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Landsat-based monitoring of southern pine beetle infestation severity and severity change in a temperate mixed forest / Ran Meng in Remote sensing of environment, vol 269 (February 2022)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing of environment > vol 269 (February 2022) . - n° 112847 Titre : Landsat-based monitoring of southern pine beetle infestation severity and severity change in a temperate mixed forest Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ran Meng, Auteur ; Renjie Gao, Auteur ; Feng Zhao, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 112847 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] dépérissement [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] image Landsat-8 [Termes IGN] insecte nuisible [Termes IGN] mortalité [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Scolytinae [Termes IGN] signature spectrale [Termes IGN] surveillance forestière [Termes IGN] xylophage Résumé : (auteur) The recent northward expansion of Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) outbreaks associated with warming winters has caused extensive tree mortality in temperate pine forests, significantly affecting forest dynamics, structure, and functioning. Spatially-explicit early warning and detection of SPB-induced tree mortality is critical for timely and sustainable forest management practices. The unique contributions of remote sensing technologies to mapping the location, extent, and severity of beetle outbreaks, as well as assisting in analyzing the potential drivers for outbreak predictions, have been well recognized. However, little is known about the performance of moderate resolution satellite multispectral imagery for early warning and detection of SPB-induced tree mortality. Thus, we conducted this study, as the first attempt, to capture the spatial-temporal patterns of SPB infestation severity at the regional scale and to understand the underlying environmental drivers in a spatially-explicit manner. First, we explored the spectral signatures of SPB-killed trees based on 30-m plot measurements and Landsat-8 imagery. Then, to improve detection accuracy for areas with low-moderate SPB infestation severity, we added spectral-temporal anomaly information in the form of a linear trend of the spectral index trajectory to a previously developed approach. The best overall accuracy increased from 84.7% to 90.1% and the best Macro F1 value increased from 0.832 to 0.900. Next, we compared the performances of spectral indices in mapping SPB infestation severity (i.e., % red stage within the 30-m grid cell). The results showed that the combination of Normalized Difference Moisture Index and Tasseled Cap Greenness had the best performance for mapping SPB infestation severity (2016: R2 = 0.754; RSME = 15.7; 2017: R2 = 0.787; RSME = 12.4). Finally, we found that climatic and landscape variables can explain the detected patterns of SPB infestation from 2014 to 2017 in our study area (R2 = 0.751; RSME = 9.67), providing valuable insights on possible predictors for early warning of SPB infestation. Specifically, in our study area, winter dew point temperature was found to be one of the most important predictors, followed by SPB infestation locations in the previous year, canopy cover of host species, elevation, and slope. In the context of continued global warming, our study not only provides a novel framework for efficient, spatially-explicit, and quantitative measurements of forest damage induced by SPB infestation over large scales, but also uncovers opportunities to predict future SPB outbreaks and take precautions against it. Numéro de notice : A2022-096 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112847 Date de publication en ligne : 15/12/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112847 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99538 [article]

Five decades of ground flora changes in a temperate forest: The good, the bad and the ambiguous in biodiversity terms / K.J. Kirby in Forest ecology and management, vol 505 (1 February 2022)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 505 (1 February 2022) . - n° 119896 Titre : Five decades of ground flora changes in a temperate forest: The good, the bad and the ambiguous in biodiversity terms Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : K.J. Kirby, Auteur ; D.R. Bazely, Auteur ; E.A. Goldberg, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 119896 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes IGN] Brachypodium (genre) [Termes IGN] Cervidae [Termes IGN] composition floristique [Termes IGN] dépérissement [Termes IGN] détection de changement [Termes IGN] eutrophisation [Termes IGN] flore forestière [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] Fraxinus excelsior [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] maladie phytosanitaire [Termes IGN] richesse floristique [Termes IGN] Royaume-Uni [Termes IGN] Tracheophyta [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) We explore how the ground flora of a temperate woodland (Wytham Woods, southern England) changed in terms of species-richness, cover and biomass over five decades; what the drivers of change were; and possible future change as a consequence of the decline in Fraxinus excelsior as a canopy dominant. Vascular plants were recorded from 164 permanent, 10x10 m plots, distributed as a 141 m grid, in 1974, 1991, 1999, 2012, and 2018. Species presence and frequency/abundance in each plot were estimated and used to model biomass changes. Changes in species-richness, vegetation composition and structure were analysed. Stands opened out by thinning or which became denser through tree growth gained or lost species respectively, particularly non-woodland species. Deer pressure favoured the spread of Brachypodium sylvaticum and reduced Rubus fruticosus. No obvious impacts of climate change, eutrophication or of invasive species were detected in the plot records although other signs suggest these are starting to affect the flora. Just 12 out of 235 species contributed 47% of all species occurrences, 82% of the vegetation cover and 87% of the modelled biomass. We conclude that the ground flora is highly variable over decadal timescales, but the patterns of change observed differ according to the measures used (species richness, cover, biomass, etc). Site level drivers in the short-term swamped effects of slower acting regional/global drivers. Legacy effects were seen in the greater richness of specialists in the older woodland. While some impacts can be mitigated by management, others are largely beyond control at the site level. Numéro de notice : A2022-041 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119896 Date de publication en ligne : 02/12/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119896 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99389 [article]

