Barley roots are not constrained to large-sized biopores in the subsoil of a deep Haplic Luvisol     

Timo Kautz  Ute Perkons  Miriam Athmann  Ralf Pude  Ulrich Köpke 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》2013,49(7):959-963

Using the profile wall method, we determined the root-length density (RLD) of barley roots growing in large-sized biopores (diameter >2 mm) and in the bulk soil of a Haplic Luvisol down to 200 cm of soil depth. The maximum bulk density in the soil profile (1.52 g?cm^?3) was recorded in the Bt horizon (41–115 cm of soil depth). The proportion of RLD in biopores over the total RLD increased with increasing soil depth down to the 45–75 or 75–105 cm of soil layer but then decreased again in deeper soil. In contrast to earlier investigations, the maximum percentage of RLD in biopores recorded in this study was only 25 %. Root sampling from individually dissected biopores confirmed that roots did not predominantly grow in biopores. Results suggest that roots can use biopores as preferred pathways for growth through rather compact soil layers, whereas they can possibly leave the biopore and re-enter the bulk soil in deeper, less compact layers.  相似文献   

Productivity and optimal management of the uneven-aged hardwood forests of Hyrcania     

Mohmoud Bayat  Timo Pukkala  Manouchehr Namiranian  Mahmoud Zobeiri 《European Journal of Forest Research》2013,132(5-6):851-864

Hyrcania is a productive region near the southern coast of Caspian Sea. Her forests are mostly uneven-aged beach-dominated hardwood mixtures. There is increasing willingness to treat these forests without clear-felling, following the ideas of continuous cover management. However, lack of growth and yield models have delayed this endeavor, and no instructions for uneven-aged management have been issued so far. This study developed a set of models that enable the simulation of stand development in alternative management schedules. The models were used to optimize stand structure and the way in which various initial stands should be converted to the optimal uneven-aged structure. The model set consists of individual-tree diameter increment model, individual-tree height model, survival model, and a model for ingrowth. The models indicate that the sustainable yield of the forests ranges from 2.2 to 7 m³ ha^?1 a^?1 in uneven-aged management, depending on species composition. Better ingrowth would substantially enhance productivity. The optimal stand structure for maximum sustained yield has a wide descending diameter distribution, the largest trees of the post-cutting stand being 80–100 cm in dbh. If cuttings are conducted at 30- or 40-year intervals, they should remove 20–40 largest trees per hectare. Despite moderate growth rate, uneven-aged management produces high incomes, 850–1,000 UDS ha^?1a^?1, because the timber assortments that are obtained from the removed large trees have very high selling prices. Optimal conversion to uneven-aged structure showed that the steady-state stand structure depends on initial stand condition and discount rate when the length of the conversion period is fixed. Discount rates higher than 1 % lead to reduced wood production, heavy cuttings, and low basal areas of the steady-state forest.  相似文献   

Whole-tree,stem-only,and stump harvesting impacts on site nutrient capital of a Norway spruce-dominated peatland forest     

Mika Nieminen  Raija Laiho  Sakari Sarkkola  Timo Penttilä 《European Journal of Forest Research》2016,135(3):531-538

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Fine-tuning heuristic methods for combinatorial optimization in forest planning     

Xingji Jin  Timo Pukkala  Fengri Li 《European Journal of Forest Research》2016,135(4):765-779

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Optimal multi-product management of stands producing timber and wild berries     

Jari Miina  Timo Pukkala  Mikko Kurttila 《European Journal of Forest Research》2016,135(4):781-794

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Precrop root system determines root diameter of subsequent crop     

Eusun Han  Timo Kautz  Ulrich Köpke 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》2016,52(1):113-118

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Natural stand structures, disturbance regimes and successional dynamics in the Eurasian boreal forests: a review with special reference to Russian studies     

Ekaterina Shorohova  Timo Kuuluvainen  Ahto Kangur  Kalev Jõgiste 《Annals of Forest Science》2009,66(2):201-201

? This review summarizes early stand-scale studies of pristine forest structures, disturbance regimes and successional patterns carried out in boreal Eurasia. We attempt to reveal, characterize and classify stand dynamic types that can be used as templates for nature-based forest management.

? The studies reviewed demonstrate multiple successional pathways in stand development in all types of pristine forests. All-aged stands driven by small-scale disturbances are formed over successional development of several hundreds of years. This endogenous development can be interrupted by stand-replacing or partial disturbances leading to successions with even-aged or cohort-structured stands, respectively. In Western Europe, the most common disturbances are windthrows, surface fires and fluctuations in moisture regime; in Eastern Europe and Siberia, the most common disturbances are crown and surface fires and insect outbreaks. Type, return interval and severity of disturbances are strongly influenced by the site conditions and successional stage of a stand.

