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Towards silviculture guidelines to produce large-sized silver birch (betula pendula roth) logs in Western Europe / Héloïse Dubois in Forests, vol 12 n° 5 (May 2021)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 12 n° 5 (May 2021) . - n° 599 Titre : Towards silviculture guidelines to produce large-sized silver birch (betula pendula roth) logs in Western Europe Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Héloïse Dubois, Auteur ; Hugues Claessens, Auteur ; Gauthier Ligot, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 599 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] Betula pendula [Termes descripteurs IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes descripteurs IGN] densité du bois [Termes descripteurs IGN] diamètre à hauteur de poitrine [Termes descripteurs IGN] Hauts-de-France (région 2016) [Termes descripteurs IGN] houppier [Termes descripteurs IGN] tronc [Termes descripteurs IGN] Wallonie (Belgique) [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Forest health problems arising from climate change, pests and pathogens are a threat to the main timber tree species. As a result, silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) has become a precious asset for meeting oncoming forestry challenges in western Europe. However, silviculture guidelines to produce high-value birch logs in this region are lacking. Producing large-sized birch trunks requires crown release, i.e., removing crown competitors around selected target trees. These interventions are currently seldom carried out or else too late when the growth potential of the trees has already diminished. This study set out to ascertain the diameter at breast height (dbh) that could be reached by crown-released birch, determine dbh-associated crown diameters, and further characterize the gain obtained from early crown release on birch dbh growth. We measured 704 birch trees that had undergone crown release in 38 naturally regenerated pure birch stands in southern Belgium and in northeastern France. We then evaluated the variation in stem and crown diameter, and analyzed increments in response to the earliness of the interventions in three subsamples, also compared with control target birch. We found that trees with a dbh of 50 cm could be grown within 60 years. Based on crown diameter, to produce 40, 50 and 60 cm dbh trunk, the distance required between target birch trees at the end of the rotation was around 8, 10 and 12 m. With no intervention and in ordinary dense birch regenerations, the dbh increment was found to decline once the stand reached age 4–7 years. Starting crown release in stands aged 4–5 years can double the dbh increment of target trees and provide a continual gain that may last up to 20 years. When birch crowns are released after 9–12 years, it may already be too late for them to recover their best growth rate. Our contribution should help complete emerging guidelines in support of birch silviculture development. Numéro de notice : A2021-401 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f12050599 date de publication en ligne : 11/05/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f12050599 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97703 [article]

Terrestrial laser scanning intensity captures diurnal variation in leaf water potential / S. Junttila in Remote sensing of environment, Vol 255 (March 2021)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing of environment > Vol 255 (March 2021) . - n° 112274 Titre : Terrestrial laser scanning intensity captures diurnal variation in leaf water potential Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : S. Junttila, Auteur ; T. Hölttä, Auteur ; Eetu Puttonen, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 112274 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Lasergrammétrie [Termes descripteurs IGN] Betula (genre) [Termes descripteurs IGN] diagnostic foliaire [Termes descripteurs IGN] données lidar [Termes descripteurs IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes descripteurs IGN] dynamique de la végétation [Termes descripteurs IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes descripteurs IGN] sécheresse [Termes descripteurs IGN] semis de points [Termes descripteurs IGN] stress hydrique [Termes descripteurs IGN] teneur en eau de la végétation [Termes descripteurs IGN] variation diurne Résumé : (auteur) During the past decades, extreme events have become more prevalent and last longer, and as a result drought-induced plant mortality has increased globally. Timely information on plant water dynamics is essential for understanding and anticipating drought-induced plant mortality. Leaf water potential (ΨL), which is usually measured destructively, is the most common metric that has been used for decades for measuring water stress. Remote sensing methods have been developed to obtain information on water dynamics from trees and forested landscapes. However, the spatial and temporal resolutions of the existing methods have limited our understanding of the water dynamics and diurnal variation of ΨL within single trees. Thus, we investigated the capability of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) intensity in observing diurnal variation in ΨL during a 50-h monitoring period. We aimed to improve the understanding on how large a part of the diurnal variation in ΨL can be captured using TLS intensity observations. We found that TLS intensity at the 905 nm wavelength measured from a static position was able to explain 77% of the variation in ΨL for three trees of two tree species with a root mean square error of 0.141 MPa. Based on our experiment with three trees, a time series of TLS intensity measurements can be used in detecting changes in ΨL, and thus it is worthwhile to expand the investigations to cover a wider range of tree species and forests and further increase our understanding of plant water dynamics at wider spatial and temporal scales. Numéro de notice : A2021-192 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.rse.2020.112274 date de publication en ligne : 14/01/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112274 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97113 [article]

