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Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps / Mithila Unkule in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 79 n° 1 (2022)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science [en ligne] > vol 79 n° 1 (2022) . - n° 11 Titre : Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Mithila Unkule, Auteur ; Christian Piedallu, Auteur ; Philippe Balandier, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 11 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies alba [Termes IGN] Alpes (France) [Termes IGN] Cervidae [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] faune locale [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] humidité du sol [Termes IGN] Jura, massif du [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sécheresse [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Key message: Different components of water balance and temperature reduce density and height growth of saplings of Picea abies (L.) H. Karst (Norway spruce), Abies alba Mill. (silver fir) and Fagus sylvatica L. (European beech) in mixed uneven-aged forests in the French Alps and Jura mountains. Ungulate browsing is an additional pressure on fir and beech that could jeopardise the renewal of these species in the future. Context: The uncertainty in tree recruitment rates raises questions about the factors affecting regeneration processes in forests. Factors such as climate, light, competition and ungulate browsing pressure may play an important role in determining regeneration, forest structures and thus future forest composition. Aims: The objective of this study was to quantify sapling densities and height increments of spruce, fir and beech and to identify dominant environmental variables influencing them in mixed uneven-aged forests in the French Alps and Jura mountains. Methods: Sapling height increment and density were recorded in 152 plots, and non-linear mixed models were obtained to establish relations between them and environmental factors known to affect regeneration, namely altitude, slope, aspect, canopy openness, soil characteristics, temperature, precipitation and ungulate browsing. Results: Regeneration density, varying from 0 to 7 saplings per m 2, decreased with sapling height and was also negatively affected for spruce by PET, but positively for fir by precipitation and for beech by mean annual soil water content. Height increment reached up to 50 cm annually, increasing with sapling height and canopy openness and decreasing under high maximum summer temperatures for spruce and beech. The statistical effect of different environmental variables varied slightly among species but trends were quite similar. Additionally, ungulate browsing was high, with fir being the most intensely browsed, followed closely by beech, while spruce was rarely browsed. Conclusions: All these results suggest that more temperature warming and a decrease in water availability could negatively impact sapling growth and density in the three species, with possible reduction of forest renewal fluxes. The observed increase of ungulate populations leading to increased browsing could be particularly detrimental to fir saplings. Numéro de notice : A2022-509 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1186/s13595-022-01126-y Date de publication en ligne : 23/03/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01126-y Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101045 [article]

Funding for planting missing species financially supports the conversion from pure even-aged to uneven-aged mixed forests and climate change mitigation / Joerg Roessinger in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 141 n° 3 (June 2022)  

Public [article]  inEuropean Journal of Forest Research > vol 141 n° 3 (June 2022) . - pp 517 - 534 Titre : Funding for planting missing species financially supports the conversion from pure even-aged to uneven-aged mixed forests and climate change mitigation Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Joerg Roessinger, Auteur ; Ladislav Kulla, Auteur ; Vlastimil Murgaš, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 517 - 534 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies alba [Termes IGN] Carpates [Termes IGN] conversion forestière [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] forêt équienne [Termes IGN] forêt inéquienne [Termes IGN] modélisation de la forêt [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] plantation forestière [Termes IGN] politique de conservation (biodiversité) [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] service écosystémique [Termes IGN] volume en bois [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Mountain spruce forests in Central Europe decline under storms and bark beetle calamities driven by climate change. A stabilisation by planting rare or missing tree species is expensive and requires funding. A funding policy should mitigate climate change and support biodiversity. The goal of this study was to identify a conversion strategy of even-aged spruce-dominated forest stands to uneven-aged mixed stands with spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.Karst.), beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), and fir (Abies alba Mill.). A simultaneous nonlinear optimisation of the number of planted trees and harvested trees per species and per period schedules stand treatments aiming to maximise the long-term financial outcome. Planting modelling extends a density-dependent stand-level matrix transition model based on diameter classes with an age-class-based model for artificial regeneration. An optimal conversion strategy was applied for five funding policy schemes, each for five initial states representing different stages of age and species composition typical for spruce forest conversion in the mountain zone of the Western Carpathians. Only 50% and higher funding of planting costs for the minor/missing fir and beech species facilitates a substantial increase of their shares in stand volume. Funding decreases the volume failure due to mortality. Funding increases the standing and harvested volume, which mitigates climate change by increasing the carbon sequestration. Funding causes unintended effects on ecosystem services by lowering harvest diameters, decreasing the volume of less profitable beech, and temporarily reducing the stand density aimed at supporting plantings and their diameter increments. Numéro de notice : A2022-418 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10342-022-01456-6 Date de publication en ligne : 07/05/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01456-6 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100781 [article]

