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Abstract:

Arthropods play a key role in the functioning of forest ecosystems and contribute to biological diversity. However, the influence of current silvicultural practices on arthropod communities is little known in jack pine (Pinus banksiana) forests, a forest type comprising a major portion of the Canadian boreal forest. In this study, the effects of silvicultural treatments on arthropod communities were compared to identify those treatments that minimize ecological impacts on arthropods. The influence of harvesting techniques and mechanical site preparations on insect family richness and abundance of arthropods (total, by orders and by trophic groups) was examined in young (three-year-old) jack pine plantations of northern Ontario. Each of the following treatments were conducted in three plots: (1) tree length harvest and trenching; (2) full tree harvest and trenching; (3) full tree harvest and blading; and (4) full tree harvest and no site preparation. Arthropods were collected using sweepnets and pitfall traps over two years. Blading significantly reduced insect family richness, the total abundance of arthropods, abundance of Orthoptera, Heteroptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, insect larvae, and plant feeders when compared to the other treatments. The use of either full tree or tree length harvesting had similar short-term effects on family richness and the abundance of arthropods. Arthropod diversity declined with increasing post-harvest site disturbance. These results suggest that arthropod communities in the understory and on the ground are reduved most on sites mechanically prepared by blading, but are similar under conditions immediately following either full tree or tree length harvesting. The implications for regenerating jack pine in the boreal forest are discussed.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Short-term effects of harvest technique and mechanical site preparation on arthropod communities in jack pine plantations
Autor:Bellocq, M.I.; Smith, S.M.; Doka, M.E.
Filiación:Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria Pab. 2, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks St., Toronto, Ont. M5S 3B3, Canada
Palabras clave:Arthropods; Forest; Harvest technique; Jack pine; Site preparation; arthropod; boreal forest; community structure; ecological impact; harvesting; silviculture; Canada
Año:2001
Volumen:5
Número:3
Página de inicio:187
Página de fin:196
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1017913210201
Título revista:Journal of Insect Conservation
Título revista abreviado:J. Insect Conserv.
ISSN:1366638X
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_1366638X_v5_n3_p187_Bellocq

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Bellocq, M.I., Smith, S.M. & Doka, M.E. (2001) . Short-term effects of harvest technique and mechanical site preparation on arthropod communities in jack pine plantations. Journal of Insect Conservation, 5(3), 187-196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1017913210201
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Bellocq, M.I., Smith, S.M., Doka, M.E. "Short-term effects of harvest technique and mechanical site preparation on arthropod communities in jack pine plantations" . Journal of Insect Conservation 5, no. 3 (2001) : 187-196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1017913210201
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Bellocq, M.I., Smith, S.M., Doka, M.E. "Short-term effects of harvest technique and mechanical site preparation on arthropod communities in jack pine plantations" . Journal of Insect Conservation, vol. 5, no. 3, 2001, pp. 187-196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1017913210201
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Bellocq, M.I., Smith, S.M., Doka, M.E. Short-term effects of harvest technique and mechanical site preparation on arthropod communities in jack pine plantations. J. Insect Conserv. 2001;5(3):187-196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1017913210201