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Resource-based growth models reveal opportunities to mitigate climate change effects on beech regeneration by silvicultural measures / Jan F. Wilkens in Forest ecology and management, vol 532 (March-15 2023)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 532 (March-15 2023) . - n° 120815 Titre : Resource-based growth models reveal opportunities to mitigate climate change effects on beech regeneration by silvicultural measures Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jan F. Wilkens, Auteur ; Robert Schlicht, Auteur ; Sven Wagner, Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 120815 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Europe (géographie politique) [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] rayonnement solaire [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] semis (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sylviculture [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Successful European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) regeneration is both of great ecological and economical importance in European forest ecosystems and severely threatened by climate change impacts. To increase our knowledge of beech regeneration dynamics under climate change and the potential for controlling it through forest management, we studied interactive effects of solar radiation (PHAR), water and nutrient availability on the height growth of artificially (AR) and naturally regenerated (NR) beech seedlings. The study was conducted in the framework of experimental canopy gaps, under the influence of the 2018/19 drought and heatwaves. We measured PHAR by means of hemispherical photography, approximated water availability based on the inverse of modeled fine root density distributions of overstorey beech (BGRB) and oak (BGRO) and approximated nutrient availability based on soil fertility (SF), derived from forest site mapping. Results indicate that seedling resource availability and resulting growth responses increase with canopy gap size and vary among locations within the gap. Multiplicative non-linear mixed models suggest that AR and NR relative height growth (RI) was best explained by interactive effects of PHAR, BGRB, BGRO and SF, which reflect complementary resource use patterns of beech seedlings. At optimal resource availability, AR reached a potential RI of 174%, which is about 20% higher compared to NR. While the low light growth responses of AR and NR both reflect saturation at 5 to 15% PHAR, depending on individual size and the availability of the remaining resources, NR showed a higher RI than AR at intermediate and high PHAR levels in cases of limited BGR and SF. In contrast to AR, NR growth was affected to a lesser extent by SF and BGRB and not significantly affected by BGRO. These results suggest that overstorey oaks have a lower effect on water availability of beech seedlings than overstorey beeches. Additionally, NR showed higher tolerance to water and nutrient limitation than AR, probably due to better root system development. In conclusion, site-specific potential for mitigating the effects of climate change on beech regeneration through forest management lies in the adaptation of silvicultural systems, i.e., the creation of canopy gaps larger than 200 m2, thus significantly exceeding the average gap size of the natural disturbance regime, and the choice of the regeneration method. Numéro de notice : A2023-164 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120815 Date de publication en ligne : 26/01/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120815 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102869 [article]

Modelling potential density of natural regeneration of European oak species (Quercus robur L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) depending on the distance to the potential seed source: Methodological approach for modelling dispersal from inventory data at forest enterprise level / Maximilian Axer in Forest ecology and management, vol 482 ([15/02/2021])  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 482 [15/02/2021] . - n° 118802 Titre : Modelling potential density of natural regeneration of European oak species (Quercus robur L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) depending on the distance to the potential seed source: Methodological approach for modelling dispersal from inventory data at forest enterprise level Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Maximilian Axer, Auteur ; Robert Schlicht, Auteur ; Sven Wagner, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 118802 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] conversion forestière [Termes IGN] dispersion [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] Pinophyta [Termes IGN] planification [Termes IGN] Quercus pedunculata [Termes IGN] Quercus sessiliflora [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] régression par quantile [Termes IGN] Saxe (Allemagne) [Termes IGN] semis (sylviculture) [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) The use of natural oak regeneration from admixed oaks and neighbouring oak stands provides an interesting alternative to cost-intensive artificial oak regeneration when aiming for forest conversion of pure coniferous stands. In this study analysis of forest inventory data is done on how far and in what density natural regeneration of both Pedunculate and Sessile oak occurs in coniferous stands. In order to investigate as exclusively as possible the effect of distance to the seed source on the regeneration density of both oaks, the regeneration potential was determined by using quantile regression. By applying a .995th quantile, reducing factors on seedling density, e.g. desiccation, browsing, pathogens or limited resource availability, were excluded as much as possible. Thus, the effect of zoochorus vectors on effective dispersal could be quantified. The regeneration potential was determined based on data from the forest inventory of the Saxony state forest enterprise, Germany, including 2357 sample plots. Remote sensing data, including the location of oaks in the overstorey, were used to determine the distance to the nearest potential seed source. The results of the present study demonstrate that the highest regeneration densities are not found in the immediate vicinity of the nearest seed source, but at distances between 60 and 140 m to it,i.e. the maximum of seedling density per area unit is in some distance to the trees trunk. In the present study, dispersal distances of established regeneration up to 1565 m were detected. From a distance of 1570–2300 m on, there was no oak regeneration. The results prove that acorns are taken from the seed source and that, in addition to barochorus dispersal, the zoochorus dispersal is of great importance for the succession of coniferous stands. The position of potential seed sources is therefore an important information for silvicultural planning, in order to estimate potential oak regeneration densities. Numéro de notice : A2021-228 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118802 Date de publication en ligne : 13/12/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118802 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97208 [article]