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Optimising the yield of Douglas-fir with an appropriate thinning regime / Jean-Philippe Schütz in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 134 n° 3 (May 2015)  

Public [article]  inEuropean Journal of Forest Research > vol 134 n° 3 (May 2015) . - pp 469 - 480 Titre : Optimising the yield of Douglas-fir with an appropriate thinning regime Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jean-Philippe Schütz, Auteur ; Peter Lukas Ammann, Auteur ; Andreas Zingg, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : pp 469 - 480 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation [Termes IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] Pseudotsuga menziesii [Termes IGN] simulation [Termes IGN] Suisse Résumé : (auteur) Aim of this study was to determine the long-term effects of thinning regime with different intensities on the stand and tree social classes development, particularly regarding the old question of compensative effect between stocking and girth improvement using the example of Douglas-fir. Data provide from a thinning experiment in one site of Swiss Central Plateau, from age 11 until 41 years containing six treatment variants (three planting densities and two level of stand density) repeatedly measured six times, as well as from seven permanent yield plots times series aged between 17 and 127 years. We present as well the real observed characteristics in term of stem numbers distribution, diameter increment per d.b.h. categories, as results from simulation over the whole production time until 105 years with an appropriate growth simulator, in terms of net value increment (MAIv). Our results show that the effect of thinning works mainly on the social medium categories, in terms of number and girth improvement. Social dominant trees are more or less untouched by thinning, demonstrating that there are in every stand a quite important number of self-dominating trees which do not need particular silvicultural help to maintain their dominant status in the upper storey. The expected compensation between stem number reduction and girth improvement shows that the remaining stand density is determinant on the net value level. The so-called mass effect seems really more effective. The best way to improve a stand value appears to be artificial pruning. Because a thinning regime should not consider only the economic productivity but take in account risk, stability and resilience and particularly the way of renewal, we suggest a way for optimising the thinning regime combining effect of biological rationalisation and risks. Numéro de notice : A2015-183 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10342-015-0865-3 Date de publication en ligne : 28/01/2015 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-015-0865-3 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=75935 [article]