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Testing the application of process-based forest growth model PREBAS to uneven-aged forests in Finland / Man Hu in Forest ecology and management, vol 529 (February-1 2023)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 529 (February-1 2023) . - n° 120702 Titre : Testing the application of process-based forest growth model PREBAS to uneven-aged forests in Finland Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Man Hu, Auteur ; Francesco Minunno, Auteur ; Mikko Peltoniemi, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 120702 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] diamètre à hauteur de poitrine [Termes IGN] Finlande [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] forêt inéquienne [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] modèle de simulation [Termes IGN] modélisation de la forêt [Termes IGN] mortalité [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] photosynthèse [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] structure d'un peuplement forestier [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) The challenges of applying process-based models to uneven-aged forests are the difficulties in simulating the interactions between trees and resource allocation between size classes. In this study, we focused on a process-based forest growth model PREBAS which is a mean tree model with Reineke self-thinning mortality and was originally developed for even-aged forests. The primary aim was to test the application of PREBAS model to uneven-aged forests by introducing different diameter at breast height (DBH) size classes to better represent the forest structure. Additionally, we introduced a new mortality model to PREBAS which is developed for uneven-aged stands and compared with the current PREBAS version in which a modification Reineke rule is used. The tests were conducted in 26 old Norway spruce dominated stands in southern and central Finland with three consecutive measurements (on average a 25-year study period). To evaluate the model performance, we compared the estimations of stand averaged diameter at breast height (D), stand averaged tree height (H), stand averaged crown base height (), stand basal area (B) and density (N) with measurements. Moreover, biomass estimations of each tree component (foliage, branch and stem) were compared to estimations from empirical models. Results showed that introducing size distributions can represent better stand structure and improve the model predictions compared with data. Moreover, the new mortality model showed promise with qualitatively more realistic results especially among the largest tree size classes. However, model bias still existed in the simulation although the predictions were improved. It revealed that further calibration of the PREBAS model with size classes should be done to better extend the model applicability to uneven-aged forests. Numéro de notice : A2023-022 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120702 Date de publication en ligne : 05/12/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120702 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102228 [article]

Mitigating the risk of wind damage at the forest landscape level by using stand neighbourhood and terrain elevation information in forest planning / Roope Ruotsalainen in Forestry, an international journal of forest research, vol 96 n° 1 (January 2023)  

Public [article]  inForestry, an international journal of forest research > vol 96 n° 1 (January 2023) . - pp 121 - 134 Titre : Mitigating the risk of wind damage at the forest landscape level by using stand neighbourhood and terrain elevation information in forest planning Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Roope Ruotsalainen, Auteur ; Timo Pukkala, Auteur ; Veli-Pekka Ikonen, Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : pp 121 - 134 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] altitude [Termes IGN] canopée [Termes IGN] dommage forestier causé par facteurs naturels [Termes IGN] Finlande [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] modèle numérique de surface [Termes IGN] pondération [Termes IGN] prévention des risques [Termes IGN] topographie locale [Termes IGN] vent [Termes IGN] voisinage (relation topologique) [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Wind damage and the bark beetle outbreaks associated with it are major threats to non-declining, long-term wood production in boreal forests. We studied whether the risk of wind damage in a forested landscape could be decreased by using stand neighbourhood information in conjunction with terrain elevation information. A reference management plan minimized the differences in canopy height at stand boundaries and did not utilize information on the topography of the terrain, overlooking the possibility that the risk of windthrow may depend on the elevation of the terrain. Alternative management plans were developed by using four different weighting schemes when minimizing differences in canopy height at stand boundaries: (1) no weight (reference); (2) mean terrain elevation at the stand boundary; (3) deviation of the mean elevation of the boundary from the mean elevation of the terrain within a 100-m radius and (4) multipliers that described the effect of topography on wind speed at the stand boundary. For each management plan, we calculated the total number of at-risk trees and the total area of vulnerable stand edge. These statistics were based on the calculated critical wind speeds needed to uproot trees in stand edge zones. Minimization of the weighted mean of canopy height differences between adjacent stands resulted in homogeneous landscapes in terms of canopy height. Continuous cover management was often preferred instead of rotation management due to smaller canopy height differences between adjacent stands and its economical superiority. The best weighting scheme for calculating the mean canopy height difference between adjacent stands was the deviation between the mean elevation of the boundary and the mean elevation of the terrain within 100 m of the boundary. However, the differences between the weighting schemes were small. It was found that reasonably simple methods, based on a digital terrain model, a stand map, and the canopy heights of stands, could be used in forest planning to minimize the risk of wind damage. Validation against actual wind damages is required to assess the reliability of the results and to further develop the methodology presented. Numéro de notice : A2023-114 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1093/forestry/cpac039 Date de publication en ligne : 08/10/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpac039 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102481 [article]

