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Vulnerability of forest ecosystems to fire in the French Alps / Sylvain Dupire in European Journal of Forest Research, Vol 138 n° 5 (octobre 2019)  

Public [article]  inEuropean Journal of Forest Research > Vol 138 n° 5 (octobre 2019) . - pp 813 – 830 Titre : Vulnerability of forest ecosystems to fire in the French Alps Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Sylvain Dupire, Auteur ; Thomas Curt, Auteur ; Sylvain Bigot, Auteur ; Thibaut Fréjaville, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 813 – 830 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] canopée [Termes descripteurs IGN] castanea sativa [Termes descripteurs IGN] changement climatique [Termes descripteurs IGN] diamètre à hauteur de poitrine [Termes descripteurs IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes descripteurs IGN] Fagus (genre) [Termes descripteurs IGN] forêt alpestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] France (administrative) [Termes descripteurs IGN] houppier [Termes descripteurs IGN] incendie de forêt [Termes descripteurs IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Termes descripteurs IGN] larix decidua [Termes descripteurs IGN] logiciel de simulation [Termes descripteurs IGN] mortalité [Termes descripteurs IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes descripteurs IGN] sécheresse [Termes descripteurs IGN] variation saisonnière [Termes descripteurs IGN] vulnérabilité [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Forest fires are expected to be more frequent and more intense with climate change, including in temperate and mountain forest ecosystems. In the Alps, forest vulnerability to fire resulting from interactions between climate, fuel types, vegetation structure and tree resistance to fire is little understood. This paper aims at identifying trends in the vulnerability of Alpine forest ecosystems to fire at different scales (tree species, stand level and biogeographic level) and according to three different climatic conditions (cold season, average summer and extremely dry summer). To explore Alpine forest vulnerability to fire, we used surface fuel measurements, forest inventory and fire weather data to simulate fire behaviour and ultimately post-fire tree mortality across 4438 forest plots in the French Alps. The results showed that cold season fires (about 50% of the fires in the French Alps) have a limited impact except on low-elevation forests of the Southern Alps (mainly Oak, Scots pine). In average summer conditions, mixed and broadleaved forests of low elevations suffer the highest mortality rates (up to 75% in coppices). Finally, summer fires occurring in extremely dry conditions promote high mortality across all forest communities. Lowest mortality rates were observed in high forest stands composed of tree species presenting adaptation to surface fires (e.g. thick bark, high canopy) such as Larch forests of the internal Alps. This study provides insights on the vulnerability of the main tree species and forest ecosystems of the French Alps useful for the adaptation of forest management practices to climate changes. Numéro de notice : A2019-565 Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10342-019-01206-1 date de publication en ligne : 19/06/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-019-01206-1 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94414 [article]

Couplings in cell differentiation kinetics mitigate air temperature influence on conifer wood anatomy / Henri Cuny in Plant, cell & environment, vol 42 n° 4 (April 2019)  

Public [article]  inPlant, cell & environment > vol 42 n° 4 (April 2019) . - pp 1222 - 1232 Titre : Couplings in cell differentiation kinetics mitigate air temperature influence on conifer wood anatomy Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Henri Cuny , Auteur ; Patrick Fonti, Auteur ; Cyrille B.K. Rathgeber, Auteur ; Georg von Arx, Auteur ; Richard L. Peters, Auteur ; David Frank, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 1222 - 1232 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] cellule [Termes descripteurs IGN] cerne [Termes descripteurs IGN] Europe centrale [Termes descripteurs IGN] larix decidua [Termes descripteurs IGN] Picea abies [Termes descripteurs IGN] pinophyta [Termes descripteurs IGN] température de l'air [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Conifer trees possess a typical anatomical tree‐ring structure characterized by a transition from large and thin‐walled earlywood tracheids to narrow and thick‐walled latewood tracheids. However, little is known on how this characteristic structure is maintained across contrasting environmental conditions, due to its crucial role to ensure sap ascent and mechanical support. In this study, we monitored weekly wood cell formation for up to 7 years in two temperate conifer species (i.e., Picea abies (L.) Karst and Larix decidua Mill.) across an 8°C thermal gradient from 800 to 2,200 m a.s.l. in central Europe to investigate the impact of air temperature on rate and duration of wood cell formation. Results indicated that towards colder sites, forming tracheids compensate a decreased rate of differentiation (cell enlarging and wall thickening) by an extended duration, except for the last cells of the latewood in the wall‐thickening phase. This compensation allows conifer trees to mitigate the influence of air temperature on the final tree‐ring structure, with important implications for the functioning and resilience of the xylem to varying environmental conditions. The disappearing compensation in the thickening latewood cells might also explain the higher climatic sensitivity usually found in maximum latewood density. Numéro de notice : A2019-272 Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1111/pce.13464 date de publication en ligne : 16/10/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13464 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95323 [article]

