The study investigates the potential of five native species (Alnus acuminata, Heliocarpus americanus, Cedrela montana, Juglans neotropica, Tabebuia chrysantha) for the reforestation in South Ecuador in comparison to the exotics Pinus patula and Eucapyptus saligna. The experiment considered planting sites of three successional levels after pasture abandonment, three levels of treatments of the ground vegetation, and pure and mixed species plots. The results report the performance of the seedlings within the first 24 months after planting and consider survival rates as well as growth in height and root collar diameter. An other experiment investigated the comparative effects of manual and chemical treatments of the ground vegetation on the above- and belowground biomass production of T. chrysantha and C. montana. Furthermore, the study presents data to the early performance of nine native species planted under the closed canopy and in gaps of a 20 years old Pinus patula plantation.
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The study investigates the potential of five native species (Alnus acuminata, Heliocarpus americanus, Cedrela montana, Juglans neotropica, Tabebuia chrysantha) for the reforestation in South Ecuador in comparison to the exotics Pinus patula and Eucapyptus saligna. The experiment considered planting sites of three successional levels after pasture abandonment, three levels of treatments of the ground vegetation, and pure and mixed species plots. The results report the performance of the seedlings...
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