Wall-to-wall mapping of forest biomass and wood volume increment in Italy / Francesca Giannetti in Forests, vol 13 n° 12 (December 2022)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 13 n° 12 (December 2022) . - n° 1989 Titre : Wall-to-wall mapping of forest biomass and wood volume increment in Italy Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Francesca Giannetti, Auteur ; Gherardo Chirici, Auteur ; Elia Vangi, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 1989 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] carte thématique [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] Italie [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] volume en bois [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Several political initiatives aim to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of the twenty-first century. In this context, forests are crucial as a carbon sink to store unavoidable emissions. Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of forest ecosystems is pivotal to the availability of accurate forest variable estimates for supporting international reporting and appropriate forest management strategies. Spatially explicit estimates are even more important for Mediterranean countries such as Italy, where the capacity of forests to act as sinks is decreasing due to climate change. This study aimed to develop a spatial approach to obtain high-resolution maps of Italian forest above-ground biomass (ITA-BIO) and current annual volume increment (ITA-CAI), based on remotely sensed and meteorological data. The ITA-BIO estimates were compared with those obtained with two available biomass maps developed in the framework of two international projects (i.e., the Joint Research Center and the European Space Agency biomass maps, namely, JRC-BIO and ESA-BIO). The estimates from ITA-BIO, JRC-BIO, ESA-BIO, and ITA-CAI were compared with the 2nd Italian NFI (INFC) official estimates at regional level (NUT2). The estimates from ITA-BIO are in good agreement with the INFC estimates (R2 = 0.95, mean difference = 3.8 t ha−1), while for JRC-BIO and ESA-BIO, the estimates show R2 of 0.90 and 0.70, respectively, and mean differences of 13.5 and of 21.8 t ha−1 with respect to the INFC estimates. ITA-CAI estimates are also in good agreement with the INFC estimates (R2 = 0.93), even if they tend to be slightly biased. The produced maps are hosted on a web-based forest resources management Decision Support System developed under the project AGRIDIGIT (ForestView) and represent a key element in supporting the new Green Deal in Italy, the European Forest Strategy 2030 and the Italian Forest Strategy. Numéro de notice : A2022-864 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f13121989 Date de publication en ligne : 24/11/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f13121989 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102156 [article]

Development and long-term dynamics of old-growth beech-fir forests in the Pyrenees: Evidence from dendroecology and dynamic vegetation modelling / Dario Martín-Benito in Forest ecology and management, vol 524 (November-15 2022)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 524 (November-15 2022) . - n° 120541 Titre : Development and long-term dynamics of old-growth beech-fir forests in the Pyrenees: Evidence from dendroecology and dynamic vegetation modelling Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Dario Martín-Benito, Auteur ; Juan Alberto Molina-Valero, Auteur ; César Pérez-Cruzado, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 120541 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies alba [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes IGN] dendroécologie [Termes IGN] dynamique de la végétation [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] exploitation forestière [Termes IGN] Fagus sylvatica [Termes IGN] forêt ancienne [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] ombre [Termes IGN] perturbation écologique [Termes IGN] Pyrénées (montagne) [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Ecological knowledge on long-term forest dynamics and development has been primarily derived from the study of old-growth forests. Centuries of forest management have decreased the extent of temperate old-growth forests in Europe and altered managed forests. Disentangling the effects of past human disturbances and climate on current species composition is crucial for understanding the long-term development of forests under global change. In this study, we investigated disturbance and recruitment dynamics in two forests in the Western Pyrenees (Spain) with contrasting management history: an old-growth forest and a long-untouched forest, both dominated by the two shade-tolerant species Fagus sylvatica (European beech) and Abies alba (Silver fir). We used dendroecological methods in seven plots to analyse forest structure, growth patterns and disturbance histories in these forests. We benchmarked these data with the dynamic vegetation model ForClim to examine the effects of natural and human-induced disturbances on forest development, structure and species composition. Disturbance regimes differed between the study forests, but none showed evidence of stand replacing disturbances, either natural or human induced. Low disturbance rates and continuous recruitment of beech and fir dominated the old-growth forest over the last 400 years. In contrast, the long-untouched forest was intensively disturbed in 1700–1780, probably by logging, with lower natural disturbance rates thereafter. Beech and fir recruitment preferentially occurred after more intense disturbances, despite the high shade tolerance of both beech and fir. Higher fir abundance in the long-untouched forest than in the old-growth forest appeared to be related to its human-induced disturbances. ForClim closely simulated forest potential natural vegetation with a dominance of beech over fir, but overestimated the presence of less shade-tolerant species. Previously observed local fir decline may result from natural forest successional processes after logging. Within ∼200 years after logging cessation, some long-untouched forest structural attributes converged towards old-growth forest, but legacy effects still affected species composition and structure. Natural disturbance regimes in beech-fir forests of the Western Pyrenees induce temporal fluctuations between beech and fir abundance, with a natural tendency for beech dominance in advanced developmental stages with low disturbance rates. Numéro de notice : A2022-732 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/MATHEMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120541 Date de publication en ligne : 23/09/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120541 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101695 [article]

