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Sweet chestnut forests under black locust invasion threat and different management: An assessment of stand structure and biodiversity / Thomas Campagnaro in Forest ecology and management, vol 537 (June-1 2023)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 537 (June-1 2023) . - n° 120907 Titre : Sweet chestnut forests under black locust invasion threat and different management: An assessment of stand structure and biodiversity Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Thomas Campagnaro, Auteur ; Giovanni Trentanovi, Auteur ; Simone Lacopino, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 120907 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Castanea sativa [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] insecte nuisible [Termes IGN] Italie [Termes IGN] orthoptère [Termes IGN] Robinia pseudoacacia [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Sweet chestnut forests in Europe are impacted by management abandonment, non-native species invasions and diseases, among other factors. Understanding the effects of these factors is crucial for forecasting future biodiversity changes, as well as proposing appropriate planning and management strategies. We studied sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) dominated forests within three hilly landscapes (Euganean hills, Montello, and Berici hills) of north-eastern Italy. We surveyed 25 paired sweet chestnut and black locust dominated plots of 100 m2 representing coppice or over-aged stands. We collected and analysed data related to vascular plant composition and richness, soil physical features (moisture content, shear strength and penetration resistance), ammonia-oxidising archaea in the soil, and stand structure features. Composition of vascular plants differed significantly between the two forest types, without the influence of management regime. Soil characteristics did not change comparing forest types, management regimes and their interaction, except for soil moisture that was higher in coppice forests. Ammonia-oxidising archaea abundance was lower in sweet chestnut stands. Sweet chestnut and black locust forests have a similar stand structure. The management regime played a role in determining mean diameter, number of stems and deadwood volume. We suggest adopting a heterogeneous array of silviculture practices to achieve the highest variety of forest structures and plant composition in Mediterranean hilly landscapes, coupled with management practices aimed at black locust control. Numéro de notice : A2023-199 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120907 Date de publication en ligne : 22/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120907 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=103090 [article]

Resilience of Pyrenean forests after recurrent historical deforestations / Valenti Rull in Forests, vol 14 n° 3 (March 2023)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 14 n° 3 (March 2023) . - n° 567 Titre : Resilience of Pyrenean forests after recurrent historical deforestations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Valenti Rull, Auteur ; Teresa Vegas-Vilarrúbia, Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 567 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] déboisement [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] histoire [Termes IGN] historique des données [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] résilience écologique [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) The long-term resilience of Pyrenean forests in the face of historical anthropogenic clearing remains largely unknown. In this paper, a high-resolution (decadal to subdecadal) paleoecological study of mid-elevation Pyrenean forests is presented that encompasses the last two millennia. This long-term record was obtained after sediment coring, dating (varve counting) and pollen analysis of annually laminated (varved) sediments from Lake Montcortès, situated at 1027 m elevation, in the transition between the Mediterranean and montane forest belts. This allowed the definition of three major deforestation/recovery cycles during the Roman, Medieval and Modern times. Each DR cycle is characterized considering three different levels: overall forest trends, forest type and individual taxa. Overall, the studied forests exhibited high resilience, as they recovered almost completely after each deforestation event (bulk resilience). The critical point of no return (tipping point) beyond which forests would have irreversibly disappeared from the region was never reached, even after deforestation magnitudes above 60%. The different forest types identified (conifer, sclerophyll and deciduous) persisted over time, showing similar heterogeneous patterns with minor spatial reorganizations (mosaic resilience). Individually, the main forest taxa underwent minor variations in their relative abundances, always within the same attraction domains (community resilience). The high levels of resilience documented in these Pyrenean forests are attributed to the action of metapopulation and metacommunity processes and mechanisms in a highly dynamic patchy environment. Conservation actions should be focused on the maintenance of these spatial patterns and the associated ecological dynamics. Numéro de notice : A2023-166 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f14030567 Date de publication en ligne : 13/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030567 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102903 [article]

