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Developing alternatives to adaptive silviculture: Thinning and tree growth resistance to drought in a Pinus species on an elevated gradient in Southern Spain / Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo in Forest ecology and management, vol 537 (June-1 2023)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 537 (June-1 2023) . - n° 120936 Titre : Developing alternatives to adaptive silviculture: Thinning and tree growth resistance to drought in a Pinus species on an elevated gradient in Southern Spain Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo, Auteur ; Antonio M. Cachinero-Vivar, Auteur ; Óscar Pérez-Priego, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 120936 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] dendroécologie [Termes IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] gestion forestière adaptative [Termes IGN] Pinus (genre) [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sécheresse [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Forest plantations are more vulnerable to the stress induced by biotic and abiotic factors than are naturally regenerated forests. These effects can be aggravated by a lack of management in large reforestation areas, and thinning could, therefore, help trees to reduce dieback and tree mortality related to drought. We address this question using a dendrochronology and modelling approach to improve the understanding of the growth response of high-density planted pine forests to thinning in drought-prone areas of Southern Spain. An experimental trial was, therefore, carried out with three species (Pinus halepensis, P. nigra, and P. sylvestris) and three thinning treatments (unthinned, moderate, and heavy thinning), after which growth-climate relationships and drought vulnerability indices were assessed. Three separate generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM), one for each species and location, were fitted using BAI as the response variable, and post-thinning growth trajectories and drought vulnerability indices were also simulated. Ten-year basal area showed strong growth responses following the thinning treatment (BAI10, 72% for P. halepensis and 50% for P. sylvestris as regards heavy thinning and 51% for P. nigra as regards moderate thinning), with different responses to precipitation and temperature according to species and thinning intensity. The significant effects of thinning on drought vulnerability indices indicated that the thinning treatments had a positive effect, irrespective of the pine species, although this was more evident in the case of P. sylvestris (recovery F = 28.10, p Numéro de notice : A2023-198 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120936 Date de publication en ligne : 28/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120936 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=103086 [article]

Impacts of forest management on stand and landscape-level microclimate heterogeneity of European beech forests / Joscha H. Menge in Landscape ecology, vol 38 n° 4 (April 2023)  

Public [article]  inLandscape ecology > vol 38 n° 4 (April 2023) . - pp 903 - 917 Titre : Impacts of forest management on stand and landscape-level microclimate heterogeneity of European beech forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Joscha H. Menge, Auteur ; Paul Magdon, Auteur ; Stephan Wöllauer, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : pp 903 - 917 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Lasergrammétrie [Termes IGN] analyse comparative [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] Fagus (genre) [Termes IGN] forêt équienne [Termes IGN] forêt inéquienne [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] hêtraie [Termes IGN] microclimat [Termes IGN] régression multiple [Termes IGN] semis de points [Termes IGN] température de l'air [Termes IGN] Thuringe Résumé : (auteur) Context: Forest microclimate influences biodiversity and plays a crucial role in regulating forest ecosystem functions. It is modified by forest management as a result of changes in forest structure due to tree harvesting and thinning. Objectives: Here, we investigate the impacts of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on stand- and landscape-level heterogeneity of forest microclimates, in comparison with unmanaged, old-growth European beech forest. Methods: We combined stand structural and topographical indices derived from airborne laser scanning with climate observations from 23 meteorological stations at permanent forest plots within the Hainich region, Germany. Based on a multiple linear regression model, we spatially interpolated the diurnal temperature range (DTR) as an indicator of forest microclimate across a 4338 ha section of the forest with 50 m spatial resolution. Microclimate heterogeneity was measured as α-, β-, and γ-diversity of thermal niches (i.e. DTR classes). Results: Even-aged forests showed a higher γ-diversity of microclimates than uneven-aged and unmanaged forests. This was mainly due to a higher β-diversity resulting from the spatial coexistence of different forest developmental stages within the landscape. The greater structural complexity at the stand-level in uneven-aged stands did not increase α-diversity of microclimates. Predicted DTR was significantly lower and spatially more homogenous in unmanaged forest compared to both types of managed forest. Conclusion: If forest management aims at creating a wide range of habitats with different microclimates within a landscape, spatially co-existing types of differently managed and unmanaged forests should be considered, instead of focusing on a specific type of management, or setting aside forest reserves only. Numéro de notice : A2023-224 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10980-023-01596-z Date de publication en ligne : 30/01/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01596-z Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=103175 [article]

