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Mona, Martin and Mark look for seedlings under
the snow at Arve23E. (Image: M. Neyland)
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Martin Deltombe and Mona Garandel, forestry
students from AgroParis Tech in France, are currently doing
a four-month internship with Forestry
Tasmania. They are conducting a research project with Sue Baker
and Mark Neyland, looking at the regeneration of vascular
plants in six aggregated retention coupes regenerated in 2007. The
project's objective is to determine factors influencing plant
species composition during the early successional stage. The
students will address questions such as whether seedling species
composition is related to the vegetation composition in nearby
aggregates or whether it reverts back to a simplified 'early
successional' composition. They are also investigating seedling
composition and abundance in burnt and unburnt areas within
aggregates as well as burnt and unburnt patches in adjacent
harvested areas. The project will contribute to understanding the
role of aggregates in influencing the successional trajectory of
the harvested area, for example, whether aggregates are providing a
seed source for rainforest trees or other species that may be
disadvantaged by clearfelling. |
