14 results on '"Mölder, Andreas"'
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2. Understanding small‐scale private forest owners is a basis for transformative change towards integrative conservation.
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Tiebel, Malin, Mölder, Andreas, Bieling, Claudia, Hansen, Peter, and Plieninger, Tobias
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FOREST landowners ,FOREST policy ,FOREST management ,CLIMATE change adaptation ,NATURE conservation ,MONETARY incentives - Abstract
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- 2024
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3. Success factors for high-quality oak forest (Quercus robur, Q. petraea) regeneration
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Mölder, Andreas, Sennhenn-Reulen, Holger, Fischer, Christoph, Rumpf, Hendrik, Schönfelder, Egbert, Stockmann, Johannes, and Nagel, Ralf-Volker
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- 2019
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4. Owner attitudes and landscape parameters drive stand structure and valuable habitats in small-scale private forests of Lower Saxony (Germany).
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Hansen, Peter, Tiebel, Malin, Plieninger, Tobias, and Mölder, Andreas
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FOREST landowners ,FOREST biodiversity ,FOREST conservation ,NATURE conservation ,FRAGMENTED landscapes ,FOREST management ,WOOD products - Abstract
Small-scale private forests cover large areas in Europe and often contain structures and habitats of high nature conservation value that are increasingly put under pressure due to a rising interest in fuelwood and wood products. We investigate the distribution of variables like living tree and deadwood volumes, management intensity, diversity and density of tree-related microhabitats recorded in 81 small-scale private forest parcels in the Lower Saxon Hills (northwest Germany). We provide an assessment of the influence of predictors like the individual forest owners' goals and activities, as stated by them in a quantitative survey, as well as landscape parameters like parcel size, slope, landscape fragmentation and forest continuity. Our results indicate that there are two types of structures of conservation value in small-scale private forests: slowly evolving structures (type A) like large-diameter living trees and tree-related microhabitats which mostly depend on landscape parameters that act on longer time scales, and fast evolving structures (type B) like deadwood that are influenced by both owner attitudes and landscape parameters. The resulting implications for integrative forest and conservation management are discussed. When considering the conservation of the slowly evolving type A structures, long-term commitments to conservation legislation, financial incentives and generation-spanning education of forest owners are necessary. Efforts to promote the faster evolving type B structures might prove particularly advantageous in small-scale private forests given the structural diversity of the stands, but also the often strong identification of owners with their land. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. Conservation perspectives of small-scale private forest owners in Europe: A systematic review.
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Tiebel, Malin, Mölder, Andreas, and Plieninger, Tobias
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FOREST landowners , *NATURE conservation , *NATURAL resources management , *FOREST management , *SMALL-scale forestry , *FORESTS & forestry - Abstract
Private forest owners are the main forest ownership group within Europe, and important conservation values have been found on their land. Yet, small plot sizes, societal heterogeneity, and structural changes impede developing and implementing effective conservation programs in private forests. We present a systematic literature review focusing on small-scale private forest owners and their perspectives on nature conservation by synthesizing research approaches, social-ecological drivers, and policy recommendations. Conservation perspectives were positively related to female gender, higher levels of education, formalized forest management, an active relation to the forest, and ecological values of the property. In contrast, high age, rural orientation, economic forest management factors, large parcel size, and economic and sentimental property values negatively influenced conservation perspectives. Applying a natural resource conflict management framework, we synthesized recommendations covering three dimensions: substance, procedure, relationship. Considering perspectives of small-scale private forest owners in current forestry decision-making has great potential to strengthen sustainable forest management that integrates nature conservation and resource use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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6. Small-scale private forest owners and the European Natura 2000 conservation network: perceived ecosystem services, management practices, and nature conservation attitudes.
