Dynamics and Conservation Management of a Wooded Landscape under High Herbivore Pressure
Table 3
(a) List of species encountered in the field survey of woodland expansion (Survey 3) as seedlings and/or saplings. Species that are not considered to be native to the study area are asterisked. (b) Occurrence of protection of seedlings by spiny shrubs, encountered in the field survey of woodland expansion (Survey 3). Species that are not considered to be native to the study area are asterisked.
(a)
Latin name
English name
Percentage of plots with saplings
Percentage of plots with seedlings
Betula pendula
Silver birch
43.3
53.3
Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn
20.0
16.7
Fagus sylvatica
Beech
3.3
6.7
Frangula alnus
Alder buckthorn
3.3
3.3
Fraxinus excelsior
Ash
3.3
Ilex aquifolium
Holly
23.3
30.0
sylvestris
Scots pine
10.0
10.0
Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn
6.7
6.7
Quercus robur
Oak
33.3
Taxus baccata
Yew
6.7
3.3
Ulex europea
Common gorse
3.3
(b)
Latin name
English name
Percentage of plots with seedlings present, protected by shrubs
Percentage of plots with seedlings present, not protected by shrubs