Effects of thinning practice, high pruning and slash management on crop tree and stand growth in young even-aged stands of planted silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) / Jens Peter Skovsgaard in Forests, vol 12 n° 2 (February 2021)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 12 n° 2 (February 2021) . - n° 225 Titre : Effects of thinning practice, high pruning and slash management on crop tree and stand growth in young even-aged stands of planted silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jens Peter Skovsgaard, Auteur ; Ulf Johansson, Auteur ; Emma Hölmstrom, Auteur ; Rebecka McCarthy Tune, Auteur ; Clémentine Ols , Auteur ; Giulia Attocchi, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Projets : ARBRE / AgroParisTech, LUE / Université de Lorraine Article en page(s) : n° 225 Note générale : bibliographie This work was supported by the Swedish forest-owner association Södra and the Swedish national research program Future Forests. C. Ols was funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR-11-LABX-0002-01 and ANR-15-IDEX-04-LUE) during her review and editing of the paper. Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] Betula pendula [Termes descripteurs IGN] Canada [Termes descripteurs IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes descripteurs IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes descripteurs IGN] élagage (sylviculture) [Termes descripteurs IGN] étude d'impact [Termes descripteurs IGN] forêt équienne [Termes descripteurs IGN] Suède [Termes descripteurs IGN] volume en bois [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) The objective was to quantify the influence of thinning, high pruning and slash management on crop tree and stand growth in young even-aged stands of planted silver birch (Betula pendula Roth). This study was based on two field experiments, aged six and eleven years at initiation and re-measured after six and eight years, respectively. Treatments included the unthinned control, moderate thinning mainly from below (removing 28–33% of standing volume), point thinning to favor 300 trees per ha and with no thinning elsewhere in the plot (removing 16–25%), and heavy thinning leaving 600 evenly distributed potential future crop trees per ha (removing 64–75%). Slash management (extraction or retention) was applied to heavily thinned plots. High pruning removing 30–70% of the green crown was carried out in some plots with point or heavy thinning on 300 or 600 trees per ha, respectively. Stand volume growth increased with increasing pre-treatment mean annual volume increment and decreased with increasing thinning intensity as compared to the unthinned control. LS-means estimates indicated a reduction for moderate thinning by 14%, for point thinning by 12% and for heavy thinning (combined with pruning) by 62%. However, in the youngest experiment, heavy thinning (without pruning) reduced growth by 54%. Combining these results with results from a similar experiment in Canada, the reduction in stand volume growth (RedIv%) depending on thinning removal (RemV%), both expressed as a percentage of the unthinned control, was quantified as RedIv% = −23.67 + 1.16·RemV% (calibration range: 30–83%). For heavy thinning (large quantities of slash), slash extraction resulted in no reduction in stand volume growth as compared to slash retention. The instantaneous numeric reduction in the average stem diameter of the 300 thickest trees per ha (D300) due to thinning was 3.5, 15–21% and 955–11% with moderate, point and heavy thinning, respectively. The subsequent average annual increase in D300 during the observation period was 8.5%, 25 and 18%, respectively. In the youngest experiment, pruning in unthinned plots led to a reduction in the annual increase of D300 by 14%, and heavy thinning in unpruned plots led to an increase by 30%. The growth of pre-selected potential future crop trees increased with increasing thinning intensity. In heavily thinned plots, pruning reduced growth increasingly with increasing pruning severity; LS-means estimates indicated 21% larger growth on stem diameter for unpruned trees and 3% for pruned trees. As an adverse side effect, heavily thinned plots with only 600 trees per ha were at increased risk of windthrow for some years after the thinning intervention. In the oldest experiment, 95–21% of the trees in these plots were damaged by wind. Numéro de notice : A2021-171 Affiliation des auteurs : LIF+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.3390/f12020225 date de publication en ligne : 16/02/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020225 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97132 [article]

The strong and the stronger: The effects of increasing ozone and nitrogen dioxide concentrations in pollen of different forest species / Sónia Pereira in Forests, vol 12 n° 1 (January 2021)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 12 n° 1 (January 2021) . - n° 88 Titre : The strong and the stronger: The effects of increasing ozone and nitrogen dioxide concentrations in pollen of different forest species Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Sónia Pereira, Auteur ; Maria Fernández-González, Auteur ; Alexandra Guedes, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 88 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] Acer negundo [Termes descripteurs IGN] analyse comparative [Termes descripteurs IGN] Betula pendula [Termes descripteurs IGN] Corylus avellana [Termes descripteurs IGN] dioxyde d'azote [Termes descripteurs IGN] Europe (géographie politique) [Termes descripteurs IGN] indice de stress [Termes descripteurs IGN] ozone [Termes descripteurs IGN] pollen [Termes descripteurs IGN] pollution atmosphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] protection de l'environnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] Quercus pedunculata [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) The knowledge of pollen sensitivity and tolerance to stress factors such as air pollution is important for forest sustainability, ensuring the most efficient production with the highest benefits and lowest resource losses. This study intended to evaluate the influence of common air pollutants in four forest trees species, Betula pendula Roth, Corylus avellana L., Acer negundo L. and Quercus robur L., through a comparative analysis at the same experimental conditions. We aimed to investigate the effect that may occur in pollen fertility, protein content, oxidative stress and wall composition after exposure in vitro to ozone and nitrogen dioxide at concentration levels for vegetation protection in Europe. Our results suggest changes in pollen viability, protein content and differential sensitivity related to ROS synthesis, NADPH oxidase activity, as well as in wall composition. The results indicate that NO2 exposure affected more the pollen species studied mostly at the highest concentration exposure. As for ozone, there were less significant differences between samples; however, a different behavior occurs in O3 expositions, where the most influence happens at the legal limit for vegetation protection in Europe. Our study showed that significant pollen functions could be compromised even at common air pollutant’s concentrations. Numéro de notice : A2021-143 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f12010088 date de publication en ligne : 15/01/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010088 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97046 [article]