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Tiebel, Malin, Mölder, Andreas, and Plieninger, Tobias
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FOREST landowners , *NATURE conservation , *ECOSYSTEM services , *BIODIVERSITY conservation , *SMALL-scale forestry , *FOREST management , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) - Abstract
The systematic designation of protected areas is a key strategy in modern biodiversity conservation. As for now, the Natura 2000 system of the European Union (EU) is the largest coordinated network of conservation areas worldwide. Since this scheme has a focus on forests, its effectiveness substantially depends on small-scale private forest owners who represent the largest forest ownership group in Europe. We conducted a quantitative survey (n = 1671) in Northwest Germany focusing on the perceived importance of ecosystem services, the performance of management practices, nature conservation attitudes, as well as stand characteristics of small-scale private forest owners with and without Natura 2000 sites. Forest owners perceived regulating and cultural services as more important than provisioning ecosystem services while having a multifunctional perspective on their forest. Owners with Natura 2000 sites had a stronger focus on resource use and, with the exception of habitat-tree protection, did not perform conservation measures more frequently than those without. Moreover, we found more negative nature conservation attitudes among this ownership group. In conclusion, the Natura 2000 scheme needs to be more strongly adapted to the demands of small-scale private forest owners, for example by increasing profound participation and establishing a results-based incentive scheme for conservation measures. The perspectives of small-scale private forest owners have to be considered comprehensively to ensure the effective and sustainable implementation of the Natura 2000 conservation network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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7. Habitat‐tree protection concepts over 200 years.
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Mölder, Andreas, Schmidt, Marcus, Plieninger, Tobias, and Meyer, Peter
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HABITAT conservation , *FOREST conservation , *NATURE conservation , *FOREST management , *BIODIVERSITY conservation , *BIRD nests , *BIRD conservation - Abstract
The protection and sustainable management of habitat trees is an integral part of modern forest nature conservation concepts such as retention forestry. Bats, cavity‐nesting birds, arboreal marsupials, and many different saproxylic species depend on habitat trees and their great variety of microhabitats and old‐growth characteristics. With a focus on insights from temperate forests, we traced the development of habitat‐tree protection over 200 years. The idea was first conceptualized by foresters and natural scientists in the early 19th century. At that time, utilitarian conservation aimed to protect cavity trees that provided roosts and nesting holes for insectivorous bats and birds. By the second half of the 19th century, habitat‐tree protection was well known to foresters and was occasionally implemented. Knowledge of the protection of large old trees, a special kind of habitat tree, for sociocultural and aesthetic reasons developed similarly. But, many foresters of that time and in the following decades fundamentally rejected protection of habitat trees for economic reasons. Beginning in the 1970s, forest conservation and integrative forest management became increasingly important issues worldwide. Since then, the protection of habitat trees has been implemented on a large scale. Long‐term views on the development of conservation concepts are important to inform the implementation of conservation today. In particular, historical analyses of conservation concepts allow the testing of long‐term conservation outcomes and make it possible to study the resilience of conservation approaches to changing social or ecological conditions. We encourage all conservation ecologists to assess the practical and conceptual impact of the initial ideas that led to modern conservation concepts in terms of long‐term biodiversity conservation. Article Impact Statement: It took 200 years to implement the habitat‐tree protection ideas of far‐sighted, trend‐setting foresters, and natural scientists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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8. Integrative management to sustain biodiversity and ecological continuity in Central European temperate oak (Quercus robur, Q. petraea) forests: An overview.
