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Forest floor alteration by canopy trees and soil wetness drive regeneration of a spruce-beech forest / Pavel Daněk in Forest ecology and management, vol 504 (January-15 2022)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 504 (January-15 2022) . - n° 119802 Titre : Forest floor alteration by canopy trees and soil wetness drive regeneration of a spruce-beech forest Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pavel Daněk, Auteur ; Pavel Šamonil, Auteur ; Libor Hort, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 119802 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] bois mort [Termes IGN] canopée [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] litière [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] République Tchèque [Termes IGN] semis (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sol forestier [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Natural regeneration of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Norway spruce (Picea abies) plays a crucial role in the future of many European mountain forests. It is affected by various soil and stand-related factors whose relative importance, especially in mixed stands, is still not known. In this study, we assessed the importance of stand composition, soil wetness, disturbances and different microsites and seedbeds for regeneration of beech and spruce in a mixed old-growth mountain forest. We also focused on how the effects of these factors change as regeneration gets older. We sampled all regeneration in 563 plots from different microsite types (deadwood, intact soil, treethrow pits and mounds), distinguishing three seedbeds (mosses, beech litter, bare substrate) for seedlings. We used soil survey and tree census data with generalized linear mixed models and variance partitioning to identify the main factors driving tree regeneration and their relative importance. Although beech was slightly less abundant in the canopy than spruce, it strongly outnumbered spruce in regeneration. Beech regeneration showed an affinity for beech litter-rich microsites and drier soils, while spruce was more common on deadwood and moister soils and its response to the seedbed was microsite-specific. The regeneration of both species was positively related to the proportion of their own species in the canopy, but more so in seedlings than in older regeneration cohorts, where soil wetness was more important. The overall pattern of tree regeneration thus resulted from a complex interplay between site conditions and their alterations by current and former generations of canopy trees through the creation of new microsites (deadwood, uprooting mounds) or litter production. Where beech regeneration is not suppressed by excess soil wetness, it is much more successful than spruce due to its shade tolerance and ability to be established in the beech litter that dominates the forest floor. On the other hand, spruce regeneration is mostly restricted to elevated microsites with lower litter accumulation, such as deadwood and treethrow mounds. Our results indicate that both species exhibit an ability to modify their environment in favor of their own regeneration, but under current conditions, beech is more successful than spruce and can be expected to increase its dominance in the future. Numéro de notice : A2022-022 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119802 Date de publication en ligne : 04/11/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119802 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99214 [article]

Forest floor bryophyte and lichen diversity in Scots pine and Norway spruce production forests / Lisa Petersson in Forest ecology and management, vol 493 (August-1 2021)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 493 (August-1 2021) . - n° 119210 Titre : Forest floor bryophyte and lichen diversity in Scots pine and Norway spruce production forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Lisa Petersson, Auteur ; Staffan Nilsson, Auteur ; Emma Hölmstrom, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 119210 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Bryophyte [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] lichen [Termes IGN] phytosociologie [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] Pinophyta [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] sol forestier [Termes IGN] Suède [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Bryophytes and lichens are two main components of the forest floor vegetation. They provide essential ecosystem services, including nutrient recycling and water regulation. Here, we contrast the species richness, cover and community composition of forest floor bryophytes and lichens in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Norway spruce (Picea abies) dominated production forests. The study sites were located in the hemiboreal zone of southern Sweden, and represented early-, mid- and late rotation stands. Our aim was to examine the potential consequences for forest floor biodiversity from the decreasing use of Scots pine production forests in this region. Whereas Scots pine and Norway spruce stands did not differ in bryophyte cover, we found a higher cover of lichens in Scots pine stands, and highest in the intermediate aged stands. Also the species richness of lichens was higher in the Scots pine stands, while bryophyte species richness was higher in the Norway spruce stands. Differences in canopy cover and associated light transmittance to the forest floor appears to be important drivers for distinctive different forest floor communities in the Scots pine and Norway spruce stands, as revealed by Non-Metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS). Mean Ellenberg indicator values for bryophytes and lichens showed that species associated with Scots pine stands were characterized by their tolerance of brighter conditions, higher insolation, and better adaptation to a continental climate. Norway spruce stands instead had a comparably larger proportion of species tolerating lower light, but also indicators of higher available nutrient levels, humidity, and pH. The outcome of the Ellenberg indicator species analysis, as well as the larger cover of lichens,and adaptations to drought found among some mosses, revealed that forest floor communities are shaped by different environmental factors in Scots pine and Norway spruce production stands. These environmental differences, and the quantified shifts in forest floor communities identified in this study, indicate the large shifts in understory bryophyte and lichen species composition and abundance that is likely to occur if Scots pine stands are converted to Norway spruce. Numéro de notice : A2021-459 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119210 Date de publication en ligne : 03/05/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119210 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97922 [article]

