Environmental Science
8 years ago

Oak decline in Hungary leads to increased shrub diversity and basal area.

Journal of Forest Science
Long-term response of understorey cover, basal area and diversity to stand density in a mixed oak forest on the Síkfőkút plot in Hungary
Tamás Misik, K. Varga, Zsolt Veres, Imre Kárász, Béla Tóthmérész

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The study looked at how a decline in oak trees affected the shrubby vegetation in a forest in Hungary. They found that as oak trees died off, the diversity of shrubs decreased, but the basal area and cover of certain shrub species increased. This suggests that the health of the oak trees can impact the diversity and composition of the shrubby vegetation in the forest.