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Can mixed forests sequester more CO2 than pure forests in future climate scenarios? A case study of Pinus sylvestris combinations in Spain / Diego Rodríguez de Prado in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 142 n° 1 (February 2023)  

Public [article]  inEuropean Journal of Forest Research > vol 142 n° 1 (February 2023) . - pp 91 - 105 Titre : Can mixed forests sequester more CO2 than pure forests in future climate scenarios? A case study of Pinus sylvestris combinations in Spain Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Diego Rodríguez de Prado, Auteur ; Aitor Vazquez Veloso, Auteur ; Yun Fan Quian, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : pp 91 - 105 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Pinus nigra [Termes IGN] Pinus pinaster [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] Quercus pyrenaica [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Adapting forests to climate change is a critical issue for forest management. It requires an understanding of climate effects on forest systems and the ability to forecast how these effects may change over time. We used Spanish Second National Forest Inventory data and the SIMANFOR platform to simulate the evolution of CO2 stock (CO2 Mg · ha−1) and accumulation rates (CO2 Mg · ha−1 · year−1) for the 2000–2100 period in pure and mixed stands managed under different Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) in Spain. We hypothesized that (1) the more optimistic climate scenarios (SSP1 >  > SSP5) would have higher CO2 stock and accumulation rates; (2) mixed stands would have higher CO2 stock and accumulation rates than pure stands; and (3) the behavior of both variables would vary based on forest composition (conifer–conifer vs. conifer–broadleaf). We focused on Pinus sylvestris L., and its main mixtures with Pinus nigra, Pinus pinaster, Fagus sylvatica and Quercus pyrenaica. The SSP scenarios had correlating CO2 stock values in which SSP1 > SSP2 > SSP3 > SSP5, ranging from the most optimistic (SSP1) to the most pessimistic (SSP5). Though pure stands had higher CO2 stock at the beginning, differences with regard to mixed stands were drastically reduced at the end of the simulation period. We also found an increase in the aboveground CO2 proportion compared to belowground in conifer–broadleaf mixtures, while the opposite trend occurred in conifer–conifer mixtures. Overall CO2 accumulation rates decreased significantly from the beginning to the end of the simulation period, but our results indicated that this decline would be less drastic in mixed stands than in pure ones. At the end of the simulation period, CO2 accumulation rates were higher in mixed stands than in pure stands for all mixtures, fractions (aboveground and belowground) and SSPs. Knowing the evolution of mixed forests in different climate scenarios is relevant for developing useful silvicultural guidelines in the Mediterranean region and optimizing forestry adaptation strategies. Better understanding can also inform the design of management measures for transitioning from pure stands to more resource efficient, resistant and resilient mixed stands, in efforts to reduce forest vulnerability in the face of climate change. This work highlights the importance and benefits of mixed stands in terms of CO2 accumulation, stand productivity and species diversity. Numéro de notice : A2023-138 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10342-022-01507-y Date de publication en ligne : 16/10/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01507-y Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102691 [article]

New insights in the modeling and simulation of tree and stand level variables in Mediterranean mixed forests in the present context of climate change / Diego Rodríguez de Prado (2022)  

