The influence of landscape context on short- and long-term forest change following a severe ice storm

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dc.contributor.authorLloren, Jed I.
dc.contributor.authorFahrig, Lenore
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Joseph R.
dc.contributor.authorContreras, Thomas A.
dc.contributor.authorMcCune, Jenny L.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-23T20:25:35Z
dc.date.available2023-10-23T20:25:35Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionAccepted author manuscript
dc.description.abstract1. When deforestation results in small forest fragments surrounded by a non‐forest matrix, forest stands within these fragments experience changes in structure and community composition. They also continue to experience natural disturbances like hurricanes and ice storms. It remains unclear whether the landscape context of forest stands influences plant community response to natural disturbances.2. Using data from surveys of forested plots in the years immediately following and 19 years after a severe ice storm, we measured changes in woody stem density, species richness and beta diversity.3. Plots with greater storm damage had greater gains in stems and species, and greater shifts in community composition. In addition, there were interactions between the degree of storm damage and landscape context. The short‐term ef‐fects of storm damage were magnified in plots with less forest on the surrounding landscape and farther from the forest edge. In plots with high damage, a return towards pre‐storm conditions over the long‐term occurred more often in plots farther from the forest edge compared to those close to the edge.4. Synthesis. Future climate scenarios predict increases in severe weather and accompanying ecosystem disturbance. Our results show that it is important to consider landscape context when assessing the response of forest communities to such disturbances.
dc.description.peer-reviewYes
dc.identifier.citationLloren, J. I., Fahrig, L., Bennett, J. R., Contreras, T. A., & McCune, J. L. (2019). The influence of landscape context on short- and long-term forest change following a severe ice storm. Journal of Ecology, 109(1), 224-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13255
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6607
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.publisher.institutionCarleton University
dc.publisher.institutionWashington and Jefferson College
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13255
dc.subjectCommunity deposition
dc.subjectDeforestation
dc.subjectFragmentation
dc.subjectLandscape matrix
dc.subjectNatural disturbance
dc.subjectRecovery
dc.subjectSpecies richness
dc.subjectSuccession
dc.subjectForest change
dc.subject.lcshFragmented landscapes
dc.subject.lcshSpecies diversity
dc.subject.lcshForest succession
dc.subject.lcshIce storms
dc.titleThe influence of landscape context on short- and long-term forest change following a severe ice storm
dc.typeArticle
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