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We investigated the interaction between substrate type and forest age, which is a contentious issue in landscapes managed for wood production. We studied three age classes, 1-18 years, 33-67 years, and 'old growth' forest aged more than 110 years. We investigated the species distribution of bryophytes growing on 15 vascular species, logs, fallen branches, soil, rocks, upturned root bases, stumps, roots, and dead trees. A total of 49 substrate type-age class groups were sampled. Many bryophyte species were found only to occur on one substrate type, but these substrate types were found in more than one forest age class. A number of bryophyte species were restricted to a group of like substrate types, for example Neckera pennata, Calyptopogon mnioides, and Daltonia splachnoides were found only on 'vertical' substrate types-Acacia dealbata, Pomaderris apetala, and fallen branches in 33-67 year old forest. There was evidence for a number of bryophyte species preferring logs in forest aged 33-67 years with most of these species also preferring old growth logs. Eucalyptus obliqua trees of 33-67 year old forest and old growth forest supported many of the same preferential bryophyte species, unlike E. regnans trees. A number of these same eucalypt-dwelling bryophyte species were positively associated with fallen branches, logs, and soil in both forest aged 33-67 years and old growth forest. Under current forest management, there is no specific prescription for retention of any substrate type. Coupled with the current 80-100 year harvest rotation time, the bryophyte species may be at risk of exclusion from wood production areas." name="eprints.abstract" /> <meta content="2005-03" name="eprints.date" /> <meta content="published" name="eprints.date_type" /> <meta content="The Bryologist" name="eprints.publication" /> <meta content="108" name="eprints.volume" /> <meta content="1" name="eprints.number" /> <meta content="67-85" name="eprints.pagerange" /> <meta content="10.1639/0007-2745(2005)108[67:IOSTAF]2.0.CO;2" name="eprints.id_number" /> <meta content="UNSPECIFIED" name="eprints.thesis_type" /> <meta content="TRUE" name="eprints.refereed" /> <meta content="http://dx.doi.org/10.1639/0007-2745(2005)108[67:IOSTAF]2.0.CO;2" name="eprints.official_url" /> <meta content="CTR RES ENV STUD, 1999, ANUCLIM VERS 5 0 ANDERSSON LI, 1991, HOLARCTIC ECOL, V14, P121 ASHTON DH, 1970, VICTORIAN NAT, V87, P253 ASHTON DH, 1986, AUST J BOT, V34, P107 BASSETT OD, 2000, TASFORESTS, V12, P35 BEEVER JE, 1984, J HATTORI BOT LAB, V56, P89 BILLINGS WD, 1938, AM MIDL NAT, V20, P302 BOUDREAULT C, 2000, BRYOLOGIST, V103, P725 BUCHANAN AM, 2003, CENSUS VASCULAR PLAN CLARKE KR, 1993, AUST J ECOL, V18, P117 COOPERELLIS S, 1998, J TORREY BOT SOC, V125, P117 CRITES S, 1998, CAN J BOT, V76, P641 DALTON PJ, 1991, ASPECTS TASMANIAN BO, P15 DEBOOR C, 1978, PRACTICAL GUIDE SPLI FAITH DP, 1987, VEGETATIO, V69, P57 FRANKLIN JF, 1981, PNW118 USDA FOR SERV FRANKLIN JF, 1993, J FOREST, V91, P10 FRANKLIN JF, 1997, CREATING FORESTRY 21, P111 GILBERT JM, 1959, P ROY SOC TASMANIA, V93, P129 GROVE S, 2002, REV BIODIVERSITY CON HANSEN AJ, 1991, BIOSCIENCE, V41, P382 HICKEY JE, 1994, AUST J BOT, V42, P383 HICKEY JE, 2001, TASFORESTS, V13, P155 HILL RS, 1984, AUST J BOT, V32, P481 JACKSON WD, 1968, P ECOL SOC AUST, V3, P9 JARMAN SJ, 1991, FLORISTIC ECOLOGICAL JARMAN SJ, 1995, NEW ZEAL J BOT, V33, P65 JARMAN SJ, 2001, TASFORESTS, V13, P217 KANTVILAS G, 2004, BIOL CONSERV, V117, P359 KENKEL NC, 1986, ECOLOGY, V67, P919 KRUYS N, 1999, CAN J FOREST RES, V29, P1295 LINDENMAYER D, 2002, FOREST ECOL MANAG, V155, P319 LINDENMAYER DB, 1990, AUSTR FORESTRY, V53, P61 LINDENMAYER DB, 1999, FOREST ECOL MANAG, V123, P195 LINDENMAYER DB, 2000, FOREST ECOL MANAG, V134, P189 LINDENMAYER DB, 2002, PACIFIC CONSERVATION, V8, P121 MCALISTER S, 1997, J VEG SCI, V8, P115 MCKENNY HJA, 1999, AUST J BOT, V47, P745 MEGGS J, 1997, 2 FOR TASM MILNE J, 1999, OERST HIKOBIA, V13, P23 MINCHIN J, 1990, DECODA USERS MANUAL MINCHIN PR, 1987, VEGETATIO, V69, P89 MOSCAL A, 1997, ATLAS BRYOPHYTES TAS MUELLERDOMBOIS D, 1974, AIMS METHODS