Changes in forest floor bryophyte (moss and liverwort) communities 4 years after forest harvest

By N. Fenton, K. Frego, Mary R Sims. 2003

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Variable-retention harvests in the Pacific Northwest: A review of short-term findings from the DEMO study (2009, unknown): “, of decayed wood) may exceed thresholds for persistence even at moderate levels of retention (e.g., Söderström, 1988; Hannerz and Hånell, 1997; Jalonen and Vanha-Majamaa, 2001; Fenton et al., 2003; Newmaster et al., 2003).”
Bryophytes as potential indicators of forest integrity (2007, background): “In the field, many leafy liverworts in the Acadian forest appear to respond to changes in microclimate within months of canopy removal; others lose vigour and decline over a period of years after harvest ( Fenton et al., 2003, Mathieson, unpubl.”
Short-term effects of timber harvest and forest edges on ground-layer mosses and liverworts (2005, background): “harvest, including mechanical damage or burial under logging slash (Fenton et al. 2003).”
Retention patches as potential refugia for bryophytes and lichens in managed forest landscapes (2009, background): “All liverwort species decreased over the 6 years in our study, which is in line with the general conception that liverworts are more sensitive to forestry operations than mosses through higher demands on substrate quality, shading and air humidity (Söderström, 1988; Marschall and Proctor, 2004; Fris”