How much does it take to be old? Modelling the time since the last harvesting to infer the distribution of overmature forests in France / Lucie Thompson in Diversity and distributions, vol 22 n° inconnu ([04/01/2022])  

Public [article]  inDiversity and distributions > vol 22 n° inconnu [04/01/2022] Titre : How much does it take to be old? Modelling the time since the last harvesting to infer the distribution of overmature forests in France Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Lucie Thompson, Auteur ; Eugénie Cateau, Auteur ; NIcolas Debaive, Auteur ; frédéric Bray, Auteur ; André Torre, Auteur ; Patrick Vallet, Auteur ; Yoan Paillet, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] âge du peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] France métropolitaine [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Vedettes matières IGN] Inventaire forestier Résumé : (auteur) Aim : The distribution of overmature forests in metropolitan France is poorly known, with only a few well-studied prominent sites, and has never been evaluated countrywide. Here, we modelled French forest reserves' time since the last harvesting operation—a proxy for forest maturity—then inferred the current statistical distribution of overmature forests (i.e., forests over 50 years without harvesting) in France. Location : Metropolitan France. Methods : We used inventories from forest reserves and managed forests to calibrate a generalised linear mixed model explaining the time since the last harvesting with selected structural attributes and environmental variables. We then projected this model on the independent National Forest Inventory dataset. We thus obtained an updated estimation of the proportion and a rough distribution of overmature forest stands in metropolitan France. Results : We found that high basal area of very large trees, high volumes of standing and downed deadwood, high diversity of tree-related microhabitats and more marginally diversity of decay stages best characterised the time since the last harvesting. Volumes of stumps and high density of coppices translating legacy of past forest management also distinguished more overmature plots. Our projection yielded an estimated 3% of French forests over 50 years without harvesting mostly located in more inaccessible areas (i.e., mountainous areas). Main conclusions : Our study showed that the time since the last harvesting could be derived from a combination of key structural attributes characterising overmature temperate forests. It gives the first robust statistical estimate of the proportion of overmature forests in France and may serve to report on their status. Our method could be extended in countries with accessible National Forest Inventory and calibration data, thus producing indicators at an international level. Numéro de notice : A2022-074 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1111/ddi.13436 Date de publication en ligne : 08/12/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13436 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99373 [article]

Vegetation changes in the understory of nitrogen-sensitive temperate forests over the past 70 years / Marina Roth in Forest ecology and management, vol 503 (1 January 2022)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 503 (1 January 2022) . - n° 119754 Titre : Vegetation changes in the understory of nitrogen-sensitive temperate forests over the past 70 years Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Marina Roth, Auteur ; Anja Müller-Meissner, Auteur ; Hans-Gerhard Michiels, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 119754 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] azote [Termes IGN] Bade-Wurtemberg (Allemagne) [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] détection de changement [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] impact sur l'environnement [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] pollution atmosphérique [Termes IGN] sous-étage [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Since the industrial revolution, atmospheric nitrogen deposition has increased strongly and has been shown to alter nitrogen cycles, species composition and diversity in many ecosystems, including forests. At the same time, nitrogen removal from forests through biomass extraction via historical management techniques has decreased considerably. A proven tool to analyze the effects of long-term environmental changes are vegetation resurveys. In this study, we tested whether environmental changes resulting from atmospheric nitrogen deposition and altered forest management are reflected in the vegetation composition of temperate forest understories in six acidophilic and oligo-mesophilic forest types in south-western Germany. We compared historical surveys from 1950 to 1976 with surveys from 2017/18 and examined changes in the vegetation using NMDS ordinations and Ellenberg indicator values. While an increase in the number of nitrophilic species was detected in all forest types, only the acidophytic and oligotrophic Vaccinio-Abietetum and Luzulo-Quercetum forests (dominated by Abies alba (Mill.) and Quercus spec., respectively) exhibited a replacement of oligotrophic species by nitrophilic species, amounting to an overall trend of eutrophication. Despite the uncertainties resulting from different plot locations and the slow dynamics of forests, we demonstrate a significant trend in the understory vegetation composition, which is likely caused by atmospheric N deposition. Differences in the sensitivity of different forest types indicate an influence of geological and climatic site characteristics and historical land use on the effects of environmental changes. Numéro de notice : A2022-013 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119754 Date de publication en ligne : 21/10/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119754 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99070 [article]

