Oak regeneration facing deer browsing: Can competition between saplings offset the diversion effect? A simulation experiment

Julien Barrere, Gauthier Ligot, Vincent Boulanger, Catherine Collet, Benoît Courbaud, François de Coligny, Anders Mårell, Sonia Saïd and Philippe Balandier

Ecological Modelling, 2024, vol. 489, issue C

Abstract: The constraint caused by wild ungulates on forest regeneration is increasing worldwide. Hypotheses for plant association effects predict that species susceptible to herbivory can gain protection from other neighbouring plant species. In theory, such interactions could help limit the impact of browsing on the regeneration of specific tree species. However, the presence of neighbouring species can also result in increasing competition for resources between species. The resultant effects on forest regeneration of these interactions, both positive (protection against herbivores) and negative (inter-specific competition) are still unclear.

Keywords: Ungulates; Sessile oak; Association effects; Attractant-decoy hypothesis; Forest regeneration; Forest dynamics model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110608

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