How do tree mortality models from combined tree-ring and inventory data affect projections of forest succession? / Marco Vanoni in Forest ecology and management, vol 433 (15 February 2019)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 433 (15 February 2019) . - pp 606 - 617 Titre : How do tree mortality models from combined tree-ring and inventory data affect projections of forest succession? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Marco Vanoni, Auteur ; Maxime Cailleret, Auteur ; Lisa Hülsmann, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 606 - 617 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation [Termes descripteurs IGN] Abies alba [Termes descripteurs IGN] arbre (flore) [Termes descripteurs IGN] arbre mort [Termes descripteurs IGN] croissance végétale [Termes descripteurs IGN] diamètre des arbres [Termes descripteurs IGN] données dendrométriques [Termes descripteurs IGN] dynamique de la végétation [Termes descripteurs IGN] Europe centrale [Termes descripteurs IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes descripteurs IGN] forêt [Termes descripteurs IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes descripteurs IGN] larix decidua [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle de croissance [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle de simulation [Termes descripteurs IGN] mortalité [Termes descripteurs IGN] Picea abies [Termes descripteurs IGN] Pinus cembra [Termes descripteurs IGN] prévision [Termes descripteurs IGN] quercus (genre) [Termes descripteurs IGN] Suisse Résumé : (auteur) Tree mortality is caused by complex interactions between multiple biotic and abiotic factors. Processes of tree mortality that are not induced by natural disturbances are often reflected in distinct radial growth patterns of trees, which typically serve as reliable indicators of impending tree mortality. However, it remains unclear whether empirical mortality models that are based on tree size and growth result in more realistic projections of forest succession in dynamic vegetation models (DVMs). We used a combination of tree-ring and inventory data from unmanaged Swiss natural forest reserves to derive species-specific survival models for six Central European tree species (Abies alba, Fagus sylvatica, Larix decidua, Picea abies, Pinus cembra and Quercus spp.). We jointly used 528 tree-ring samples and inventory data from eight forest reserves. We implemented the estimated parameters of the survival models into the DVM ForClim and performed simulations of forest succession that were validated using the inventory data of the forest reserves. Size- and growth-dependent variables (i.e., diameter at breast height and mean ring width) over the last few years prior to tree death were reliable predictors to distinguish between dying and living trees. Very low mean ring widths over several preceding years as well as small and large trees, respectively, reflected low survival probabilities. However, the small sample sizes of small and large trees resulted in considerable uncertainty of the survival probabilities. The implementation of these survival models in ForClim yielded plausible projections in short-term simulations and for some sites improved the predictions compared to the current ForClim version. Stand basal area, however, tended to be overestimated. Long-term simulations of ForClim based on the empirical survival models resulted in realistic predictions only if the uncertainty of the predicted survival probabilities was considered. We conclude that the combination of different data sources in combination with the consideration of intra-specific trait variability yields robust predictions of tree survival probabilities, thus paving the way towards better tree mortality models and more reliable projections of future forest dynamics. Numéro de notice : A2019-009 Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.11.042 date de publication en ligne : 29/11/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.11.042 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=91603 [article]

Future management options for cembran pine forests close to the alpine timberline / Nathalia Jandl in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 75 n° 3 (September 2018)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science [en ligne] > vol 75 n° 3 (September 2018) Titre : Future management options for cembran pine forests close to the alpine timberline Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Nathalia Jandl, Auteur ; Robert Jandl, Auteur ; Andreas Schindlbacher, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes descripteurs IGN] changement climatique [Termes descripteurs IGN] économie forestière [Termes descripteurs IGN] forêt alpestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] gestion forestière [Termes descripteurs IGN] grume [Termes descripteurs IGN] larix decidua [Termes descripteurs IGN] marché du bois [Termes descripteurs IGN] Pinus cembra [Termes descripteurs IGN] prévention des risques [Termes descripteurs IGN] puits de carbone [Termes descripteurs IGN] service écosystémique [Termes descripteurs IGN] simulation [Termes descripteurs IGN] Tyrol (Autriche) [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Key message: High-elevation forests in the Alps protect infrastructure and human lives against natural hazards such as rockfall, flooding, and avalanches. Routinely performed silvicultural interventions maintain the required stand structure but are not commercially viable in remote forests due to high operational costs. Financial subsidies for the management of high-elevation protection forests are an efficient strategy to ensure sustainable forest cover. Context:Presently, many high-elevation forests in the Alps are managed in order to ensure the provision of ecosystem services with emphasis on the minimization of natural hazards. Aims: We studied the possible economic performance of a high-elevation protection forest from an owner’s perspective. We investigated whether the increase in productivity due to climate change and a favorable market for the dominating cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) are sufficient for profitable timber production in protection forests. Methods: We simulated the standing timber stock and the soil carbon pool for a 100-year period with climate-sensitive models and compared harvesting costs with expected revenues. Our scenarios included different climates, intensities of timber extractions, parameters of the timber market, and the availability of government subsidies. Results: Overall, the productivity of forests increases by approximately 15% until the end of the century. In a zero-management scenario, the forest accumulates carbon both in the aboveground biomass and the soil. In the case of an extensive management with moderate timber extractions every 50 years, the carbon stocks decline both in biomass and soil. A more intensive management scenario with extractions every 30 years leads to substantial losses of the soil and biomass carbon pools. In addition, the stand structure changes and the protective function of the forest is not sustainably ensured. Timber production can be economically successful only with high selling prices of cembran pine timber and the availability of governmental subsidies for forest management. The admixed European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) contributes only marginally to the economic success. The main challenge are harvesting costs. The costs of timber extraction by a long-distance cableway logging system exceed the value of the harvested timber. Conclusion: The intensification of forest management cannot be recommended from the perspective of timber production, sustainable forest management, and protection against natural hazards. Our simulation experiment shows that the extraction of timber at decadal intervals depletes the carbon stock that is insufficiently replenished from aboveground and belowground litterfall. Leaving the forest unmanaged does not impose a particular threat to stand stability and is under the encountered situation, a justified strategy. Numéro de notice : A2018-332 Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-018-0760-4 date de publication en ligne : 15/08/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0760-4 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=90483 [article]

