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Quantifying intra-annual dynamics of carbon sequestration in the forming wood: a novel histologic approach / Anjy Andrianantenaina in Annals of Forest Science, Vol 76 n° 3 (September 2019)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > Vol 76 n° 3 (September 2019) . - n° 62 Titre : Quantifying intra-annual dynamics of carbon sequestration in the forming wood: a novel histologic approach Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Anjy Andrianantenaina, Auteur ; Cyrille B.K. Rathgeber, Auteur ; Gonzalo Péres-de-Lis, Auteur ; Henri E. Cuny , Auteur ; Julien Ruelle, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Projets : ARBRE / AgroParisTech (2007 -) Article en page(s) : n° 62 Note générale : bibliographie This work was supported by a grant overseen by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as part of the “Investissements d’Avenir” program (ANR-11-LABX-0002-01, Lab of Excellence ARBRE), and by the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA Grand-Est Nancy) with a doctoral fellowship granted to the first author (CJS, “Contrat Jeune Scientifique”). Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse d'image numérique [Termes IGN] Angiosperme [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] croissance végétale [Termes IGN] densité du bois [Termes IGN] Hesse, forêt de (Meuse) [Termes IGN] microscope électronique [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) This study presents a novel histologic approach to quantify the intra-annual dynamics of carbon sequestration in forming wood. This innovative approach, based on repeated measurements of xylem apparent density, is more direct, and more accurate than the previously published cellular-based approach. Moreover, this new approach, which was tested here on softwoods, is also applicable to hardwoods without any modification. Context : Forest ecosystems are key players of the terrestrial carbon cycle. Indeed, wood represents the principal carbon pool of terrestrial biomass, accumulated in trees through cambial activity. Aims : Here, we present a novel, simple, and fast approach to accurately estimate the intra-annual dynamics of aboveground woody biomass production based on image analysis of forming xylem sections. Methods : During the 2015 growing season, we weekly collected wood samples (microcores) containing the forming xylem on seven Norway spruces (Picea abies (L.) Karst), grown in Hesse forest (North-East France). The microcores were prepared to allow the observation of the forming tissues with an optical microscope. Xylem apparent density and radial increment were then measured directly on images of the histological sections. In order to compare our “histologic approach” with the previously published “cellular approach,” we also counted the number of tracheids in each differentiation zones, and measured the tracheid dimensions all along the last-formed tree ring. Results : The two approaches yielded comparable meaningful results, describing xylem size increase and aboveground woody biomass production as bell-shaped curves culminating in May and June respectively. However, the histologic approach provided a shorter time lag between xylem size increase and biomass production than the cellular one. Conclusion : Better quantification of the shift between stem growth in size and in biomass will require addressing the knowledge gap regarding lignin deposition kinetics. Nevertheless, our novel histologic approach is simpler and more direct than the cellular one, and may open the way to a first quantification of intra-annual dynamics of woody biomass production in angiosperms, where the cellular approach is hardly applicable. Numéro de notice : A2019-650 Affiliation des auteurs : IGN+Ext (2012-2019) Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-019-0846-7 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-019-0846-7 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97454 [article]

Seasonal time-course of the above ground biomass production efficiency in beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) / Laura Heid in Annals of Forest Science, vol 75 n° 1 (March 2018)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 75 n° 1 (March 2018) Titre : Seasonal time-course of the above ground biomass production efficiency in beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Laura Heid, Auteur ; Christophe Calvaruso, Auteur ; Anjy Andrianantenaina, Auteur ; André Granier, Auteur ; Sébastien Conil, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes IGN] densité de la végétation [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] production primaire brute [Termes IGN] variation saisonnière [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (Auteur) In order to record the seasonal changes in aboveground biomass production (trunk and branches) in a forest, changes in wood density must be taken into account. A 60-year-old beech forest displayed a large intra-annual variability in its aboveground woody biomass production efficiency. This variation followed a seasonal trend with a maximum during the summer while gross primary production was rather low. In the current context of land use and climate change, there is a need to precisely quantify the carbon (C) balance of forest ecosystems, and more specifically, of C allocation to tree compartments. We quantified the seasonal changes in the aboveground biomass production (aBP) of a beech forest growing on two different soils: an alocrisol and a calci-brunisol. In addition, for the alocrisol ecosystem, we assessed the existence and degree of intra-annual variability in the ratio of wood aBP to gross primary production (GPP), i.e., the wood aBP efficiency. The study site is a 60-year-old beech forest in northeastern France. An eddy covariance tower records continuously net ecosystem exchange. To investigate the temporal changes in aBP, mini-cores were drilled and diameter at breast height measurements were taken on a monthly basis from 45 trees for both stands studied over 2014. A clear difference in aBP was observed between the two soils with the alocrisol being more productive than the calci-brunisol. For the alocrisol, both woody aBP and GPP changed over the course of the year, reaching peak values during June (6 and 12.5 gC m−2 day−1, respectively). Wood applied bias photon-to-current efficiency aboveground Biomass Production Efficiency (aBPE) also showed important intra-annual variations, ranging from 0.09 in September to 0.58 in July. Wood density varied throughout the year, and not taking it into account would have led to an overestimation of aBP by as much as 20% in April and May. Our study highlights the importance of taking wood density into account for intra-annual studies of aBP. Wood aBPE cannot be considered as constant as it fluctuated from 0.09 to 0.58 throughout the year for an annual value of 0.34. The potential error in wood aBPE stemming from not taking these changes into account amounts to 15%. Numéro de notice : A2018-312 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-018-0707-9 Date de publication en ligne : 08/03/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0707-9 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=90435 [article]