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The effects of fire on Pinus sylvestris L. as determined by dendroecological analysis (Sierra de Gredos, Spain) / Mar Génova in iForest, biogeosciences and forestry, vol 15 n° 3 (June 2022)  

Public [article]  iniForest, biogeosciences and forestry > vol 15 n° 3 (June 2022) . - pp 171 - 178 Titre : The effects of fire on Pinus sylvestris L. as determined by dendroecological analysis (Sierra de Gredos, Spain) Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Mar Génova, Auteur ; Paula Ortega, Auteur ; Enrique Sadornil, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 171 - 178 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] cerne [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] dendrochronologie [Termes IGN] données météorologiques [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] incendie de forêt [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Vedettes matières IGN] Botanique Résumé : (auteur) Iberian populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) have been declining since the late-glacial period; among those that remain, relict stands have great biological and ecological value. This paper investigates the effects of a 2009 fire on tree growth in one of these small populations in the Sierra de Gredos (Spain) by examining the responses recorded in the tree-ring width series of the surviving trees. The current status and distribution of these surviving trees reveal the severity of the fire; indeed most show scars or other evidence of fire damage. Dendroecological analysis revealed narrower tree rings, indicating negative pointer years for the year of the fire and the following year. A very significant reduction in growth was recorded for the years after the fire, both in terms of tree-ring width and basal area increment; incomplete and even absent rings were also recorded. No relationship was seen between these effects and climatic events. The dates and geographical extension of former possible disturbances were also investigated, using the data from these same trees plus information collected from others in the region. The vulnerability of these populations to past fires was evident. Lastly, given the problems affecting the regeneration of these relict populations, it is strongly suggested to urgently include all these populations in conservation and environmental management programs. Numéro de notice : A2022-569 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtSansCL DOI : 10.3832/ifor3727-015 Date de publication en ligne : 09/05/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor3727-015 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101255 [article]