VEGETAT MUHLE H, 1975, J HATTORI BOT LAB, V39, P1 NICHOLSON E, 1999, AUSTR FORESTRY, V62, P7 NIX HA, 1986, ATLAS ELAPID SNAKES, P4 OUGH K, 1996, AUSTR FORESTRY, V59, P178 OUGH K, 1998, 29 VSP DEP NAT RES E OUGH K, 2001, AUST J BOT, V49, P645 PHARO EJ, 2000, AUSTR FORESTRY, V63, P128 PHARO EJ, 2002, BRYOLOGIST, V105, P11 QIAN H, 1999, J VEG SCI, V10, P883 RAMBO TR, 1998, BRYOLOGIST, V101, P116 RAMBO TR, 1998, BRYOLOGIST, V101, P366 RATKOWSKY DA, 1987, PAP P R SOC TASM, V121, P153 ROBERTS N, 2002, THESIS U TASMANIA HO SCOTT GAM, 1970, NEW ZEAL J BOT, V8, P30 SCOTT GAM, 1994, VICTORIAN NAT, V111, P112 SIITONEN J, 2001, ECOLOGICAL B, V49, P11 SODERSTROM L, 1981, WAHLENBERGIA, V7, P141 SODERSTROM L, 1988, BIOL CONSERV, V45, P169 SODERSTROM L, 1988, NORD J BOT, V8, P89 SODERSTROM L, 1992, BIOL CONSERV, V59, P265 SODERSTROM L, 1993, LINDBERGIA, V18, P98 SPIES TA, 1988, ECOLOGY, V69, P1689 STURTEVANT BR, 1997, ECOL APPL, V7, P702 VELLAK K, 1999, BIODIVERS CONSERV, V8, P1595 WHITFIELD D, 1999, ED SOCIAL JUSTICE, V1, P1 WOLF JHD, 1994, VEGETATIO, V112, P15" name="eprints.referencetext" /> <meta content="Turner, P.A.M. and Pharo, E.J. 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We investigated the interaction between substrate type and forest age, which is a contentious issue in landscapes managed for wood production. We studied three age classes, 1-18 years, 33-67 years, and 'old growth' forest aged more than 110 years. We investigated the species distribution of bryophytes growing on 15 vascular species, logs, fallen branches, soil, rocks, upturned root bases, stumps, roots, and dead trees. A total of 49 substrate type-age class groups were sampled. Many bryophyte species were found only to occur on one substrate type, but these substrate types were found in more than one forest age class. A number of bryophyte species were restricted to a group of like substrate types, for example Neckera pennata, Calyptopogon mnioides, and Daltonia splachnoides were found only on 'vertical' substrate types-Acacia dealbata, Pomaderris apetala, and fallen branches in 33-67 year old forest. There was evidence for a number of bryophyte species preferring logs in forest aged 33-67 years with most of these species also preferring old growth logs. Eucalyptus obliqua trees of 33-67 year old forest and old growth forest supported many of the same preferential bryophyte species, unlike E. regnans trees. A number of these same eucalypt-dwelling bryophyte species were positively associated with fallen branches, logs, and soil in both forest aged 33-67 years and old growth forest. Under current forest management, there is no specific prescription for retention of any substrate type. 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forest</h1> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Turner, P.A.M.</span> and <span class="person_name">Pharo, E.J.</span> (2005) <xhtml:em>Influence of substrate type and forest age on bryophyte species distribution in Tasmanian mixed forest.</xhtml:em> The Bryologist, 108 (1). pp. 67-85.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1882/1/Turner%26Pharo2005.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1882/1/Turner%26Pharo2005.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />1500Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input 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We investigated the interaction between substrate type and forest age, which is a contentious issue in landscapes managed for wood production. We studied three age classes, 1-18 years, 33-67 years, and 'old growth' forest aged more than 110 years. We investigated the species distribution of bryophytes growing on 15 vascular species, logs, fallen branches, soil, rocks, upturned root bases, stumps, roots, and dead trees. A total of 49 substrate type-age class groups were sampled. Many bryophyte species were found only to occur on one substrate type, but these substrate types were found in more than one forest age class. A number of bryophyte species were restricted to a group of like substrate types, for example Neckera pennata, Calyptopogon mnioides, and Daltonia