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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Robinia pseudoacacia"”.
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Analysis of intraspecific and interspecific interactions between the invasive exotic tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle) and the native black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)
… invasive Ailanthus altissima and the native Robinia pseudoacacia are frequently found in disturbed sites and exhibit similar growth and reproductive characteristics, yet each has distinct functional roles such as allelopathy and nitrogen fixation, respectively. 1) A four-month full additive …
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Evaluation of seed and seedling response to aid revegetation of hazardous chemical waste sites
… setaria italica and Trifolium rep ens latum, Robinia pseudoacacia, Andropogon gerardi, Asclepias syriaca, Echinacea purpurea, Rudbeckia hirta and Festuca rubra were grown in to determine the response to cupric and cadmium chloride in soils (mg Cu/kg soil). A few plant species were grown in …
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Biotic Interaction of Invasive, Early-Succession Trees and Their Effects on Community Diversity: a Multi-Scale Study Using the Exotic Invasive Ailanthus altissima and the Native Robinia pseudoacacia in the Mid-Appalachian Forest of Eastern United States
… and its functionally similar native species Robinia pseudoacacia in the Mid-Appalachian region, from an individual scale to a regional scale. These two subject species are common and coexist in early-successional eastern deciduous forest. The interactions between these two common species are …
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Changes in stand structure and species diversity following clearcutting in central Appalachian hardwoods
… as Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula lenta , and Robinia pseudoacacia increased in importance in the postharvest stands, whereas Quercus rubra, Carya spp., and Fagus grandifolia decreased. The overstory of the future stand will be dominated by Liriodendron tulipifera and Tilia americana, and the …
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Nest-site resources for cavity-nesting birds in the southern Allegheny Mountain forests of West Virginia
… = 7.2; SE = 3.6) ( P < 0.0001). Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia) were most likely to have tree cavities, yet beech may be influenced by increased mortality from recent outbreaks of beech bark disease initiated by the beech scale insect (Cryptacoccus …
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Successive Land Surveys as Indicators of Vegetation Change in an Agricultural Landscape
… Lam.), red oak(Quercus rubra L.), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.), and scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea Muenchh.). The central change was a steady decline in white oak, probably due to the absence of fire and changes in soil properties. Chestnut …
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Differential Canopy Leaf Flushing and Site Nitrogen Status Facilitate Invasive Species Establishment in Temperate Deciduous Forest Understories
… <em>Fraxinus americana </em>(white ash), <em>Robinia pseudoacacia</em> (black locust), and <em>Pinus </em>spp<em>./Tsuga canadensis</em> (pine/hemlock). Measures of understory light availability post-leaf expansion were significantly higher under quaking aspen than other canopies with the …
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Managing symbiotically-fixed nitrogen on mined land for tree crops
… (Alnus glutinosa L. IGaertn.l), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.}, bicolor lespedeza (Lespedeza bicolor) and autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbel/ata Thwnb.). Pitch x loblolly pine survival was good; however, eastern white pine survival was only fair, averaging 54%. All of the nurse tree species …
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Interference interactions in experimental pine-hardwood stands
… L.), red maple (Acer rubrum L.), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), and herbaceous vegetation. Interference between pine. hardwood species, and herbaceous vegetation significantly impacted the growth and yield of young experimental pine-hardwood stands. While herbaceous vegetation …
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Seasonal movements, habitat selection, and food habits of black bears (Ursus americanus) in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
… than expected; males used black locust (<i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i>) \ black cherry (<i>Prunus serotina</i>) forests more (<i>P</i><0.05) than females and more (<i>P</i><0.05) than expected. Shifts in use of chestnut oak (<i>Quercus prinus</i>) \ northern red oak (<i>Q. rubra</i>) forests …
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Evaluation and propagation of Chinese wingnut, Pterocarya stenoptera, as a new bioenergy feedstock
… to common biomass production species such as Robinia pseudoacacia, Populus deltoides, and Salix alba that have cellulose values ranging from 40 - 42%. The low levels of cellulose found in the compositional analysis studies reveal that Chinese wingnut, Pterocarya stenoptera, is not an ideal …