Public Titre : New insights in the modeling and simulation of tree and stand level variables in Mediterranean mixed forests in the present context of climate change Type de document : Thèse/HDR Auteurs : Diego Rodríguez de Prado, Auteur ; Celia Herrero de Aza, Directeur de thèse ; Felipe Bravo Oviedo, Directeur de thèse Editeur : Valladolid [Espagne] : Université de Valladolid Année de publication : 2022 Importance : 168 p. Format : 21 x 30 cm Note générale : bibliographie Doctoral dissertation, Valladolid University Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] allométrie [Termes IGN] climat aride [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] gestion forestière adaptative [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] modélisation de la forêt [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Pinus nigra [Termes IGN] Pinus pinaster [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] Quercus pyrenaica [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Index. décimale : THESE Thèses et HDR Résumé : (auteur) An increase of droughts intensity and frequency episodes combined with new extreme climate events are predicted to appear in the Mediterranean Basin due to global warming. In this context, mixed forests have become a sustainable opportunity to mitigate the effects of climate change. Species mixing may lead to the provision of a greater variety of ecosystem services and products while increasing temporal stability compared to pure forests. The development of new models that explain different tree and stand level variables may be vital to better understand the structure, composition and dynamics of this type of forests. In addition, it is essential to analyze how climate may influence these variables in order to design adaptive and sustainable management guidelines for mixed forests under future climate change scenarios. In this study, we sought to advance in the modelization and simulation of different tree and stand level variables along a range of different forest and aridity conditions in Spain. To achieve that, climate-dependent models were fitted using data from the Spanish National Forest Inventory and the WorldClim databases. We focused our study on fifteen Mediterranean tree species from the Pinus, Quercus, and Fagus genus. In our first study, we analyzed how climate may potentially influence the maximum stand carrying capacity, by terms of the maximum stand carrying capacity (SDImax), for the species under study in pure stands. This variable was chosen because its importance in (1) managing density and (2) defining species mixing proportions in mixed forest stands. To do that, climate-dependent MSDR models were fitted for each species under study. 35 different climatic annual and seasonal variables (temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration, aridity indexes) were simultaneously included into the models. In this study, climate was found to have significant influence on MSDR, and therefore on the maximum stand carrying capacity (SDImax). The best climate-dependent MSDR models indicated that climatic variables related to temperature better explained the influence of climate on MSDR. Specifically, seasonal (MXTi) and annual (MXT) maximum temperatures were the most representative climatic variables explaining changes in MSDR. Based on the selected seasonal variables, spring and summer were consistently appeared as key periods. A common trend in SDImax variation for coniferous and broadleaf species was found, with higher SDImax values negatively linked to temperature and positively linked to precipitation. This trend suggested that aridity may play a key role reducing the maximum stand 12 carrying capacity of the main Mediterranean tree species. In addition, the impact of climate on maximum stand carrying capacity was evaluated by the creation of the Q index. In general, broadleaved species presented higher values of Q indexes than coniferous species, suggesting that the maximum stand carrying capacity of the first ones would suffer more the influence of potential climate changes. Our findings highlight the importance of using specific climatic variables to better characterize how they affect MSDR. Since we saw that aridity could play a key role influencing stand level variables such as SDImax, we aimed to analyze how it may influence tree growth and tree allometry. Moreover, we aimed to analyze how species mixing effects may influence these variables on mixed forests. Thus, two more studies focused on 29 two-species Mediterranean mixtures were developed. To study the influence of aridity and species mixing on tree growth, the basal area increment within a span of five years (BAI5), was modelled based on individual tree size, stand development and other variables of site and competition. Two distance independent competition indexes were considered: total stand basal area (BA) representing size-symmetric competition, and the basal area of trees larger than the subject tree (BAL) representing size-asymmetric competition. To uncover the complex mixing effects on basal area increment at tree level, competition indexes were splitting into intraspecific and interspecific components. All possible combinations of competition structures were included and tested in the BAI models. Positive, negative or neutral mixing effects were determined by comparing the intraspecific and interspecific component of the selected models. Then, the biological interactions taking place between species were determined based on size-symmetric and sizeasymmetric competition. Finally, the influence of aridity on basal area increment was studied including the De Martonne Index into the BAI models. A common trend among mixtures was found with higher productivity in mixed than pure stands, suggesting that BAI values may increase with the increment of species diversity. Based on model parameters, a novel approach to determine potential biological interactions between species in mixed forests was also presented in this study. Competition seemed to be the most representative biological interaction in coniferconifer mixtures, since neutralism and facilitation may occur more frequently in conifer-broadleaved and broadleaved-broadleaved mixtures. Our findings also suggested that tree productivity may be significantly limited by arid conditions, excepting for Pinus halepensis and Pinus pinea [...] Note de contenu : 1- Introduction 2- Objectives 3- Data 4- Methods 5- Results 6- Discussion Conclusion Numéro de notice : 24064 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Thèse étrangère Note de thèse : Thèse de Doctorat : Systemes Forestiers Durables : Valladolid : 2022 Organisme de stage : Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute (Université de Valladolid) DOI : sans En ligne : https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/55195 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102046

