Post-fire vegetation succession after 5 years in managed pine forests at different time since clearcutting

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Alternative title

Data set: Shorter disturbance interval truncates vegetation succession

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lena Gustafsson - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology

Victor Johansson - Stockholm University, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Alexandro Leverkus - Universidad de Granada, Departamento de Ecología

Joachim Strengbom - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology

Sofie Wikberg - Wikberg Frilansekolog AB

Lena Gustafsson - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology

Victor Johansson - Stockholm University, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Alexandro Leverkus - Universidad de Granada, Departamento de Ecología

Joachim Strengbom - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology

Sofie Wikberg - Wikberg Frilansekolog AB

Gustaf Granath - Uppsala University, Department of Ecology and Genetics

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Research principal

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Ecology

Description

To study plant community succession after fire and how it is influenced by time since previous (pre-fire) disturbance, vegetation data were collected in 2019, 5 years after a large (13000 hectare) wildfire in boreal Southern Sweden (county Västmanland). Plant communities were surveyed in severely burnt even-aged pine stands that varied in time since clearcutting (0-123 years) before the wildfire occurred. Data includes at the plot-level (50x50cm quadrats): vascular and moss species frequency, total cover, dead wood, and canopy openness. At the stand-level: means for all species, community weighted trait means (trait data from databases), and distance to the fire perimeter.

Two files are archived. (1) post_fire_vegetation_TSC_plotlevel_data.csv contains all raw data from each surveyed vegetation plot, (2) post_fire_vegetation_TSC_standlevel_trait_sp_data.csv contains averaged species abundance data and community weighted trait means at the stand level.

Data contains personal data

Language

English

Method and outcome

Time period(s) investigated

2019-06-27 – 2019-07-18

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Text

Data collection

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden, Västmanland County

Geographic description: Plots located in the nature reserve Hälleskogsbrännan in Västmanland county, in the south boreal zone.

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Ecology

Topic and keywords

Research area

Botany (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Ecology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Forest science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Biota (INSPIRE topic categories)

Keywords

Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, Boreal, Forest fire, Plant community, Clear cutting, Tallskog, Plant traits, Wildfire, Resilience, Disturbance, Succession

Publications

Gustafsson, L., Johansson, V., Leverkus, A. B., Strengbom, J., Wikberg, S., & Granath, G. (2021). Disturbance interval modulates the starting point for vegetation succession. Ecology. 102 (9), e03439. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3439
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3439

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