Author(s): Elisabeth Tinschert; Gregory Egger
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Abstract: The European black poplar (Populus nigra L. ) is a riparian tree species that dominates the early successional stage of alluvial floodplain forests throughout Continental Europe. Populus nigra is able to propagate either generative or vegetative and therefore enhances its chance to be preserved in riparian forests in the future. The aim of this study is to quantify the dominant propagation strategy of black poplar stands and the related successional processes within the floodplains of the lower river Allier. From a total of 329 ha that have been analysed, 71 ha have been identified as sites where P. nigra established dominantly in an asexual manner. It predominantly took 14 to 22 years for Black poplar forests to establish and they remain constant for about 2.5 to18.5 years.
Year: 2018