Are pine-oak mixed stands in Mediterranean mountains more resilient to drought than their monospecific counterparts? / Francisco J. Muñoz-Gálvez in Forest ecology and management, vol 484 ([15/03/2021])  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 484 [15/03/2021] . - n° 118955 Titre : Are pine-oak mixed stands in Mediterranean mountains more resilient to drought than their monospecific counterparts? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Francisco J. Muñoz-Gálvez, Auteur ; Asier Herrero, Auteur ; Maria Esther Pérez-Corona, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 118955 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse comparative [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] module linéaire [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] Quercus pyrenaica [Termes IGN] sécheresse [Termes IGN] service écosystémique [Termes IGN] vulnérabilité [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Climate change projections point to an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme drought events with important negative impacts on forest functioning. Predicting these impacts constitutes a crucial challenge for forest managers and for the maintenance of ecosystem services supply. Promoting mixed stands seems a promising strategy for adapting forest ecosystems to ongoing climate change. However, some uncertainty exists regarding whether admixture can improve growth resilience to extreme drought events. Here, we aim to assess tree growth response to drought in mixed and monospecific stands of Pinus sylvestris L. and Quercus pyrenaica Willd. in central Spain. We built tree-ring chronologies and evaluated tree growth sensitivity to water availability and growth resilience components to extreme droughts using linear mixed models. We found contrasting species- and climate-specific responses to admixture. Q. pyrenaica growth was significantly higher in mixed than in monospecific stands, especially in years without water limitations, while P. sylvestris showed higher growth in mixed stands under dry conditions. However, our results showed a species-specific trade-off between resistance and recovery. While P. sylvestris showed higher resistance but lower recovery to drought events in mixed than monospecific stands, Q. pyrenaica showed higher recovery but lower resistance. This trade-off might explain the absence of admixture effects on species resilience. Our results highlight the importance of considering species-specific responses to water availability and associated trade-offs when evaluating admixture effects on drought vulnerability. Overall, we show a positive effect of admixture on the long-term growth stability in response to average climate conditions, but no effects in short-term resilience capacity to increasingly common extreme dry conditions. Consequently, admixture can promote forest productivity stability but should be carefully considered as a management solution for promoting the resilience of Mediterranean mountain forests to increasing aridity. Numéro de notice : A2021-264 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118955 Date de publication en ligne : 25/01/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118955 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97316 [article]

Competition overrides climate as trigger of growth decline in a mixed Fagaceae Mediterranean rear-edge forest / Alvaro Rubio-Cuadrado in Annals of Forest Science, vol 77 n° 4 (December 2020)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 77 n° 4 (December 2020) . - 18 p. Titre : Competition overrides climate as trigger of growth decline in a mixed Fagaceae Mediterranean rear-edge forest Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Alvaro Rubio-Cuadrado, Auteur ; J. Julio Camarero, Auteur ; Guillermo G. Gordaliza, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : 18 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] dendrochronologie [Termes IGN] densité de la végétation [Termes IGN] dynamique de la végétation [Termes IGN] exploitation forestière [Termes IGN] Fagaceae [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Quercus pyrenaica [Termes IGN] Quercus sessiliflora [Termes IGN] structure d'un peuplement forestier [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Key message: In recent decades, there has been a decline in growth in a rear-edge broadleaf forest of Fagus sylvatica , Quercus petraea , and Quercus pyrenaica . Although temperatures have been rising due to climate change, the observed decline in growth was mainly attributed to increased density and competition between trees since the cessation of traditional uses such as logging in the 1960s. Context: In recent decades, two major factors have influenced tree growth in many forests: climate warming, which is associated with aridification and negative growth trends in many Mediterranean forests, and abandonment of forest management, resulting from forest policy in conjunction with rural depopulation in Europe, often leading to an increase in competition and a decrease in growth. Aims: Here, we study the growth trends in a mixed forest of Fagus sylvatica, Quercus petraea, and Quercus pyrenaica, where the abandonment of traditional uses in the 1960s has been followed by an increase in tree density. In this forest, both F. sylvatica and Q. petraea reach their south-westernmost limits of distribution. Methods: Using dendrochronological methods and growth modeling, we assess the importance of climate warming on the shifts in competitive growth advantage of these three coexisting tree species and the relative importance of climate and competition on growth trends. Results: Q. petraea and especially F. sylvatica showed a favorable evolution of their competitive capacity, despite the increase in temperatures that has occurred in the area in recent decades. F. sylvatica presented the lowest sensitivity to climate. Conclusion: Under the current climate and forest structure conditions, competition is the most limiting factor on tree growth for the two oak species. Numéro de notice : A2020-661 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-020-01004-5 Date de publication en ligne : 01/10/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-020-01004-5 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96135 [article]

