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Are northern German Scots pine plantations climate smart? The impact of large-scale conifer planting on climate, soil and the water cycle / Christoph Leuschner in Forest ecology and management, vol 507 (March-1 2022)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 507 (March-1 2022) . - n° 120013 Titre : Are northern German Scots pine plantations climate smart? The impact of large-scale conifer planting on climate, soil and the water cycle Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Christoph Leuschner, Auteur ; Agnes Förster, Auteur ; Marco Diers, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 120013 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] acidification des sols [Termes IGN] albedo [Termes IGN] Allemagne [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] canopée [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] évapotranspiration [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] foresterie [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] résilience écologique [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Increasing temperatures and rising atmospheric vapor pressure deficits are exposing forests around the globe to increasing drought and heat stress, demanding a shift to climate-smart forestry for increasing the stress resistance and resilience of production forests and to enhance their climate change mitigation potential. Based on measurements in paired pine and beech forests and the review of literature data, we analyse the biophysical consequences and the carbon cycle impact of large-scale Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) plantations in northern Germany in the face of a warming and aridifying climate. We quantified canopy surface albedo and surface temperature, evapotranspiration and deep seepage, carbon (C) storage in biomass and soil and annual C sequestration, and soil acidification of pine plantations in comparison to beech forests (Fagus sylvatica L.), the natural forest vegetation. We find that near-infrared (NIR, 700–3000 mn) canopy surface albedo is higher by 5.2 percentage points during summer over beech as compared to pine forest, resulting in a 9 % higher net radiation and a 0.6 K higher surface temperature of the pine canopy. Deep seepage is on average by 68 mm yr−1 smaller under pine than beech forest (66 mm yr−1 vs. 134 mm yr−1) due to the higher evapotranspiration of pine. C storage in biomass and soil is by ∼ 48 Mg C ha−1 higher in beech than pine forests, reflecting the higher productivity of beech, demonstrating an unfavorably low C sequestration potential of Scots pine plantations. We conclude that the large-scale Scots pine plantations in northern Germany (>1.7 million ha) are neither environmental-friendly nor climate smart, given their enhancement of climate-warming, low climate change mitigation potential, and negative effect on groundwater recharge. Replacing pine plantations by beech (or other hardwood) forests in northern Germany and adjacent regions is urgently needed for achieving the goals of climate-smart forestry. Numéro de notice : A2022-136 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120013 Date de publication en ligne : 24/01/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120013 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99742 [article]