splachnoides were found only on 'vertical' substrate types-Acacia dealbata, Pomaderris apetala, and fallen branches in 33-67 year old forest. There was evidence for a number of bryophyte species preferring logs in forest aged 33-67 years with most of these species also preferring old growth logs. Eucalyptus obliqua trees of 33-67 year old forest and old growth forest supported many of the same preferential bryophyte species, unlike E. regnans trees. A number of these same eucalypt-dwelling bryophyte species were positively associated with fallen branches, logs, and soil in both forest aged 33-67 years and old growth forest. Under current forest management, there is no specific prescription for retention of any substrate type. Coupled with the current 80-100 year harvest rotation time, the bryophyte species may be at risk of exclusion from wood production areas.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" border="0" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">age class; bryophyte; eucalypt; forest; management; old growth; substrate; Tasmania coarse woody debris; montane ash forests; old-growth forests; managed forests; northern sweden; decaying wood; fallen logs; regeneration; lichens; diversity</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270708.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270700 Ecology and Evolution > 270708 Conservation and Biodiversity</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270703.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270700 Ecology and Evolution > 270703 Terrestrial Ecology</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">UNSPECIFIED</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1882</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Dr Perpetua Turner</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">27 Sep 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">12 Feb 2008 12:13</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1882;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=1882">item control page</a></p> </td></tr></table> </div> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td><!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/Library/footer_eprints.lbi" --> <table width="795" border="0" align="left" cellpadding="0" class="footer"> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.utas.edu.au">UTAS home</a> | <a href="http://www.utas.edu.au/library/">Library home</a> | <a href="/">ePrints home</a> | <a href="/contact.html">contact</a> | <a href="/information.html">about</a> | <a href="/view/">browse</a> | <a href="/perl/search/simple">search</a> | <a href="/perl/register">register</a> | <a href="/perl/users/home">user area</a> | <a href="/help/">help</a></div><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><p><img src="/images/eprints/footerline.gif" width="100%" height="4" /></p></td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="68%" class="footer">Authorised by the University Librarian<br /> © University of Tasmania ABN 30 764 374 782<br /> <a href="http://www.utas.edu.au/cricos/">CRICOS Provider Code 00586B</a> | <a href="http://www.utas.edu.au/copyright/copyright_disclaimers.html">Copyright & Disclaimers</a> | <a href="http://www.utas.edu.au/accessibility/index.html">Accessibility</a> | <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/feedback/">Site Feedback</a> </td> <td width="32%"><div align="right"> <p align="right" class="NoPrint"><a href="http://www.utas.edu.au/"><img src="http://www.utas.edu.au/shared/logos/unioftasstrip.gif" alt="University of Tasmania Home Page" width="260" height="16" border="0" align="right" /></a></p> <p align="right" class="NoPrint"><a href="http://www.utas.edu.au/"><br /> </a></p> </div></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><p> </p></td> <td><div align="right"><span class="NoPrint"><a href="http://www.eprints.org/software/"><img src="/images/eprintslogo.gif" alt="ePrints logo" width="77" height="29" border="0" align="bottom" /></a></span></div></td> </tr> </table> <!-- #EndLibraryItem --> <div align="center"></div></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>