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Is it possible that the structure of tropical rainforests has recovered 40 years after clear-cutting? Cover

Is it possible that the structure of tropical rainforests has recovered 40 years after clear-cutting?

Forestry Studies
Volume 76 (2022): Issue 1 (December 2022)
By: Luz Amalia Forero-Peña,  Edna Ivonne Leiva-Rojas and  Ramiro Ramírez-Pisco  
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|Feb 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Bajo Calima Region, location of the sampling areas.
Bajo Calima Region, location of the sampling areas.

Figure 2

Ratio between volume (Vol m3ha−1) of the secondary forest (SF) and age after clearcutting (trees with DBH>10 cm) in Bajo Calima, Buenaventura, Colombia.
Ratio between volume (Vol m3ha−1) of the secondary forest (SF) and age after clearcutting (trees with DBH>10 cm) in Bajo Calima, Buenaventura, Colombia.

Figure 3

Accumulation of above-ground biomass (AGB) in the secondary forest (SF) at four ages after clear-cutting (Trees with DBH>10 cm) in a mature secondary forest MSF (>40-year-old) and in a PF in Bajo Calima, Buenaventura, Colombia.
Accumulation of above-ground biomass (AGB) in the secondary forest (SF) at four ages after clear-cutting (Trees with DBH>10 cm) in a mature secondary forest MSF (>40-year-old) and in a PF in Bajo Calima, Buenaventura, Colombia.

Figure 4

Distribution of the number of trees (D) by diameter class (DBH>10 cm, all species) in each age of the secondary forest (SF), mature secondary forest (MSF) and primary forest (PF). Class I: 10–15 cm, Class II: 16–20 cm, Class III: 21–25 cm, Class IV: 26–30 cm, Class V: 31–35 cm, Class VI: >35 cm.
Distribution of the number of trees (D) by diameter class (DBH>10 cm, all species) in each age of the secondary forest (SF), mature secondary forest (MSF) and primary forest (PF). Class I: 10–15 cm, Class II: 16–20 cm, Class III: 21–25 cm, Class IV: 26–30 cm, Class V: 31–35 cm, Class VI: >35 cm.

Structure and productivity of the secondary forest (SF) at different ages after clear-cutting MSF (>40 years) and a primary forest (PF) in Buenaventura, Colombia_ Age: years after clear-cutting_ DBH: diameter breast height_ HT: height total_ D: diameter_ BA: basal area_ Vol: volume_ AGB: above-ground biomass_

Age (years)DBH (cm)HT (m)D (Tree ha−1)BA (m2ha−1)Vol (m3ha−1)AGB (Mg)
2315.0 a*10.6 b790 b15.8 b93.9 cb56.5 b
2715.0 a8.3 a553 a11.1 a46.6 a27.3 a
3115.3 a9.6 a720 b14.8 b78.7 b52.3 b
3515.9 a11.7 b624 b14.4 b87.8 b54.1 b
>4017.5 b19.3 c548 a15.9 b174.5 d110.9 c
PF22.7 c12.8 b853 c33.4 c294.6 e242.2 d
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2022-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
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Language: English
Page range: 64 - 75
Submitted on: Mar 5, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 15, 2022
Published on: Feb 20, 2023
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
chronosequence,
structure,
tropical secondary forest,
productive variables
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other

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