Keeping thinning-derived deadwood logs on forest floor improves soil organic carbon, microbial biomass, and enzyme activity in a temperate spruce forest / Meisam Nazari in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 142 n° 2 (April 2023)  

Public [article]  inEuropean Journal of Forest Research > vol 142 n° 2 (April 2023) . - pp 287 - 300 Titre : Keeping thinning-derived deadwood logs on forest floor improves soil organic carbon, microbial biomass, and enzyme activity in a temperate spruce forest Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Meisam Nazari, Auteur ; Johanna Pausch, Auteur ; Samuel Bickel, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : pp 287 - 300 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Bavière (Allemagne) [Termes IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes IGN] bois mort [Termes IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] gestion forestière durable [Termes IGN] grume [Termes IGN] podzosol [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] sol forestier [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Deadwood is a key component of forest ecosystems, but there is limited information on how it influences forest soils. Moreover, studies on the effect of thinning-derived deadwood logs on forest soil properties are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the impact of thinning-derived deadwood logs on the soil chemical and microbial properties of a managed spruce forest on a loamy sand Podzol in Bavaria, Germany, after about 15 years. Deadwood increased the soil organic carbon contents by 59% and 56% at 0–4 cm and 8–12 cm depths, respectively. Under deadwood, the soil dissolved organic carbon and carbon to nitrogen ratio increased by 66% and 15% at 0–4 cm depth and by 55% and 28% at 8–12 cm depth, respectively. Deadwood also induced 71% and 92% higher microbial biomass carbon, 106% and 125% higher microbial biomass nitrogen, and 136% and 44% higher β-glucosidase activity in the soil at 0–4 cm and 8–12 cm depths, respectively. Many of the measured variables significantly correlated with soil organic carbon suggesting that deadwood modified the soil biochemical processes by altering soil carbon storage. Our results indicate the potential of thinned spruce deadwood logs to sequester carbon and improve the fertility of Podzol soils. This could be associated with the slow decay rate of spruce deadwood logs and low biological activity of Podzols that promote the accumulation of soil carbon. We propose that leaving thinning-derived deadwood on the forest floor can support soil and forest sustainability as well as carbon sequestration. Numéro de notice : A2023-215 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10342-022-01522-z Date de publication en ligne : 07/12/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01522-z Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=103144 [article]

Prescribed fire after thinning increased resistance of sub-Mediterranean pine forests to drought events and wildfires / Lena Vilà-Vilardell in Forest ecology and management, vol 527 (January-1 2023)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 527 (January-1 2023) . - n° 120602 Titre : Prescribed fire after thinning increased resistance of sub-Mediterranean pine forests to drought events and wildfires Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Lena Vilà-Vilardell, Auteur ; Miquel De Cáceres, Auteur ; Míriam Piqué, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 120602 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] brûlis [Termes IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] incendie de forêt [Termes IGN] Pinus nigra [Termes IGN] sécheresse [Termes IGN] sous-étage [Termes IGN] stress hydrique [Termes IGN] structure d'un peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] vulnérabilité [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Vegetation structure affects the vulnerability of a forest to drought events and wildfires. Management decisions, such as thinning intensity and type of understory treatment, influence competition for water resources and amount of fuel available. While heavy thinning effectively reduces tree water stress and intensity of a crown fire, the duration of these benefits may be limited by a fast growth response of the understory. Our aim was to study the effect of forest structure on pine forests vulnerability to extreme drought events and on the potential wildfire behaviour after management, with a special focus on the role of the understory. In three sub-Mediterranean sites of NE Spain dominated by Pinus nigra, two intensities of thinning (light: aiming at 70–75% canopy cover; and heavy: aiming at 50–60% canopy cover) followed by two understory treatments (mechanical only and mechanical plus prescribed burning) were applied, resulting in four differently managed stands plus an untreated control per site. Four to five years after management, we measured forest structure (overstory in one 314 m2 circular plot and understory in 20 quadrats of 1 m2 per treatment unit) and fuel load (in two 10 m transects per treatment unit) and simulated water balance and fire behaviour under extreme weather conditions. Understory contribution was assessed comparing the real structure with a virtual forest stand where understory vegetation equalled the one of the untreated control. Our results suggest that the resulting mid-term structure following treatments effectively reduced water stress and fire behaviour compared with untreated control, and that the most effective treatments were the ones where prescribed burning was applied after light or heavy thinning. While understory clearing contributes to increase the resistance to both disturbances, an additive effect of burning the debris reduced the vulnerability to drought and wildfires after treatments. Our study highlights the importance of managing the understory to further increase forest resistance to both disturbances. Numéro de notice : A2023-030 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120602 Date de publication en ligne : 08/11/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120602 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102109 [article]