Tree growth, wood anatomy and carbon and oxygen isotopes responses to drought in Mediterranean riparian forests / J. Julio Camarero in Forest ecology and management, vol 529 (February-1 2023)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 529 (February-1 2023) . - n° 120710 Titre : Tree growth, wood anatomy and carbon and oxygen isotopes responses to drought in Mediterranean riparian forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : J. Julio Camarero, Auteur ; Michele Colangelo, Auteur ; Patricia M. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 120710 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] anatomie du bois [Termes IGN] bois mort [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] dendrochronologie [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] forêt ripicole [Termes IGN] Fraxinus angustifolia [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] isotope [Termes IGN] Populus alba [Termes IGN] Populus nigra [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] sécheresse [Termes IGN] Ulmus minor [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Mediterranean riparian forests have been altered by past use and are also negatively impacted by climate and hydrological droughts. However, we lack data on their historical changes in extent combined with multi-proxy, long-term assessments of tree growth and leaf gas exchange responses to climate, drought severity and river flow. These evaluations must also consider their current stand structure and the amount of lying deadwood which are proxies of river dynamics and forest maturity. To fill these research gaps, we studied four riparian tree species (Populus alba, Populus nigra, Fraxinus angustifolia and Ulmus minor) inhabiting a Mediterranean riparian forest located in north-eastern Spain. We quantified and analyzed: stand structure; lying deadwood; radial growth; relationships between growth, climate variables, the SPEI drought index and river flow; stable C (δ13C) and O (δ18O) isotopes in wood of P. alba, P. nigra and F. angustifolia; and earlywood anatomy in F. angustifolia. Mature sites were dominated by P. nigra and F. angustifolia and showed the highest amount of decayed lying deadwood. Radial growth was reduced by drought and low spring-summer river flow. We found the highest growth responses to 3- (P. nigra, r = 0.62; P. alba, r = 0.46) or 12-month SPEI (F. angustifolia, r = 0.54; U. minor, r = 0.53). The coordinated decrease in δ18O and intrinsic water-use efficiency (WUE) in P. alba and P. nigra could involve an increase in stomatal conductance rate. P. alba and P. nigra were more enriched in δ18O than F. angustifolia, suggesting the former used more enriched shallow groundwater in dry periods. The F. angustifolia WUE and P. nigra δ18O series were positively and negatively correlated with the SPEI, respectively. The F. angustifolia hydraulic diameter decreased in response to drought, whereas its vessel density and WUE were positively associated. Overall, P. nigra and F. angustifolia were the species most responsive to drought. Numéro de notice : A2023-106 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120710 Date de publication en ligne : 15/12/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120710 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102438 [article]

Wall-to-wall mapping of forest biomass and wood volume increment in Italy / Francesca Giannetti in Forests, vol 13 n° 12 (December 2022)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 13 n° 12 (December 2022) . - n° 1989 Titre : Wall-to-wall mapping of forest biomass and wood volume increment in Italy Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Francesca Giannetti, Auteur ; Gherardo Chirici, Auteur ; Elia Vangi, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 1989 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] carte thématique [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] Italie [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] volume en bois [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Several political initiatives aim to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of the twenty-first century. In this context, forests are crucial as a carbon sink to store unavoidable emissions. Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of forest ecosystems is pivotal to the availability of accurate forest variable estimates for supporting international reporting and appropriate forest management strategies. Spatially explicit estimates are even more important for Mediterranean countries such as Italy, where the capacity of forests to act as sinks is decreasing due to climate change. This study aimed to develop a spatial approach to obtain high-resolution maps of Italian forest above-ground biomass (ITA-BIO) and current annual volume increment (ITA-CAI), based on remotely sensed and meteorological data. The ITA-BIO estimates were compared with those obtained with two available biomass maps developed in the framework of two international projects (i.e., the Joint Research Center and the European Space Agency biomass maps, namely, JRC-BIO and ESA-BIO). The estimates from ITA-BIO, JRC-BIO, ESA-BIO, and ITA-CAI were compared with the 2nd Italian NFI (INFC) official estimates at regional level (NUT2). The estimates from ITA-BIO are in good agreement with the INFC estimates (R2 = 0.95, mean difference = 3.8 t ha−1), while for JRC-BIO and ESA-BIO, the estimates show R2 of 0.90 and 0.70, respectively, and mean differences of 13.5 and of 21.8 t ha−1 with respect to the INFC estimates. ITA-CAI estimates are also in good agreement with the INFC estimates (R2 = 0.93), even if they tend to be slightly biased. The produced maps are hosted on a web-based forest resources management Decision Support System developed under the project AGRIDIGIT (ForestView) and represent a key element in supporting the new Green Deal in Italy, the European Forest Strategy 2030 and the Italian Forest Strategy. Numéro de notice : A2022-864 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f13121989 Date de publication en ligne : 24/11/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f13121989 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102156 [article]