How much does climate change threaten European forest tree species distributions? / Marcin K. Dyderski in Global change biology, vol inconnu ([09/10/2017])  

Public [article]  inGlobal change biology > vol inconnu [09/10/2017] Titre : How much does climate change threaten European forest tree species distributions? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Marcin K. Dyderski, Auteur ; Sonia Paz, Auteur ; Lee E. Frelich, Auteur ; Andrzej M. Jagodzinski, Auteur Année de publication : 2017 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] Abies alba [Termes descripteurs IGN] Betula pendula [Termes descripteurs IGN] changement climatique [Termes descripteurs IGN] distribution spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes descripteurs IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes descripteurs IGN] fraxinus excelsior [Termes descripteurs IGN] gestion forestière [Termes descripteurs IGN] habitat (nature) [Termes descripteurs IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes descripteurs IGN] larix decidua [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle de simulation [Termes descripteurs IGN] Picea abies [Termes descripteurs IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes descripteurs IGN] pseudotsuga menziesii [Termes descripteurs IGN] quercus pedunculata [Termes descripteurs IGN] quercus rubra [Termes descripteurs IGN] quercus sessiliflora [Termes descripteurs IGN] Robinia pseudoacacia [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Although numerous species distribution models have been developed, most were based on insufficient distribution data or used older climate change scenarios. We aimed to quantify changes in projected ranges and threat level by the years 2061-2080, for 12 European forest tree species under three climate change scenarios. We combined tree distribution data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, EUFORGEN and forest inventories, and we developed species distribution models using MaxEnt and 19 bioclimatic variables. Models were developed for three climate change scenarios – optimistic (RCP2.6), moderate (RCP4.5) and pessimistic (RPC8.5) – using three General Circulation Models, for the period 2061-2080. Our study revealed different responses of tree species to projected climate change. The species may be divided into three groups: “winners” – mostly late-successional species: Abies alba, Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Quercus robur and Q. petraea; “losers” – mostly pioneer species: Betula pendula, Larix decidua, Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris and alien species – Pseudotsuga menziesii, Q. rubra and Robinia pseudoacacia, which may be also considered as “winners”. Assuming limited migration, most of the species studied would face significant decrease of suitable habitat area. The threat level was highest for species that currently have the northernmost distribution centers. Ecological consequences of the projected range contractions would be serious for both forest management and nature conservation. Numéro de notice : A2017-680 Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13925 En ligne : http://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13925 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=87220 [article]

Automatic mapping of forest stands based on three-dimensional point clouds derived from terrestrial laser-scanning / Tim Ritter in Forests, vol 8 n° 8 (August 2017)  

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Determining tree height and crown diameter from high-resolution UAV imagery / Dimitrios Panagiotidis in International Journal of Remote Sensing IJRS, vol 38 n° 8-10 (April 2017)  

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Genetic differentiation of European larch along an altitudinal gradient in the French Alps / Maxime Nardin in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 72 n° 5 (July 2015)  

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Do competition-density rule and self-thinning rule agree? / Sonja Vospernik in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 72 n° 3 (May 2015)  

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Les « Forêts alpines à Larix decidua et/ou Pinus cembra » (UE 9420) / Vincent Gaudillat (2011) 

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Effects of atmospheric and climate change at the timberline of the Central European Alps / Gerhard Wieser ; Rainer Matyssek ; Roland Luzian ; Peter Zwerger ; Peter Pindur ; Walter Oberhuber ; Andreas Gruber in Annals of Forest Science, Vol 66 n° 4 (June 2009)

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Comparing needle and shoot phenology with xylem development on three conifer species in Italy / Sergio Rossi ; Cyrille B.K. Rathgeber ; Annie Deslauriers in Annals of Forest Science, Vol 66 n° 2 (march 2009)

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Genetic diversity and breeding of larch (Larix decidua Mill.) in Romania / Georgeta Mihai ; Maria Teodosiu in Annals of forest research, vol 52 n° 1 (January 2009)    

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Le mélèze d'Europe / Nathalie Tordjman in Terre sauvage, n° Hors-série (automne 2008)

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Le mélèze dans la Vallée de l'Ubaye (Basses-Alpes) : ses groupements naturels, le phénomène " per descensum " / André Lavagne in Annales des Sciences forestières, vol 21 n° 4 (octobre 1964)  

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