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Planning coastal Mediterranean stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) reforestations as a green infrastructure: combining GIS techniques and statistical analysis to identify management options / Luigi Portoghesi in Annals of forest research, vol 65 n° 1 (January - June 2022)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of forest research > vol 65 n° 1 (January - June 2022) . - pp 31 - 46 Titre : Planning coastal Mediterranean stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) reforestations as a green infrastructure: combining GIS techniques and statistical analysis to identify management options Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Luigi Portoghesi, Auteur ; Antonio Tomao, Auteur ; Simone Bollati, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 31 - 46 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse de groupement [Termes IGN] approche hiérarchique [Termes IGN] carte forestière [Termes IGN] Italie [Termes IGN] littoral méditerranéen [Termes IGN] peuplement pur [Termes IGN] Pinus pinea [Termes IGN] reboisement [Termes IGN] résilience écologique [Termes IGN] structure de la végétation [Termes IGN] système d'information géographique [Termes IGN] utilisation du sol [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Mediterranean stone pine reforestations are common characteristics of the Italian Tyrrhenian coast, which mostly maintain uniform and monolayered stand structures. However, improving structural diversity is an effective climate change adaptation strategy in forest management. The aim of this study was to implement a methodology which allows distinct reforested areas such as a single green infrastructure to be managed according to the surrounding land use and the characteristics of the forest stands. 240 hectares of Mediterranean stone pine forests located along a 16 km strip of the Lazio coast (Central Italy) were mapped. Twelve attributes describing the pine stands and showing possible constraints for future management decisions were associated to each forest patch. A hierarchical cluster analysis was performed to group the pinewood patches according to their similarity level and five different groups were identified. For each group, different silvicultural methods were proposed to guide the compositional and structural evolution of the stands, in order to make them suitable for providing services required locally and increasing overall diversity at landscape scale. The results of the study highlight how coastal land uses can offer effective inputs to differentiate the management of forest systems and therefore achieve greater variety and resilience in the landscape over time. This approach is particularly useful in the case of very homogeneous stands such as the stone pine reforestations under study. Numéro de notice : A2022-798 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.15287/afr.2022.2176 Date de publication en ligne : 27/06/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.15287/afr.2022.2176 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101958 [article]

The Salem simulator version 2.0: a tool for predicting the productivity of pure and mixed stands and simulating management operations / Raphaël Aussenac in Open Research Europe, vol 2021 ([01/03/2021])  

Public [article]  inOpen Research Europe > vol 2021 [01/03/2021] Titre : The Salem simulator version 2.0: a tool for predicting the productivity of pure and mixed stands and simulating management operations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Raphaël Aussenac, Auteur ; Thomas Pérot, Auteur ; Mathieu Fortin, Auteur ; François de Coligny, Auteur ; Jean-Matthieu Monnet, Auteur ; Patrick Vallet, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] biomasse [Termes IGN] composition d'un peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] modèle de simulation [Termes IGN] modélisation de la forêt [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] peuplement pur [Termes IGN] production primaire brute [Termes IGN] productivité biologique [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) A growing body of research suggests mixed-species stands are generally more productive than pure stands. However, this effect of mixture depends on species assemblages and environmental conditions and forest managers often lack tools to assess the potential benefit of shifting from pure to mixed stands. Here we present Salem, a simulator filling this gap. Salem predicts the dynamics of pure and mixed even-aged stands and makes it possible to simulate management operations. Its purpose is to be a decision support tool for forest managers and stakeholders as well as for policy makers. It is also designed to conduct virtual experiments and help answer research questions. In Salem, we parameterised the growth in pure stand of 12 common tree species of Europe and we assessed the effect of mixture on species growth for 24 species pairs (made up of the 12 species mentioned above). Thus, Salem makes it possible to compare the productivity of 36 different pure and mixed stands depending on environmental conditions and user-defined management strategies. Salem is essentially based on the analysis of National Forest Inventory data. A major outcome of this analysis is that we found species mixture most often increases species growth, in particular at the poorest sites. Independently from the simulator, foresters and researchers can also consider using the species-specific models that constitute Salem: the growth models including or excluding mixture effect, the bark models, the diameter distribution models, the circumference-height relationship models, as well as the volume equations for the 12 parameterised species. Salem runs on Windows, Linux, or Mac. Its user-friendly graphical user interface makes it easy to use for non-modellers. Finally, it is distributed under a LGPL license and is therefore free and open source. Numéro de notice : A2021-507 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.12688/openreseurope.13671.1 Date de publication en ligne : 04/06/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.13671.1 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98152 [article]

What influences the long-term development of mixtures in British forests? / William L. Mason in Forestry, an international journal of forest research, vol 93 n° 4 (July 2020)  