Unexpected negative effect of available water capacity detected on recent conifer forest growth trends across wide environmental gradients / Clémentine Ols in Ecosystems, vol 25 n° 2 (March 2022)  

Public [article]  inEcosystems > vol 25 n° 2 (March 2022) . - pp 404 - 421 Titre : Unexpected negative effect of available water capacity detected on recent conifer forest growth trends across wide environmental gradients Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Clémentine Ols , Auteur ; Thomas Gschwantner, Auteur ; Klemens Schadauer, Auteur ; Jean-Daniel Bontemps , Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Projets : ARBRE / AgroParisTech, LUE / Université de Lorraine Article en page(s) : pp 404 - 421 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies alba [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] Autriche [Termes IGN] cerne [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] gradient d'altitude [Termes IGN] hétérogénéité environnementale [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Termes IGN] Larix decidua [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] ressources en eau [Termes IGN] structure d'un peuplement forestier [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) National Forest Inventories (NFIs) perform systematic forest surveys across space and time. They are hence powerful tools to understand climate controls on forest growth at wide geographical scales and account for the effects of local abiotic and biotic interactions. To investigate the effects of climate change upon growth dynamics of four major European conifer species along elevation and continentality gradients, we herein provide an original harmonization of the French and Austrian NFI datasets. The growth of Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir and European larch over the 1996–2016 period was studied in pure and even-aged plots across different ecological regions. We derived climate-driven growth trends from > 65, 000 radial increment series filtered out from major biotic and abiotic influences using statistical modeling. We further identified primary environmental drivers of conifer growth by regressing growth trends against regionally aggregated biotic and abiotic forest attributes. Negative growth trends were observed in continental regions undergoing the most rapid warming and thermal amplitude contraction over the study period. Negative trends were also associated with lower forest structural heterogeneity and, surprisingly, with greater available water capacity. Remarkably, we observed these associations both at the inter- and intra-species levels, suggesting the universality of these primary growth determinants. Our study shows that harmonized NFI data at the transnational level provide reliable information on climate–growth interactions. Here, greater forest structural complexity and greater water resource limitation were highlighted as drivers of greater forest resilience to climate change at large-scale. This result forms crucial bases to implementing climate-smart forest management. Numéro de notice : A2022-023 Affiliation des auteurs : LIF+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10021-021-00663-3 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-021-00663-3 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98116 [article]

Understory plant community responses to widespread spruce mortality in a subalpine forest / Trevor A. Carter in Journal of vegetation science, vol 33 n° 1 (January 2022)  

Public [article]  inJournal of vegetation science > vol 33 n° 1 (January 2022) . - 15 p. Titre : Understory plant community responses to widespread spruce mortality in a subalpine forest Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Trevor A. Carter, Auteur ; Paula J. Fornwalt, Auteur ; Katleen A. Dwire, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : 15 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies alba [Termes IGN] forêt subalpine [Termes IGN] insecte nuisible [Termes IGN] Leaf Area Index [Termes IGN] maladie phytosanitaire [Termes IGN] mortalité [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] régression linéaire [Termes IGN] semis (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sous-étage [Termes IGN] Wyoming (Etats-Unis) [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Aims: Spruce beetles (Dendroctonus rufipennis) are causing widespread spruce (Picea spp.) mortality in subalpine forests in western North America. Spruce beetles are changing forest structure and composition by killing a dominant overstory species, but we know little about how the understory community responds to the increase in resource availability brought about by spruce mortality, what mechanisms drive its response, or how its response affects other forest properties and processes. Location: Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site, Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming, USA. Methods: We measured understory community cover and richness in 75 permanent plots during and 10 years after an epidemic spruce beetle outbreak, and measured trait values for 46 common understory species. We used linear regression to determine how the understory community has changed over time and along a gradient of spruce mortality, and to evaluate the relative support for two mechanisms contributing to species responses. Results: Understory cover nearly doubled between sampling periods and increased the most where spruce mortality was most severe. Understory richness doubled and showed a weak positive trend with spruce mortality. Understory species with the largest increases in cover were the most frequent across the landscape before the disturbance, were the tallest at maturity and had the lowest leaf turgor loss points. Fir seedling density decreased over time, with decreases lessening with increases in understory cover. Changes in spruce seedling density were not predicted by changes in understory cover. Conclusions: Our findings highlight some of the diverse ways in which understory communities can be altered by spruce beetle outbreaks, and how the direction and magnitude of change can depend on the amount of spruce mortality as well as on priority effects and traits of pre-disturbance species. Our findings also highlight how understory community changes can have implications for other forest properties and processes, such as tree regeneration and forest recovery. Numéro de notice : A2022-173 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1111/jvs.13109 Date de publication en ligne : 14/12/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13109 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99809 [article]

