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Article: Factors affecting the early survival and growth of native tree seedlings planted on a degraded hillside Grassland in Hong Kong, China

TitleFactors affecting the early survival and growth of native tree seedlings planted on a degraded hillside Grassland in Hong Kong, China
Authors
KeywordsForest restoration
Native tree species
Seasonal drought
Soil fertility
South China
Weed competition
Issue Date2003
PublisherBlackwell Publishing, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/REC
Citation
Restoration Ecology, 2003, v. 11 n. 4, p. 483-488 How to Cite?
AbstractThe effects of seasonal drought, belowground competition, and low soil fertility on the survival and growth over 2 years of four native tree species planted on a degraded hillside grassland in Hong Kong were studied in a field transplant experiment using three-way analysis of variance. The tree species were Schima superba (Theaceae), Castanopsis fissa (Fagaceae), Schefflera heptaphylla (Araliaceae), and Sapium discolor (Euphorbiaceae), and the treatments were dry season irrigation, herbicide, and fertilizer. Each species responded differently to the treatments. Sapium had a very low survival rate as a result of wind damage at the exposed study site. All three treatments significantly reduced the survival rate of Castanopsis seedlings, whereas herbicide reduced it for Sapium but increased it for Schefflera. The significant effects on seedling growth were all positive, except for a strong negative effect of herbicide on Castanopsis growth. Overall, the results suggest that all three factors- seasonal drought, belowground competition, and low soil nutrients-can significantly impair seedling growth on a degraded hillside site in Hong Kong but that their relative importance differs among species. The growth benefits of the three treatments were largest and most consistent for Schima, which as a mature forest dominant would be expected to be particularly sensitive to the environmental conditions on degraded open sites. This study highlights the fact that more systematic planting trials are needed to identify suitable native tree species for cost-effective reforestation on degraded hillsides in Hong Kong and South China.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/48585
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.272
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dc.description.abstractThe effects of seasonal drought, belowground competition, and low soil fertility on the survival and growth over 2 years of four native tree species planted on a degraded hillside grassland in Hong Kong were studied in a field transplant experiment using three-way analysis of variance. The tree species were Schima superba (Theaceae), Castanopsis fissa (Fagaceae), Schefflera heptaphylla (Araliaceae), and Sapium discolor (Euphorbiaceae), and the treatments were dry season irrigation, herbicide, and fertilizer. Each species responded differently to the treatments. Sapium had a very low survival rate as a result of wind damage at the exposed study site. All three treatments significantly reduced the survival rate of Castanopsis seedlings, whereas herbicide reduced it for Sapium but increased it for Schefflera. The significant effects on seedling growth were all positive, except for a strong negative effect of herbicide on Castanopsis growth. Overall, the results suggest that all three factors- seasonal drought, belowground competition, and low soil nutrients-can significantly impair seedling growth on a degraded hillside site in Hong Kong but that their relative importance differs among species. The growth benefits of the three treatments were largest and most consistent for Schima, which as a mature forest dominant would be expected to be particularly sensitive to the environmental conditions on degraded open sites. This study highlights the fact that more systematic planting trials are needed to identify suitable native tree species for cost-effective reforestation on degraded hillsides in Hong Kong and South China.en_HK
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dc.subjectForest restorationen_HK
dc.subjectNative tree speciesen_HK
dc.subjectSeasonal droughten_HK
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen_HK
dc.subjectSouth Chinaen_HK
dc.subjectWeed competitionen_HK
dc.titleFactors affecting the early survival and growth of native tree seedlings planted on a degraded hillside Grassland in Hong Kong, Chinaen_HK
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