Author : Michael William Ryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis Successional Changes in Plant Species Diversity in Forest Chronosequences on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia by : Michael William Ryan
Download or read book Successional Changes in Plant Species Diversity in Forest Chronosequences on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia written by Michael William Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An increasing concern regarding species management and conservation in coastal forests of British Columbia, Canada, is how conversion of old-growth forests to managed forests affects the structure, function, and species diversity of ecosystems, and whether converted forests will eventually recover to a state that mimics many of the characteristic traits of old-growth stands. In this study, the authors investigated successional changes in vascular and nonvascular plant species diversity in the fragmented forest landscapes on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, using the chronosequence approach. They were particularly interested in understanding how the conversion of old-growth forests into secondary-growth forests would affect the plant-species diversity and what implications these results would have in terms of management in this region.--Document.