Use of non-destructive test methods on Irish hardwood standing trees and small-diameter round timber for prediction of mechanical properties / Daniel F. Llana in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 77 n° 3 (September 2020)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science [en ligne] > vol 77 n° 3 (September 2020) Titre : Use of non-destructive test methods on Irish hardwood standing trees and small-diameter round timber for prediction of mechanical properties Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Daniel F. Llana, Auteur ; Ian Short, Auteur ; Annette M. Harte, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] Acer pseudoplatanus [Termes descripteurs IGN] acoustique [Termes descripteurs IGN] Betula pendula [Termes descripteurs IGN] betula pubescens [Termes descripteurs IGN] bois sur pied [Termes descripteurs IGN] densité du bois [Termes descripteurs IGN] diamètre des arbres [Termes descripteurs IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes descripteurs IGN] élagage (sylviculture) [Termes descripteurs IGN] élasticité [Termes descripteurs IGN] feuillu [Termes descripteurs IGN] Fraxinus (genre) [Termes descripteurs IGN] Fraxinus excelsior [Termes descripteurs IGN] Irlande [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle de simulation [Termes descripteurs IGN] résonance [Termes descripteurs IGN] vent [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Key message: Mechanical properties of small-diameter round timber from hardwood thinnings of common alder ( Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.), European ash ( Fraxinus excelsior L.), European birch ( Betula pendula Roth. and Betula pubescens Ehrh.), and sycamore ( Acer pseudoplatanus L.) can be evaluated by non-destructive testing on either standing trees or green logs without wood density determination. Velocity differences between acoustic and resonance methods are influenced by tree species and age. Tree diameter improves the estimation of bending strength but not of stiffness. Context: There is a need for a reliable, fast, and inexpensive evaluation method to better sort hardwood thinnings according to mechanical properties for use in potential added-value applications. Aims: The estimation by non-destructive testing of mechanical properties of round small-diameter timber of four hardwood species (common alder, European ash, European birch, and sycamore). Methods: Acoustic velocity was measured in 38 standing trees and resonance velocity was recorded in green logs from these trees. The logs were then dried and tested in bending. Estimation models to predict mechanical properties from non-destructive testing measurements were developed. Results: Large differences between velocities from acoustic and resonance techniques were found. Models based on both non-destructive testing velocities together with a species factor are well correlated with bending modulus of elasticity while models including tree diameter are moderately well correlated with bending strength. Inclusion of density in the models does not improve the estimation. Conclusion: Models based on acoustic measurements on standing trees or resonance on green logs together with tree species and diameter provide reliable estimates of mechanical properties of round timber from hardwood thinnings. This methodology can be easily used for pre-sorting material in the forest. Numéro de notice : A2020-403 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-020-00957-x date de publication en ligne : 17/06/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-020-00957-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95453 [article]

What influences the long-term development of mixtures in British forests? / William L. Mason in Forestry, an international journal of forest research, vol 93 n° 4 (July 2020)  

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An original method for tree species classification using multitemporal multispectral and hyperspectral satellite data / Olga Grigorieva in Silva fennica, vol 54 n° 2 (March 2020)  

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The effects of different combinations of simulated climate change-related stressors on juveniles of seven forest tree species grown as mono-species and mixed cultures / Alfas Pliüra in Baltic forestry, vol 26 n° 1 (2020)  

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The utility of terrestrial photogrammetry for assessment of tree volume and taper in boreal mixedwood forests / Christopher Mulverhill in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], Vol 76 n° 3 (September 2019)  

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Diptera in clear-felling stumps like it dry / Mats Jonsell in Scandinavian journal of forest research, vol 34 n° 8 (August 2019)  

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Bayesian calibration of a carbon balance model PREBAS using data from permanent growth experiments and national forest inventory / Francesco Minunno in Forest ecology and management, vol 440 (15 May 2019)  

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A modeling-based approach for soil frost detection in the northern boreal forest region with C-Band SAR / Juval Cohen in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 57 n° 2 (February 2019)  

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Is field-measured tree height as reliable as believed – A comparison study of tree height estimates from field measurement, airborne laser scanning and terrestrial laser scanning in a boreal forest / Yunsheng Wang in ISPRS Journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, vol 147 (January 2019)  

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Models for diameter and height growth of Scots pine, Norway spruce and pubescent birch in drained peatland sites in Finland / Jaakko Repola in Silva fennica, vol 52 n° 5 (November 2018)  

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Predicting tree diameter distributions from airborne laser scanning, SPOT 5 satellite, and field sample data in the perm region, Russia / Jussi Peuhkurinen in Forests, vol 9 n° 10 (October 2018)  

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