Evaluation of softwood timber quality: A case study on two silvicultural systems in Central Germany / Kristen Höwler in Forests, vol 13 n° 11 (November 2022)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 13 n° 11 (November 2022) . - n° 1910 Titre : Evaluation of softwood timber quality: A case study on two silvicultural systems in Central Germany Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Kristen Höwler, Auteur ; Dominik Seidel, Auteur ; Tobias Krenn, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 1910 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Allemagne [Termes IGN] cerne [Termes IGN] densité du peuplement [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] houppier [Termes IGN] lasergrammétrie [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] qualité du bois [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.Karst) trees planted with high stem densities produce finely branched, solid logs but are vulnerable to extreme weather events, e.g., storms. Over the last decades spruce stands have been planted at lower stand densities, resulting in wider crowns, lower crown bases, and higher stand stability, but this might decrease the quality of coniferous timber due to an increased growing rate and wider annual rings. Therefore, in this case study we investigated the influence of different silvicultural treatments and stand densities on tree morphology and wood properties of 100 spruce trees up to sawn timber as the final product. Tree morphology was assessed using mobile laser scanning. Ring width analysis, wood density measurements, and the four-point bending strength test on visually graded boards were conducted to gain information on wood properties and product quality. In stands thinned from below, higher wood densities were observed due to smaller annual rings compared to stands that were thinned from above at equal annual ring widths. In addition, crown asymmetry and the height-to-diameter ratio were identified as proxies for wood density. Lastly, visually assessed quality differences between the forest stands were discerned on the examined boards. Numéro de notice : A2022-843 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f13111910 Date de publication en ligne : 14/11/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f13111910 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102064 [article]

Silvicultural experiment assessment using lidar data collected from an unmanned aerial vehicle / Diogo N. Cosenza in Forest ecology and management, vol 522 (October-15 2022)  

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Age-independent diameter increment models for mixed mountain forests / Albert Ciceu in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 141 n° 5 (October 2022)  

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Les temps des forêts et de leur observation / Jean-Daniel Bontemps in Revue forestière française, vol 73 n° 5 ([22/07/2022])  

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About tree height measurement: Theoretical and practical issues for uncertainty quantification and mapping / Samuele De petris in Forests, vol 13 n° 7 (July 2022)  

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Excelling the progenitors: Breeding for resistance to Dutch elm disease from moderately resistant and susceptible native stock / Jorge Dominguez in Forest ecology and management, vol 511 (May-15 2022)  

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Estimation and testing of linkages between forest structure and rainfall interception characteristics of a Robinia pseudoacacia plantation on China’s Loess Plateau / Changkun Ma in Journal of Forestry Research, vol 33 n° 2 (April 2022)  

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Fertilization modifies forest stand growth but not stand density: consequences for modelling stand dynamics in a changing climate / Hans Pretzsch in Forestry, an international journal of forest research, vol 95 n° 2 (April 2022)  

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Problems with models assessing influences of tree size and inter-tree competitive processes on individual tree growth: a cautionary tale / P.W. West in Journal of Forestry Research, vol 33 n° 2 (April 2022)  

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Connaître les forêts anciennes et matures : comment ? pourquoi ? / Jean-Marie Savoie in Revue forestière française, vol 73 n° 2 - 3 ([30/03/2022])  

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Scorch height and volume modeling in prescribed fires: Effects of canopy gaps in Pinus pinaster stands in Southern Europe / J.R. Molina in Forest ecology and management, vol 506 (February-15 2022)  

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