Table 1 Examples of the effects of primary interventions used in forest management on equalising and stabilising mechanisms. The stabilising effect of each intervention is detailed in brackets
From: Managing tree species diversity and ecosystem functions through coexistence mechanisms
Management intervention | Equalising = reduces fitness differences | Stabilising = reduces interspecific competition relatively to intraspecific competition |
|---|---|---|
Regeneration planting* (enrichment) | Increases the abundance of planted species Decreases recruitment limitation of planted species | Increases species density in favourable habitats (favouring the spatial storage effect) |
Tending and thinning | Decreases overall density Decreases the abundance of the most competitive species | Decreases the abundance of dominant species (decreasing interspecific competition) |
Harvesting | Decreases overall density Modulates structural heterogeneity | Increases resource heterogeneity in space and time (increasing spatial and temporal variations of competition) |