Research Article

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 nameEnglish namePercentage of plots with saplingsPercentage of plots with seedlings

Betula pendula Silver birch43.353.3
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn20.016.7
Fagus sylvatica Beech3.36.7
Frangula alnus Alder buckthorn3.33.3
Fraxinus excelsior Ash3.3
Ilex aquifolium Holly23.330.0
  sylvestris Scots pine10.010.0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn6.76.7
Quercus robur Oak33.3
Taxus baccata Yew6.73.3
Ulex europea Common gorse3.3

(b)

Latin nameEnglish namePercentage of plots with seedlings present, protected by shrubsPercentage of plots with seedlings present, not protected by shrubs

Betula pendula Silver birch10.043.3
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn16.7
Fagus sylvatica Beech3.33.3
Frangula alnus Alder buckthorn3.3
Ilex aquifolium Holly30.0
  sylvestris Scots pine10.0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn6.7
Quercus robur Oak33.3
Taxus baccata Yew3.3