Dynamique contrastée de la compaction d’un ferralsol après une défriche mécanisée alternative en Guyane française / Xavier Guerrini in Bois et forêts des tropiques, n° 348 ([01/07/2021])  

Public [article]  inBois et forêts des tropiques > n° 348 [01/07/2021] Titre : Dynamique contrastée de la compaction d’un ferralsol après une défriche mécanisée alternative en Guyane française Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Xavier Guerrini, Auteur ; Vincent Freycon, Auteur ; Alexandre de Haldat du Lys, Auteur ; Eric Nicolini, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Français (fre) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] défrichement [Termes IGN] Guyane (département français) [Termes IGN] légumineuse fourragère [Termes IGN] sol forestier [Termes IGN] surveillance géologique [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Mots-clés libres : Stylosanthes guianensis Résumé : (auteur) Le changement d’usage des terres et l’impact de l’anthropisation sur les milieux forestiers tropicaux sont en progression constante sous les tropiques et en Guyane française. Ces changements sont souvent accompagnés de défriches mécanisées qui favorisent la compaction du sol. Notre objectif était de suivre l’évolution de la compaction du sol d’une parcelle de forêt naturelle exploitée (7 ha) soumise à une défriche mécanisée alternative (itinéraire « chop and mulch », couvert herbacé de Stylosanthes guianensis), puis replantée de quatre espèces forestières commerciales. Sur cet espace présentant finalement diverses couvertures de sol (sol nu, mulch, couvert herbacé), nous avons mesuré la densité apparente jusqu’à 30 cm de profondeur et effectué le test d’infiltration simplifié de Beerkan lors de trois campagnes : avant, juste après et neuf mois après la défriche. Avant la défriche, les sols avaient une très bonne capacité d’infiltration (111 cm/h), étaient peu denses à 0-5 cm de profondeur (0,88) et denses à 5-30 cm (1,19 à 1,40). Juste après la défriche, les sols avaient une capacité d’infiltration très réduite (2 cm/h) et leur couche de surface avait été fortement compactée (1,28) contrairement aux couches plus profondes (1,41 à 1,49). Neuf mois après la défriche, les sols avaient retrouvé une très bonne capacité d’infiltration (149 cm/h), particulièrement sous le couvert herbacé de S. guianensis, et leur couche de surface avait retrouvé une densité proche de l’état initial (1,01), contrairement aux couches plus profondes (1,46 à 1,58). De futures recherches sont nécessaires pour expliquer le retour rapide à l’état initial de la couche de surface et estimer la contribution relative de la macrofaune du sol, des racines et de la fissuration. Numéro de notice : A2021-618 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.19182/bft2021.348.a36751 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.19182/bft2021.348.a36751 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98626 [article]

The presence of shade-intolerant conifers facilitates the regeneration of Quercus petraea in mixed stands / Jeremy Borderieux in Forest ecology and management, vol 491 (July-1 2021)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 491 (July-1 2021) . - n° 119189 Titre : The presence of shade-intolerant conifers facilitates the regeneration of Quercus petraea in mixed stands Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jeremy Borderieux, Auteur ; Yoan Paillet, Auteur ; Marine Dalmasso , Auteur ; Anders Mårell, Auteur ; Thomas Pérot, Auteur ; Patrick Vallet, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Projets : 1-Pas de projet / Article en page(s) : n° 119189 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Cervidae [Termes IGN] évapotranspiration [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Pinophyta [Termes IGN] Quercus sessiliflora [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sol forestier [Termes IGN] température de surface [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Positive productivity-diversity relationships, pest-effect mitigation and increased resilience and stability maintain an ongoing interest for mixed stands in forestry. However, how mixing species affects forest regeneration is yet to be further explored. We used data from the French National Forest Inventory (from 2006 to 2016) to model Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl regeneration cover in pure and mixed Quercus petraea stands; we included the effects of abiotic and biotic factors as well as mixture. We hypothesized that the characteristics of the companion species would prevent or facilitate the regeneration of oak. Quercus petraea regeneration cover in this study responded negatively to total canopy cover and herbivory pressure. Mean July potential evapotranspiration (PET), mean December maximal temperature and soil pH are variables whose spatial variations over a given territory structure regeneration cover; all three of these variables have optimum values. Quercus petraea regeneration cover is linked to the proportion of Quercus petraea in the canopy layer in all mixed stands, except when the oak is mixed with shade-intolerant conifers: in this case, Quercus petraea regeneration is enhanced. The shade tolerance of admixed broadleaved species did not affect the Quercus petraea regeneration. This suggests that oak regeneration was facilitated with a shade-intolerant coniferous companion species due to better light transmittance through the crown or the competitive advantage of Quercus petraea over coniferous shade-intolerant species. These results are of interest for oak mixtures since Quercus petraea regeneration cover benefits from mixtures with shade-intolerant conifers and is at least equal to that of pure stands. Numéro de notice : A2021-309 Affiliation des auteurs : IGN+Ext (2020- ) Autre URL associée : vers HAL ouvert Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119189 Date de publication en ligne : 08/04/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119189 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97743 [article]

