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 

作者机构：CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and ManagementInstitute of Applied EcologyShenyang 110016China Qingyuan Forest CERNChinese Academy of SciencesShenyang 110016China Department of Forestry and Environmental ConservationClemson UniversityClemsonSC 29634USA 

出 版 物：《Ecological Processes》 (生态过程（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第10卷第1期

页      面：337-350页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0713[理学-生态学] 

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). 

主　　题：Non-structural carbohydrates Sprout regeneration Sprout growth Sprout survival Within-gap position Stump size 

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 needed to further examine the long-term effects of stump diameter and within-gap position on sprout regeneration.All of these findings could be applied to gap-based silviculture by promoting sprout regeneration of dominant tree species with different shade tolerances,which would help accelerate the restoration of temperate secondary forests.