The effect of clearfell logging on tree-ferns in Victorian wet forest
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Ough K. & Murphy A. (1996) The effect of clearfell logging on tree-ferns in Victorian wet forest. Australian Forestry, 59, 178-188.
Published source details Ough K. & Murphy A. (1996) The effect of clearfell logging on tree-ferns in Victorian wet forest. Australian Forestry, 59, 178-188.
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Log/remove trees within forests: effects on non-vascular plants
A site comparison study in 1991-1994 in wet eucalyptus forest in Victoria, Australia (Ough & Murphey 1996) found that logging trees decreased the percentage of fertile tree ferns and the number of living leaves, but not the number of leaves produced. The percentage of fertile ferns (thinned: 30-31%; control: 86-89%) and the number of living leaves/fern (thinned: 2-11; control: 22-29) was higher in control sites, while the annual number of leaves/fern produced was similar between sites (thinned: 10; control: 14-18). Two tree ferns, soft tree fern Dicksonia antarctica and rough tree fern Cyathea australis,were monitored in five 30 × 30 m plots in a 12 ha thinned site (logged in 1991-1992). An additional 51 soft tree fern and nine rough tree fern individuals were monitored in unlogged sites. Data were collected two years after thinning.