Experimental precipitation reduction slows down litter decomposition but exhibits weak to no effect on soil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks in three Mediterranean forests of Southern France / Mathieu Santonja in Forests, vol 13 n° 9 (september 2022)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 13 n° 9 (september 2022) . - n° 1485 Titre : Experimental precipitation reduction slows down litter decomposition but exhibits weak to no effect on soil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks in three Mediterranean forests of Southern France Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Mathieu Santonja, Auteur ; Susana Pereira, Auteur ; Thierry Gauquelin, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 1485 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] azote [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] déchet organique [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] France (administrative) [Termes IGN] litière [Termes IGN] Pinus halepensis [Termes IGN] précipitation [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] Quercus ilex [Termes IGN] Quercus pubescens [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Forest ecosystems are some of the largest carbon (C) reservoirs on earth. Pinus halepensis Mill., Quercus ilex L. and Quercus pubescens Willd. represent the dominant tree cover in the Mediterranean forests of southern France. However, their contributions to the French and global forest C and nitrogen (N) stocks are frequently overlooked and inaccurately quantified and little is known about to what extent the ongoing climate change can alter these stocks. We quantified the soil organic C (SOC) and N (SN) stocks in Mediterranean forests dominated by these tree species and evaluated to what extent an experimental precipitation reduction (about −30% yearly) affects these stocks and the litter decomposition efficiency. Litter mass losses were 55.7, 49.8 and 45.7% after 24 months of decomposition in Q. ilex, Q. pubescens and P. halepensis forests, respectively, and were 19% lower under drier climatic conditions. The SOC stocks were 14.0, 16.7 and 18.5 Mg ha−1 and the SN stocks were 0.70, 0.93 and 0.88 Mg ha−1 in Q. ilex, Q. pubescens and P. halepensis forests, respectively. The shallowness and stoniness of these Mediterranean forests could explain these limited stocks. By distinguishing the organic from the organo–mineral layer, we showed 74% less SOC in the organic layer of the P. halepensis forest under drier conditions, while no difference was detected in the organo–mineral layer or in the two oak forests. This last finding deserves further investigation and points out the necessity to distinguish the organic from the organo–mineral layer to detect the first impacts of climate change on SOC stocks. Numéro de notice : A2022-753 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f13091485 Date de publication en ligne : 14/09/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f13091485 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101756 [article]

Remote sensing and phytoecological methods for mapping and assessing potential ecosystem services of the Ouled Hannèche Forest in the Hodna Mountains, Algeria / Amal Louail in Forests, Vol 13 n° 8 (August 2022)  

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The influence of data density and integration on forest canopy cover mapping using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 time series in Mediterranean oak forests / Vahid Nasiri in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 11 n° 8 (August 2022)  

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Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management / Hans Pretzsch in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 141 n° 4 (August 2022)  

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Significant loss of ecosystem services by environmental changes in the Mediterranean coastal area / Adriano Conte in Forests, vol 13 n° 5 (May 2022)  

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Unveiling the complex canopy spatial structure of a Mediterranean old-growth beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest from UAV observations / Francesco Solano in Ecological indicators, vol 138 (May 2022)  

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Species level classification of Mediterranean sparse forests-maquis formations using Sentinel-2 imagery / Semiha Demirbaş Çağlayana in Geocarto international, vol 37 n° 6 ([01/04/2022])  

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Competition and climate influence in the basal area increment models for Mediterranean mixed forests / Diego Rodríguez de Prado in Forest ecology and management, vol 506 (February-15 2022)  

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Conservation zones increase habitat heterogeneity of certified Mediterranean oak woodlands / Teresa Mexia in Forest ecology and management, vol 504 (January-15 2022)  

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Above-ground biomass estimation in a Mediterranean sparse coppice oak forest using Sentinel-2 data / Fardin Moradi in Annals of forest research, vol 65 n° 1 (January - June 2022)  

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Classification of mediterranean shrub species from UAV point clouds / Juan Pedro Carbonell-Rivera in Remote sensing, vol 14 n° 1 (January-1 2022)  

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