Hodge et al 2009.pdf (1.35 MB)
Download fileSuccessional patterns of terrestial bryophytes along a wildfire chronosequence in the wet eucalypt forests of southern Tasmania
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 01:50 authored by Emma LittleEmma Little, Hodge, DA, Perpetua TurnerPerpetua Turner, Patrick DaltonPatrick DaltonTerrestrial bryophytes are a major component of wet eucalypt forests and can on outnumber vascular species in terms of diversity. This study compared ten sites along a wildfire chronosequence in southern Tasmania to determine whether bryophyte total cover and species richness were correlated with forest age (time since fire). Five different age-classes were selected, each defined by the number of years since a stand-replacing fire event: last burnt before 1896 (>110 years), and last burnt in 1898 (108 years), 1934 (72 years), 1967 (39 years) and 2005 (1 year). Forest age was significantly correlated with species richness of terrestrial bryophytes, and species composition was significantly different between the different forest age-classes.
History
Publication title
TasforestsVolume
18Pagination
67-75ISSN
1033-8306Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial SciencesPublisher
Forestry TasmaniaPlace of publication
HobartRepository Status
- Open