Public [article]  inForestry, an international journal of forest research > vol 93 n° 4 (July 2020) . - pp 545 - 556 Titre : What influences the long-term development of mixtures in British forests? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : William L. Mason, Auteur ; T. Connolly, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : pp 545 - 556 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse comparative [Termes IGN] Betula pendula [Termes IGN] composition d'un peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] foresterie [Termes IGN] Grande-Bretagne [Termes IGN] intensité lumineuse [Termes IGN] Larix kaempferi [Termes IGN] ombre [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] peuplement pur [Termes IGN] Picea sitchensis [Termes IGN] Pinus contorta [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] surface terrière [Termes IGN] Tsuga heterophylla [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Six experiments were established between 1955 and 1962 in different parts of northern and western Britain which used replicated randomized block designs to compare the performance of two species 50:50 mixtures with pure stands of the component species. The species involved were variously lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl.), Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi Lamb. Carr.), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.), Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis Bong. Carr.) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla Raf. Sarg.). The first four species are light demanding, while Sitka spruce is of intermediate shade tolerance and western hemlock is very shade tolerant: only Scots pine and silver birch are native to Great Britain. In three experiments (Bickley, Ceannacroc, Hambleton), the mixtures were of two light-demanding species, while at the other three sites, the mixture tested contained species of different shade tolerance. The experiments were followed for around 50 years, similar to a full rotation of even-aged conifer stands in Britain. Five experiments showed a tendency for one species to dominate in mixture, possibly reflecting differences in the shade tolerance or other functional traits of the component species. In the three experiments, the basal area of the mixtures at the last assessment was significantly higher than predicted based on the performance of the pure stands (i.e. the mixture ‘overyielded’). In two of these cases, the mixture had had a higher basal area than found in the more productive pure stand indicating ‘transgressive overyielding’. Significant basal area differences were generally more evident at the later assessment date. The exception was in a Scots pine: western hemlock mixture where greater overyielding at the earlier date indicated a nursing (‘facilitation’) effect. In the remaining experiments, the performance of the mixture conformed to predictions from the growth of the component species in pure stands. Taken overall, the results suggest that functional traits can be used to interpret the performance of mixtures but prediction of the outcome will require better understanding of the interplay between species and site characteristics plus the influence of silvicultural interventions. Numéro de notice : A2020-580 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1093/forestry/cpaa003 Date de publication en ligne : 11/02/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpaa003 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95899 [article]

Significant differences and curvilinearity in the self-thinning relationships of 11 temperate tree species assessed from forest inventory data / Marie Charru in Annals of Forest Science, Vol 69 n° 2 (March 2012)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > Vol 69 n° 2 (March 2012) . - pp 195 - 205 Titre : Significant differences and curvilinearity in the self-thinning relationships of 11 temperate tree species assessed from forest inventory data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Marie Charru, Auteur ; Ingrid Seynave, Auteur ; François Morneau , Auteur ; Michaël Rivoire, Auteur ; Jean-Daniel Bontemps , Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : pp 195 - 205 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] auto-éclaircie [Termes IGN] forêt équienne [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Termes IGN] modèle statistique [Termes IGN] peuplement pur [Vedettes matières IGN] Inventaire forestier Résumé : (auteur) Introduction : In pure and even-aged stands, the allometry between mean tree size and maximum stand density—or self-thinning relationship—has long been considered a constant among tree species. Although the self-thinning allometric coefficient has been shown to be species-dependent, estimates available for a given species also differ. Whether this coefficient truly varies across species thus remains an open issue. A potential cause of variation in the coefficient may lie in a departure from the allometric assumption in the self-thinning relationship. Methods : We analysed the species dependence of the self-thinning relationship for 11 temperate and Mediterranean tree species growing in pure and even-aged stands in France based on the French National Forest Inventory (NFI) data. Self-thinning relationships were fitted using a ‘stochastic frontier’ technique. Pairwise comparison tests of the self-thinning allometric coefficients were implemented. We also investigated the allometric nature of the relationship by testing a linear and a curvilinear model of log density against the log quadratic mean diameter. Results : Self-thinning relationships were clearly evidenced from the NFI data and displayed significant differences between species. The curvilinear model was significantly more accurate for 7 out of 11 species and depicted a concave relationship, suggesting a decrease in self-tolerance over ontogeny. Conclusion : As a major finding, the self-thinning relationship significantly varies across species. We emphasise the need to consider a high number of species to show such specific variations in the self-thinning relationship. Another important outcome is that the self-tolerance depends on the developmental stage. Numéro de notice : A2012-758 Affiliation des auteurs : IFN+Ext (1958-2011) Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-011-0149-0 Date de publication en ligne : 11/11/2011 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-011-0149-0 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98388 [article]