? Based on characteristics of forest stands and disturbance regime, four main types of pristine boreal forest stand dynamics can be distinguished: (1) even-aged, compositional change dynamics, (2) even-aged, mono-dominant dynamics, (3) cohort dynamics and (4) fine-scale gap dynamics. These types can be mimicked in developing scenarios of ecological sustainable forest management in Eurasian boreal forests.

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Decomposition of Scots pine fine woody debris in boreal conditions: Implications for estimating carbon pools and fluxes     

Petra Vávřová  Timo Penttilä  Raija Laiho 《Forest Ecology and Management》2009

Litter quality and environmental effects on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) fine woody debris (FWD) decomposition were examined in three forestry-drained peatlands representing different site types along a climatic gradient from the north boreal (Northern Finland) to south (Southern Finland) and hemiboreal (Central Estonia) conditions. Decomposition (percent mass loss) of FWD with diameter ≤10 mm (twigs) and FWD with diameter >10 mm (branches) was measured using the litter bag method over 1–4-year periods. Overall, decomposition rates increased from north to south, the rate constants (k values) varying from 0.128 to 0.188 year⁻¹ and from 0.066 to 0.127 year⁻¹ for twigs and branches, respectively. On average, twigs had lost 34%, 19% and 19%, and branches 25%, 17% and 11% of their initial mass after 2 years of decomposition at the hemiboreal, south boreal and north boreal sites, respectively. After 4 years at the south boreal site the values were 48% for twigs and 42% for branches. Based on earlier studies, we suggest that the decomposition rates that we determined may be used for estimating Scots pine FWD decomposition in the boreal zone, also in upland forests. Explanatory models accounted for 50.4% and 71.2% of the total variation in FWD decomposition rates when the first two and all years were considered, respectively. The variables most related to FWD decomposition included the initial ash, water extractives and Klason lignin content of litter, and cumulative site precipitation minus potential evapotranspiration. Simulations of inputs and decomposition of Scots pine FWD and needle litter in south boreal conditions over a 60-year period showed that 72 g m⁻² of organic matter from FWD vs. 365 g m⁻² from needles accumulated in the forest floor. The annual inputs varied from 5.7 to 15.6 g m⁻² and from 92 to 152 g m⁻² for FWD and needles, respectively. Each thinning caused an increase in FWD inputs, up to 510 g m⁻², while the needle inputs did not change dramatically. Because the annual FWD inputs were lowered following the thinnings, the overall effect of thinnings on C accumulation from FWD was slightly negative. The contribution of FWD to soil C accumulation, relative to needle litter, seems to be rather minor in boreal Scots pine forests.  相似文献   

River damming drives population fragmentation and habitat loss of the threatened Danube streber (Zingel streber): Implications for conservation          下载免费PDF全文

Alexander Brinker  Christoph Chucholl  Jasminca Behrmann‐Godel  Michaela Matzinger  Timo Basen  Jan Baer 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2018,28(3):587-599

Applied 3D texture features in ALS-based forest inventory     

Jari Vauhkonen  Timo Tokola  Matti Maltamo  Petteri Packalén 《European Journal of Forest Research》2010,129(5):803-811

Airborne laser scanning (ALS) data are not usually considered to be very informative with respect to tree species, and this information is often obtained by combining such data with spectral image material. The aim was to test the ability of height, density, intensity and applied 2D and 3D texture variables derived solely from a very high-density ALS point cloud to describe the crown shape and structure characteristics required for tree species discrimination. Linear discriminant analysis was used to find optimal combinations of variables within the predictor groups, and classifications based on variables from different groups were compared. The third power of the tree diameter was used as a stem volume approximate, and rather than examining species alone, the classification was evaluated with respect to the volume approximates assigned to the predicted species. The sensitivity of pulse density to the methodology presented here was determined by simulating thinned data sets by reducing the initial pulse density. The reliability of the estimates was analysed both with functions generated using the original data and with new functions for each thinning level. Alpha shape metrics developed for describing tree crowns constructed from the 3D point clouds proved capable of discriminating between all three species groups evaluated, and several height distribution and textural variables were found to discriminate between the coniferous tree species. The results demonstrate the importance of species interpretation in forest inventories based on allometric modelling, but then indicate that species-specific estimation could be carried out using ALS-derived variables alone.  相似文献