Effects of thinning In a water-limited holm oak forest
| Autor: | Peñuelas, Josep, Ogaya, Roma, Escolà, Anna, Liu, Daijun, Barbeta, Adrià, Penuelas, Josep |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CEAB-CSIC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), University of Birmingham [Birmingham], Interactions Sol Plante Atmosphère (UMR ISPA), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques de Bordeaux-Aquitaine (Bordeaux Sciences Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
genetic structures [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] education Geography Planning and Development Forest management 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Arbutus unedo L 01 natural sciences Carbon sink Forest dieback Tree growth Tree mortality Climate change Oak forest Mediterranean forest 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Holm oak Changement climatique Thinning Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Chêne vert Quercus ilex L Forestry Phillyrea latifolia 15. Life on land Selective thinning eye diseases Productivity (ecology) Environmental science sense organs Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sustainable Forestry Journal of Sustainable Forestry, Taylor & Francis, 2020, 39 (4), pp.365-378. ⟨10.1080/10549811.2019.1673179⟩ Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| ISSN: | 1054-9811 1540-756X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10549811.2019.1673179⟩ |
| Popis: | A natural holm oak forest was selectively thinned to test thinning as a tool to reduce tree mortality, increase productivity, and reverse the recent regression of the dominant species (Quercus ilex) induced by climate change. Thinning increased aboveground productivity and reduced stem mortality in this Mediterranean forest during four years just after thinning, contributing to the maintenance of forest functioning under changing climatic conditions. Q. ilex was the only species positively affected by the thinning: stem growth increased for all stem sizes, and mortality was significantly lower in thinned plots. On the contrary, mortality rates of Phillyrea latifolia and Arbutus unedo were not significantly lower. Stem growth increased for P. latifolia only in the smallest stem-size class. Our results highlight the suitability of selective thinning for improving the forest productivity and ensuring the conservation of Mediterranean coppices. Other benefits of selective thinning, such as a decrease in the risk of fire dispersion and an increase in the water supply for human populations, are also discussed. |
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