The efficiency of retention measures in continuous-cover forestry for conserving epiphytic cryptogams: A case study on Abies alba / Stefan Kaufmann in Forest ecology and management, vol 502 (15 december 2021)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 502 (15 december 2021) . - n° 119698 Titre : The efficiency of retention measures in continuous-cover forestry for conserving epiphytic cryptogams: A case study on Abies alba Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Stefan Kaufmann, Auteur ; Sarah-Katharina Funck, Auteur ; Franziska Paintner, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 119698 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies alba [Termes IGN] Allemagne [Termes IGN] Bryophyte [Termes IGN] coupe rase (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] diamètre à hauteur de poitrine [Termes IGN] échantillonnage [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] habitat (nature) [Termes IGN] lichen [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Lacking structural diversity in production forests has been evidenced to decrease epiphytic bryophytes and lichens. One approach to create structurally more diverse forests is retention forestry. Only a small number of studies focused on the effectiveness of retention measures in continuous-cover forestry. Most studies have been conducted in even-aged, clear-cut based management systems and applied different approaches, but they all have in common that the retained trees have been examined for epiphytes only after harvest. Thus, it remains unclear whether these trees or even a certain tree species could take the life-boat function for epiphytes on logged sites. Thus, prior to logging, we assessed epiphytic bryophytes and lichens on potential large living retention trees, here referred to as habitat trees (HT), of Abies alba and compared the diversity pattern to nearby average trees (AT; A. alba, Fagus sylvatica or Picea abies) of smaller sizes in selectively harvested continuous-cover forests. Selection of AT was based on the average stem diameter of all trees within the stand. We found that species richness and Simpson diversity of lichens were significantly higher on HT. For bryophytes, F. sylvatica AT showed significantly higher Simpson diversity. Mixed models revealed positive effects of F. sylvatica on bryophytes, whereas large stem diameters and elevation were the driving forces for lichens. Additionally, ordinations revealed clear patterns in species composition separating between conifers and broadleaved trees, and along increasing altitude and stem diameter. Concerning HT selection, we suggest to focus rather on the tree species diversity than on stem diameter, when aiming to protect epiphytic bryophytes and lichens. Numéro de notice : A2021-769 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119698 Date de publication en ligne : 30/09/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119698 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98821 [article]

A generic information framework for decision-making in a forest-based bio-economy / Jean-Baptiste Pichancourt in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 78 n° 4 (December 2021)  

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Modelling bark volume for six commercially important tree species in France: assessment of models and application at regional scale / Rodolphe Bauer in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 78 n° 4 (December 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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Using electrical resistivity tomography to detect wetwood and estimate moisture content in silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) / Ludovic Martin in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 78 n° 3 (September 2021)  

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Tree height growth modelling using LiDAR-derived topography information / Milan Kobal in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 10 n° 6 (June 2021)  

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Weak relationships of continuous forest management intensity and remotely sensed stand structural complexity in temperate mountain forests / Thomas Asbeck in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 140 n° 3 (June 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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Self-thinning tree mortality models that account for vertical stand structure, species mixing and climate / David I. Forrester in Forest ecology and management, Vol 487 ([01/05/2021])  

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Contrasting responses of habitat conditions and insect biodiversity to pest- or climate-induced dieback in coniferous mountain forests / Jérémy Cours in Forest ecology and management, vol 482 ([15/02/2021])  

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An evaluation of multi-species empirical tree mortality algorithms for dynamic vegetation modelling / Timothy Thrippleton in Scientific reports, vol 11 (2021)  

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