Abstract
We tested if logging enhances the recruitment of tree species by comparing young tree density in areas disturbed by logging with areas unaffected by logging 6 mo after logging in two Forest Reserves in Ghana. Analysis of 46 commercial timber species showed significantly higher postlogging recruitment in felling gaps and skid trails than in areas unaffected by logging. New seedlings substantially exceeded those lost due to logging operations. Species richness was significantly greater in areas disturbed by logging.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 370-374 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Biotropica |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 7 Jan 2008 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2008 |
Keywords
- selection system
- species richness
- timber species
- tree seedlings
- tropical forest
- Bolivian tropical forest
- rain-forest
- site conditions
- regeneration
- Malaysia
- gaps
- pioneer
- Sabah
- disturbance
- seedlings
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Enhanced tree recruitment following logging in two forest reserves in Ghana. / Swaine, Michael D.; Agyeman, Victor K.
In: Biotropica, Vol. 40, No. 3, 05.2008, p. 370-374.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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KW - timber species
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KW - tropical forest
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KW - rain-forest
KW - site conditions
KW - regeneration
KW - Malaysia
KW - gaps
KW - pioneer
KW - Sabah
KW - disturbance
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