The role of wood harvest from sustainably managed forests in the carbon cycle / Ernst Detlef Schulze in Annals of Forest Science, vol 79 n° 1 (2022)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 79 n° 1 (2022) . - n° 17 Titre : The role of wood harvest from sustainably managed forests in the carbon cycle Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ernst Detlef Schulze, Auteur ; Olivier Bouriaud , Auteur ; Roland Irslinger, Auteur ; Riccardo Valentini, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Projets : 1-Pas de projet / Article en page(s) : n° 17 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] bilan du carbone [Termes IGN] coupe (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] dioxyde de carbone [Termes IGN] erreur systématique [Termes IGN] forêt [Termes IGN] lutte contre le changement climatique [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) We investigate the flux balance of managed and protected forests and the effects of using wood. Flux parameters of CO2 uptake and respiration do not differ between managed and protected forests. Accounting of harvest as immediate emission by IPCC guidelines results in a bias of forest climate mitigation towards storage and neglects the avoidance of fossil-fuel use by wood use. Numéro de notice : A2022-158 Affiliation des auteurs : LIF+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1186/s13595-022-01127-x Date de publication en ligne : 07/04/2022 En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01127-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100366 [article]

Evaluation of softwood timber quality: A case study on two silvicultural systems in Central Germany / Kristen Höwler in Forests, vol 13 n° 11 (November 2022)  

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Fertilization modifies forest stand growth but not stand density: consequences for modelling stand dynamics in a changing climate / Hans Pretzsch in Forestry, an international journal of forest research, vol 95 n° 2 (April 2022)  

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Assessing the dependencies of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) structural characteristics and internal wood property variation / Ville Kankare in Forests, vol 13 n° 3 (March 2022)  

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A stand-level growth and yield model for thinned and unthinned even-aged Scots pine forests in Norway / Christian Kuehne in Silva fennica, vol 56 n° 1 (January 2022)  

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Planning of commercial thinnings using machine learning and airborne Lidar data / Tauri Arumäe in Forests, vol 13 n° 2 (February 2022)  

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Thinning effect of C sequestration along an elevation gradient of mediterranean pinus spp. plantations / Antonio M. Cachinero-Vivar in Forests, vol 12 n° 11 (November 2021)  

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Modeling size-density trajectories of even-aged ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) stands in France. A baseline to assess the impact of Chalara ash dieback / Noël Le Goff in Annals of Forest Science, vol 78 n° 1 (March 2021)  

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A multi-criteria analysis of forest restoration strategies to improve the ecosystem services supply: an application in Central Italy / Alessandro Paletto in Annals of Forest Science, vol 78 n° 1 (March 2021)  

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Secondary metabolites in leaves of hybrid aspen are affected by the competitive status and early thinning in dense coppices / Linda Rusalepp in Annals of Forest Science, vol 78 n° 1 (March 2021)  

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Effects of thinning practice, high pruning and slash management on crop tree and stand growth in young even-aged stands of planted silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) / Jens Peter Skovsgaard in Forests, vol 12 n° 2 (February 2021)  

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