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Mölder, Andreas, Meyer, Peter, and Nagel, Ralf-Volker
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OAK ,WHITE oak ,ENGLISH oak - Abstract
Graphical abstract Highlights • Oak forests are of great economic and conservation importance. • We identify integrative management options for forestry and nature conservation. • Light availability is a strong link between forestry and conservation demands. • There is an urgent need for integrative oak forest planning approaches. • Ecological continuity should be secured in structural "sustainability units". Abstract Central European temperate oak woodlands are highly valued for their rich biodiversity. They are also of great economic importance and forest management aims to produce high quality timber, which demands high investments. The aim of this literature review is to identify management options for forestry and nature conservation that sustain both the ecological value of oak forests and the economic viability of oak silviculture. We addressed three main questions: (a) Oaks and close-to-nature forestry – what are the key silvicultural challenges and options?, (b) What is the particular significance of ecological continuity and which structural features are of importance for biodiversity conservation in oak forests?, (c) What are the key elements and possible strategies of forest management that sustain the ecological values in oak forests in combination with viable forestry? Light availability appeared to be a conspicuous link connecting the conservation and the silvicultural aspects of multifunctional oak forest management: Both young oak trees and multiple oak woodland specialist species are characterized by their need for increased sunlight exposure. This common denominator provides a sound basis for integrative management practices for forestry and nature conservation. The concept of retention forestry offers purposeful approaches. So the harvest of valuable timber oaks or the creation of canopy gaps for oak regeneration can be used to release the crowns and trunks of habitat oaks from shading and competition. When looking at the management of oak woodland biodiversity hotspots, the re-establishment of (modified) historical forest management techniques, which increase stand openness and create transitional habitats that provide suitable oak regeneration niches, seems to be necessary. Not only the continuity of oak woodland cover and natural site conditions, but also the uninterrupted temporal continuity and availability of wood-related structural features turned out to be of particular importance for oak woodland specialist species. We identified an urgent need for systematic forest planning approaches that secure the long-term availability of these structural features within areas or "sustainability units" that are large enough to maintain viable populations of oak woodland specialist species. In particular, conservation-oriented forestry measures should mainly be implemented in those areas, where the greatest effectiveness is to be expected. In the sustainability units, oak regeneration measures ought to take place either in close vicinity to old oak stands or directly in these stands. The choice of one of these options should be based on a careful consideration of the needs and possibilities of both silvicultural and nature conservation management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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9. Key ecological research questions for Central European forests.
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Ammer, Christian, Fichtner, Andreas, Fischer, Anton, Gossner, Martin M., Meyer, Peter, Seidl, Rupert, Thomas, Frank M., Annighöfer, Peter, Kreyling, Jürgen, Ohse, Bettina, Berger, Uta, Feldmann, Eike, Häberle, Karl-Heinz, Heer, Katrin, Heinrichs, Steffi, Huth, Franka, Krämer-Klement, Klara, Mölder, Andreas, Müller, Jörg, and Mund, Martina
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FORESTS & forestry ,GLOBAL environmental change ,ECOLOGICAL research ,FOREST management ,FOREST ecology - Abstract
Abstract Forests are under pressure from accelerating global change. To cope with the multiple challenges related to global change but also to further improve forest management we need a better understanding of (1) the linkages between drivers of ecosystem change and the state and management of forest ecosystems as well as their capacity to adapt to ongoing global environmental changes, and (2) the interrelationships within and between the components of forest ecosystems. To address the resulting challenges for the state of forest ecosystems in Central Europe, we suggest 45 questions for future ecological research. We define forest ecology as studies on the abiotic and biotic components of forest ecosystems and their interactions on varying spatial and temporal scales. Our questions cover five thematic fields and correspond to the criteria selected for describing the state of Europe's forests by policy makers, i.e. biogeochemical cycling, mortality and disturbances, productivity, biodiversity and biotic interactions, and regulation and protection. We conclude that an improved mechanistic understanding of forest ecosystems is essential for the further development of ecosystem-oriented multifunctional forest management in the face of accelerating global change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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10. Small forest parcels, management diversity and valuable coppice habitats: an 18th century political compromise in the Osnabrück region (NW Germany) and its long-lasting legacy.
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Mölder, Andreas
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COPPICE forests , *FOREST management , *SMALL forests , *FOREST biodiversity , *COMPOSITION of trees - Abstract
This study underlines the often under-estimated importance of forest ownership and land tenure in European forest biodiversity studies which are crucial for the management, structure, and tree species composition of woodland. In particular it is assumed that, in regions with both state-owned forests and smaller private forests, the latter contain more relict habitats shaped by historical woodland management practices. A government decree of 1721, a political compromise, was crucial to the present-day woodland ownership pattern and distribution of woodland habitats in the Osnabrück region (northwest Germany). It resulted in the privatization of woodlands held in common for centuries and created a huge number of small, private forest parcels in the 18th century. These developments are discussed in relation to Europe-wide processes in forest affairs. Mainly due to the low economic importance of these forest parcels, as well as the individualism of the forest owners, coppice structures providing valuable habitats have persisted until today. For instance, over-aged coppice stands provide important habitat conditions for saproxylic species and unique herbaceous layers. These valuable habitats must be protected while creating new coppice stands to eventually take their place in future decades. Management plans for Natura 2000 sites in the Osnabrück region should address this problem while reconciling any conflict of interests between private owners and nature conservation organizations. Researchers are encouraged to give more consideration to the important relationship between current woodland biodiversity and the history of forest ownership patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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11. Forest management, ecological continuity and bird protection in 19th century Germany: a systematic review.
