap position on sprout NSCs concentrations was different among species.After an environmental adaptation of two growing seasons,the north of gap(higher light availability and lower soil moisture habitat)was the least conducive for shade-intolerant Quercus mongolica to accumulate leaf NSCs,and the east of gap(shadier and drier habitat)was conducive to increasing the leaf NSCs concentrations of shade-tolerant Tilia mandshurica.Conclusions:Within-gap position significantly affected leaf NSCs concentrations of all three tree species,but most of the sprout growth,survival,and stem NSCs concentrations were independent of the various within-gap positions.Besides stump diameter,the NSCs stored in stump and root systems and the interspecific differences in shade tolerance also contributed more in sprout regeneration at the early stage(2 years)of gap formation.A prolonged monitoring(>10 years)is

关 键 词：Non-structural carbohydrates Sprout regeneration Sprout growth Sprout survival Within-gap position Stump size 

分 类 号：S718.5[农业科学—林学]