Dynamics and Conservation Management of a Wooded Landscape under High Herbivore Pressure

Table 2

List of species encountered in the field survey of grassland and heathland sites (Survey 2) as seedlings and/or saplings. Species that are not considered to be native to the study area are asterisked. Note that “seedlings” and “saplings” of Ulex europea and Calluna vulgaris were not recorded separately in this survey. Ulex europea was present in 52.6% of grassland plots and 25.8% of heathland sites, while corresponding values for Calluna vulgaris were 26.3% and 61.3%, respectively.

Latin name	English name	Grassland sites		Heathland sites
		Percentage of plots with seedlings	Percentage of plots with saplings	Percentage of plots with seedlings	Percentage of plots with saplings
Acer campestre	Field maple	5.3	—	—	—
Betula pendula	Silver birch	36.8	52.6	45.2	22.6
Corylus avellana	Hazel	—	—	3.2	—
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	5.3	31.6	—	—
Fagus sylvatica	Beech		5.3	—	—
Frangula alnus	Alder buckthorn	—	10.5	6.5	3.2
Ilex aquifolium	Holly	5.3	15.8	6.5	9.7
^∗𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠  sylvestris	Scots pine	5.3	5.3	19.4	3.2
Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn	10.5	10.5	6.5	3.2
Quercus robur	Oak	15.8	10.5	22.6	—
Salix cinerea	Grey willow	—	—	—	3.2
Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan	10.5	10.5	6.5	3.2
Viburnum opulus	Guelder rose	—	5.3	—	—