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MÖLDER, ANDREAS, SCHMIDT, MARCUS, and MEYER, PETER
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FORESTS & forestry , *FOREST management , *NATURE conservation , *BIRD conservation , *TREE protection , *HISTORY - Abstract
In Central Europe, ancient woodland sites with a long ecological continuity are regarded as especially valuable habitats and often stand out as biodiversity hotspots. This is particularly true for deciduous forests with overmature oak (Quercus robur, Q. petraea) and beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, which are frequently parts of protected areas. But even before the term ecological continuity was introduced and the importance of overmature trees for biodiversity was widely recognized, there have been early 19th century approaches to protect veteran trees and deciduous woodland for aesthetical and historical reasons. With regard to forest birds and bats, already around 1800 utilitarian conservation efforts were made to protect species that were known to be natural enemies of arthropod pests. Already in those days forest scientists called for the preservation of old hollow trees for the purpose of protecting insectivorous birds and bats. Such trees became later known as habitat trees. The question arises, whether these early nature conservation ideas have been received or implemented by forest managers at that time. We therefore conducted a systematic review of the 19th century volumes (1825-1900) of the oldest continuously published scientific forestry journal worldwide, the Allgemeine Forstund Jagdzeitung (AFJZ). By evaluating 75 years of journal and forestry history, this study aimed at analyzing and discussing to what extent ideas and measures supporting ecological continuity and nature conservation were implemented in 19th century forest management. By reviewing the 19th century AFJZ volumes, it could be shown that the central topics appreciation and protection of veteran trees, and the protection of habitat trees and birds were regularly discussed. Both the temporal emphasis and the practical implementation of the different topics, however, varied considerably. While contributions dealing with veteran trees and their protection were most notably published between the 1820s and the 1850s, bird protection was a hot topic between the 1850s and the mid-1870s. The concept of habitat trees was occasionally mentioned between 1855 and 1900. Although systematic inventories of veteran trees were compiled in several Germans states and some trees were protected, general legal instructions for veteran tree protection were not enacted in the 19th century. The same is also true for the concept of habitat tree protection, which was known to foresters from journals and books already in the second half of the 19th century. Despite sporadic conservation efforts, rationalized forest management resulted in extensive losses of over-mature trees and, thereby, in a widespread disruption of ecological continuity. In Germany, however, the first systematic conservation network of forest nature reserves and natural monuments was established in Prussia from 1906 onwards. When looking at the perceived history of bird protection, the situation appears to be different. The legal protection of useful birds, which was primarily seen as an economic issue, was heavily lobbied by influential forest scientists. Their political efforts were directed towards both national and international bird protection. After the successful implementation of national legislation on bird protection in the 1880s, interest in the protection of birds faded among forest scientists. New nature conservation ideas, which went beyond utilitarian reasons for protecting birds, were more common among other middle- class intellectuals than among foresters. The loss of bird habitats due to forest management intensification, however, continued during the whole 19th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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12. Bryophytes as indicators of ancient woodlands in Schleswig-Holstein (Northern Germany).