Variation in plant–soil interactions among temperate forest herbs / Jared J. Beck in Plant ecology, vol 222 n° 11 (November 2021)  

Public [article]  inPlant ecology > vol 222 n° 11 (November 2021) . - pp 1225 - 1238 Titre : Variation in plant–soil interactions among temperate forest herbs Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jared J. Beck, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : pp 1225 - 1238 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] croissance végétale [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] herbe [Termes IGN] phytoécologie [Termes IGN] relations plante - sol [Termes IGN] Wisconsin (Etats-Unis) [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Antagonistic interactions between plants and soil biota promote species diversity in many plant communities but little is known about how these plant–soil interactions influence herbaceous species in temperate forests. To assess the potential for soil biota to affect the growth of forest herbs, I conducted a greenhouse experiment in which seedlings of nine focal herb species common in Wisconsin (USA) forests were grown in soil derived from conspecific and heterospecific plants. This soil origin treatment was crossed with a subsequent treatment in which half of the soils were pasteurized to eliminate soil biota. The presence and origin of soil biota had variable effects on plant growth among the nine focal species. Thalictrum dioicum, Elymus hystrix, and Solidago flexicaulis growth were inhibited by the presence of soil biota in unpasteurized soils. Thalictrum dioicum seedlings grown in conspecific, unpasteurized soil accumulated 30% less biomass than seedlings grown in heterospecific, unpasteurized soil indicating that host-specific effects of microbial pathogens restrict seedling growth. Similarly, E. hystrix seedlings were 11% smaller in conspecific-trained soils. The remaining herb species showed no significant response to experimental treatments manipulating soil biota. These variable growth responses highlight the potential for differences in plant–soil interactions among plant species to influence local plant distributions and community dynamics. Janzen–Connell effects, like those observed in T. dioicum and E. hystrix, could promote coexistence among certain species and contribute to high local plant diversity in temperate forest understories. Numéro de notice : A2021-730 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s11258-021-01173-x Date de publication en ligne : 23/08/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-021-01173-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98674 [article]

Forest type matters: Global review about the structure of oak dominated old-growth temperate forests / Janos Bölöni in Forest ecology and management, vol 500 (15 November 2021)  

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Variation in downed deadwood density, biomass, and moisture during decomposition in a natural temperate forest / Tomas Přívětivý in Forests, vol 12 n° 10 (October 2021)  

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Coniferous and broad-leaved forest distinguishing using L-band polarimetric SAR data / Fang Shang in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, Vol 59 n° 9 (September 2021)  

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Climate warming predispose sessile oak forests to drought-induced tree mortality regardless of management legacies / Any Mary Petritan in Forest ecology and management, vol 491 (1July 2021)  

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Mixture effect on radial stem and shoot growth differs and varies with temperature / Maude Toïgo in Forest ecology and management, vol 488 (15 May 2021)  

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Variations in temperate forest biomass ratio along three environmental gradients are dominated by interspecific differences in wood density / Baptiste Kerfriden in Plant ecology, vol 222 n° 3 (March 2021)  

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Modeling land use change and forest carbon stock changes in temperate forests in the United States / Lucia Fitts in Carbon Balance and Management, vol 16 ([01/02/2021])  

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A density-based algorithm for the detection of individual trees from LiDAR data / Melissa Latella in Remote sensing, Vol 13 n° 2 (January-2 2021)  

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Investigation of Sentinel-1 time series for sensitivity to fern vegetation in an European temperate forest / Marlin Mueller (2021)  

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Mapping and characterizing animals’ places of interest in forest environment / Laurence Jolivet (2021)  

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