Can mixed pine forests conserve understory richness by improving the establishment of understory species typical of native oak forests? / Daphne Lopez-Marcos in Annals of Forest Science, Vol 77 n° 1 (March 2020)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > Vol 77 n° 1 (March 2020) . - 13 p. Titre : Can mixed pine forests conserve understory richness by improving the establishment of understory species typical of native oak forests? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Daphne Lopez-Marcos, Auteur ; Maria-Belen Turrion, Auteur ; Felipe Bravo, Auteur ; Carolina Martinez-Ruiz, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : 13 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] échantillonnage de données [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] étage de végétation [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] parcelle forestière [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Pinus pinaster [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] Quercus pyrenaica [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] sous-étage [Termes IGN] zone humide [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Key message: A positive effect of mixed pine forests ( Pinus sylvestris L. and Pinus pinaster Ait.) on the understory richness and tree regeneration was observed with respect to monospecific stands. Understory species typical of the native Pyrenean oak forests in the Iberian Peninsula contribute to maintaining high understory richness in such mixed pine forests. Context: The influence of stands characteristics on the understory in mixtures that combine coniferous tree species of the same genus deserves more study since they are frequent in Spain. Aims: To assess the effect of mixed versus monospecific stands of Pinus sylvestris L. and Pinus pinaster Ait. on the main tree species regeneration and understory species composition. Methods: Tree regeneration and understory species composition were inventoried in eighteen forest plots (6 triplets) in North-Central Spain. Each triplet consisted of two plots dominated either by Scots pine or Maritime pine and one mixed plot that contained both species. Results: The basal area (%) of both Pinus species was the only characteristic of the stands that significantly influenced the understory composition and tree regeneration. Characteristic species of humid and temperate zones, including P. sylvestris regeneration, dominated in Scots pine stands, and typical species of well-drained Mediterranean areas, including P. pinaster regeneration, dominated in Maritime pine stands. In mixed stands, the highest regeneration of the native Pyrenean oak with respect to monospecific stands was accompanied by understory species typical of native oak forests that share the same regeneration niche. Conclusion: Mixed pine forests allow the development of understory species better than monospecific forests. Numéro de notice : A2020-067 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-020-0919-7 Date de publication en ligne : 04/02/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-020-0919-7 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94579 [article]

Distribution patterns of forest species along an Atlantic-Mediterranean environmental gradient: an approach from forest inventory data / A. Olthoff in Forestry, an international journal of forest research, vol 89 n° 1 (January 2016)  

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Estimation of chlorophyll in Quercus leaves using a portable chlorophyll meter: effects of species and leaf age / Fernando Silla in Annals of Forest Science, vol 67 n° 1 (January-February 2010)  

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Leaf morphological analyses in four European oak species (Quercus) and their hybrids: A comparison of traditional and geometric morphometric methods / Vicenzo Viscosi in Plant Biosystems, vol 143 n° 3 (November 2009)

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Comparing volume growth in pure and mixed stands of Pinus sylvestris and Quercus pyrenaica / Miren del Río in Annals of Forest Science, Vol 66 n° 5 (July - August 2009)  

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Quatrièmes journées phytosociologiques du Centre Ouest : les forêts sèches en Charente-Maritime / Michel Botineau in Bulletin de la Société botanique du Centre-Ouest, n° 21 (1990) 

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