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Mölder, Andreas, Schmidt, Marcus, Engel, Falko, Schönfelder, Egbert, and Schulz, Florian
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BRYOPHYTES , *FORESTS & forestry , *VASCULAR plants , *PLANT species , *BIOINDICATORS , *NATURE conservation - Abstract
Ancient woodlands, with their long ecological continuity, frequently harbor a high number of typical, rare and threatened species, and are therefore of particular importance for nature conservation. To pinpoint these habitats, a common application is the use of plants as “ancient woodland indicators”. The occurrence of these particular species allows for evaluating the continuity of woodland cover in time. While lists of ancient woodland vascular plants have been derived for many regions, the identification and use of bryophytes as ancient woodland indicators has been widely neglected. This is a bit surprising because certain woodland bryophytes are very sensitive to varying environmental conditions or changes in land management. It therefore appeared promising to compile an ecologically grounded list of ancient woodland indicator bryophytes for practical use. In this study, we present a set of ancient woodland indicator bryophytes based on the analysis of datasets from the North German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. To compile this list, we systematically evaluated the bryophyte distribution data from floristic surveys in relation to ancient woodland cover data from state-wide inventories. In this way, we were able to determine ancient woodland bryophytes using consistent and repeatable statistical methods. The presented list of 31 ancient woodland indicator bryophytes is ecologically sound and corresponds well with data from the sparse literature. We could distinguish two groups of ancient woodland indicator bryophytes. The first group is linked to base-rich, semi-natural deciduous woodlands with high soil and air humidity. The second group comprises acidophilic bryophytes that occur not only in acidic beech and oak woods, but also in acidic mixed or coniferous forests on ancient woodland sites. Apart from the ancient woodland indicator bryophytes, we could identify one group of recent woodland bryophytes and four groups of bryophytes that are more or less indifferent with respect to woodland continuity. Finally, we provide recommendations for the application of ancient woodland indicator bryophytes in nature conservation practice. Management suggestions for the conservation of the typical bryophyte diversity of ancient semi-natural woodlands are also given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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13. When beech strikes back: How strict nature conservation reduces herb-layer diversity and productivity in Central European deciduous forests.
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Mölder, Andreas, Streit, Mario, and Schmidt, Wolfgang
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PLANT diversity ,FOREST management ,HERBS ,AGRICULTURAL productivity ,FORESTS & forestry ,DECIDUOUS plants - Abstract
Highlights: [•] European beech is considered to spread out in strictly protected European deciduous forests prospectively. [•] We analyse the effects of increasing beech proportion on herb-layer diversity and productivity. [•] In dark unmanaged stands, increasing beech proportion reduces herb-layer diversity and productivity. [•] In managed stands, light availability is significant for herb-layer diversity and productivity. [•] Forest management cessation may result in lower herb-layer diversity and productivity in many regions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2014
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14. Herb-layer diversity in deciduous forests: Raised by tree richness or beaten by beech?
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Mölder, Andreas, Bernhardt-Römermann, Markus, and Schmidt, Wolfgang
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HYDROGEN-ion concentration ,VEGETATION management ,FOREST management - Abstract
Abstract: Where natural production capacity permits, modern silvicultural management in Central Europe frequently aims at the development of mixed broadleaved stands, instead of pure European beech (Fagus sylvatica) stands. It is crucial to study the effects of these tree-layer diversity variations on herb-layer vegetation, since herb-layer vegetation contributes significantly to ecosystem functioning in forests. In Hainich National Park (Thuringia, Germany), we conducted observational research in deciduous stands to investigate whether herb-layer diversity was related to canopy-layer diversity, and to ascertain possible causal mechanisms. We found that herb-layer vegetation of deciduous forest stands rich in canopy species appeared to be more diverse than herb-layer vegetation of beech-dominated stands. We surmise that herbaceous understorey diversity was indirectly influenced by canopy tree species through the medium of the altered environmental factors soil pH and litter layer thickness. Apparently, lower beech proportion had a more profound effect than the number of secondary tree species. There were no correlations between herb-layer diversity and light transmissibility of the canopy layer, indicating that the light factor was not crucial for herb-layer diversity. At least for the Hainich research sites, our results indicated that small-scale light and soil heterogeneity is insignificant for herb-layer diversity. We found several herb-layer species whose occurrence was particularly correlated with tree-layer diversity and environmental factors. Remarkably, all species positively correlated with soil pH were important for the phytosociological classification of the research sites. Beech-dominated research sites showed high tree-layer volumes, whereas research sites with high tree-layer diversity tended to feature lower tree-layer volumes. These findings could be the result of differing former silvicultural systems and varying soil clay contents affecting tree species composition. In contrast, herb-layer biomass was positively correlated with tree-layer diversity. Herb-layer productivity might be promoted in more diverse research sites by increased nutrient supply and base saturation. It is also possible that greater beech proportion interfered with herb-layer productivity. However, herb-layer biomass was also positively correlated with herb-layer diversity. Hence, our study hints that positive diversity-functioning relationships might occur in the herb-layer of the deciduous forest under investigation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2008
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