European beech leads to more bioactive humus forms but stronger mineral soil acidification as Norway spruce and Scots pine – Results of a repeated site assessment after 63 and 82 years of forest conversion in Central Germany / Florian Achilles in Forest ecology and management, vol 483 ([01/03/2021])  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 483 [01/03/2021] . - n° 118769 Titre : European beech leads to more bioactive humus forms but stronger mineral soil acidification as Norway spruce and Scots pine – Results of a repeated site assessment after 63 and 82 years of forest conversion in Central Germany Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Florian Achilles, Auteur ; Alexander Tischer, Auteur ; Markus Bernhardt-Römermann, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 118769 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Allemagne [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes IGN] composition d'un peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] composition des sols [Termes IGN] conversion forestière [Termes IGN] Fagus (genre) [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] sol acide [Termes IGN] sol forestier [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) To reduce the effects of extended coniferous monoculture plantations on forest floor and topsoil processes, like amplified acidification or nutrient immobilization in organic layers, small interspersed groups of European beech were planted at the beginning of the 20th century amid large coniferous stands (CS) in Central Germany. Today, these so-called “Green Eyes” (GE) are 82-year old. In our study we focused on two different timelines to investigate the effects of forest conversion on vegetation composition, forest floor and mineral soil properties, encompassing a long-term (>80 year) comparison from tree planting in the 1930s to 2018 and a shorter timeframe nearly spanning 20 years (1999–2018). Since long-term forest conversion experiments (>60 years) across sites sharing a common forest land-use history are scarce, our study allows to contribute to a better evaluation of the long-term effects on changes in soil properties. We linked standard methods assessing soil pH, organic C and total N concentrations as well as stocks as indicators of soil quality changes in forest floor and mineral soil (down to 40 cm depth) to patterns in ground vegetation dynamics (most GE were characterized only by a few herbaceous species). Our results exhibited an effect of forest conversion on the activation in forest floor turnover resulting in increased turnover rates in the GE (GE contain only half of the forest floor OM of CS), hence forming more bioactive humus forms (mull, moder) and a noticeable higher forest floor pH (+0.6 units) compared to CS. The OC translocation from the forest floor into the topsoil is higher under GE (+0.7% OC content), probably building up a stable SOC pool hence contributing to C sequestration. The positive effects of European beech on forest floor quality are related to a stronger acidification of the subsoil during the past 20 years (-0.5 pH units). The base pump effect (uptake of Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ and assimilation into tree biomass in exchange release of H+) in GE led to more acidic conditions (- 0.2 pH units) in the deeper mineral soil compared to CS. This bio-acidification may serve as one reason for subsoil acidification, as observed in our study, pointing out that mineral soil acidification is still an important issue in central European forests. Future restoration of soil base cation pools will still depend on the rate of bio-acidification, on the amount of acidifying air pollutant (and base cation) depositions and on forest management practices (e.g. intensity of biomass removal, soil regeneration-oriented liming). Numéro de notice : A2021-229 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118769 Date de publication en ligne : 18/11/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118769 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97216 [article]

La détermination des habitats naturels par l’inventaire forestier / Ingrid Bonhême (2021)  

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Soil biodiversity as affected by different thinning intensities in a pinus laricio stand of Calabrian Apennine, South Italy / Adele Muscolo in Forests, vol 12 n° 1 (January 2021)  

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Effects of Quercus rubra L. on soil properties and humus forms in 50-year-old and 80-year-old forest stands of Lombardy plain / Chiara Ferré in Annals of Forest Science, Vol 77 n° 1 (March 2020)  

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Annual net nitrogen mineralization and litter flux in well-drained downy birch, Norway spruce and Scots pine forest ecosystems / Hardo Becker in Silva fennica, vol 52 n° 4 (September 2018)  

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Carbone dans les sols forestiers, de l'étude des processus aux patrons à l'échelle nationale / Laurent Saint André (2018) 

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Recherche en matière d’inventaire forestier [Introduction] / Jean-Daniel Bontemps (2018) 

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L’utilisation des données écologiques de l’inventaire pour mieux appréhender les conditions locales de milieu [diaporama] / Thomas Brusten (2018)  

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Pit-mound microrelief in forest soils: Review of implications for water retention and hydrologic modelling / Martin Valtera in Forest ecology and management, vol 393 (1 June 2017)  

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Improving the design of long-term monitoring experiments in forests: a new method for the assessment of local soil variability by combining infrared spectroscopy and dendrometric data / Emila Akroume in Annals of Forest Science, vol 73 n° 4 (December 2016)  

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Silvicultural climatic turning point for European beech and sessile oak in Western Europe derived from national forest inventories / Klara Dolos in Forest ecology and management, vol 373 (1 August 2016)  

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