Modeling of light transmission under heterogeneous forest canopy: an appraisal of the effect of the precision level of crown description     

David Da Silva  Philippe Balandier  Frédéric Boudon  André Marquier  Christophe Godin 《Annals of Forest Science》2012,69(2):181-193

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Light availability in forest understory is essential for many processes; it is, therefore, a valuable information regarding forest management. However, its estimation is often difficult and direct measurements are tedious. Models can be used to compute understory light, but they often require a lot of field data to accurately predict light distribution, particularly in the case of heterogeneous canopies.  相似文献   

A review of decision-making approaches to handle uncertainty and risk in adaptive forest management under climate change     

Rasoul Yousefpour  Jette Bredahl Jacobsen  Bo Jellesmark Thorsen  Henrik Meilby  Marc Hanewinkel  Karoline Oehler 《Annals of Forest Science》2012,69(1):1-15

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This review paper provides an overview of approaches to which we may resort for handling the complex decision problems involving uncertainty and risk that climate change implies for forest managers. Modelling approaches that could support adaptive management strategies seem to be called for, not only as climate change denotes increased economic uncertainty but also because new and more reliable information becomes available as time passes and climate changes.  相似文献   

Drought and frost resistance of trees: a comparison of four species at different sites and altitudes     

Katline Charra-Vaskou  Guillaume Charrier  Rémi Wortemann  Barbara Beikircher  Hervé Cochard  Thierry Ameglio  Stefan Mayr 《Annals of Forest Science》2012,69(3):325-333

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Drought and frost resistances are key factors for the survival and distribution of tree species.  相似文献   

Evaluation of the flammability of gorse (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ulex europaeus</Emphasis> L.) managed by prescribed burning     

Javier Madrigal  Eva Marino  Mercedes Guijarro  Carmen Hernando  Carmen Díez 《Annals of Forest Science》2012,69(3):387-397

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The abandonment of rural areas has led to an increase of the fire-prone European gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) communities in some regions, where prescribed burning is a technique applied to control them. Understanding flammability changes after treatments is crucial for the sustainable use of fire.  相似文献   

Effects of rotation length on the grade recovery and wood properties of Sitka spruce structural timber grown in Great Britain     

John R. Moore  Andrew J. Lyon  Stefan Lehneke 《Annals of Forest Science》2012,69(3):353-362

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Rotation length is known to affect timber quality in many plantation species, but its effect on the properties of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) structural timber has not been quantified.  相似文献   

Combining the use of molecular techniques and archival documentary evidence to trace the origin of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Populus alba</Emphasis> in a Central Mediterranean archipelago     

Barbara Fussi  Joseph Bonello  Eman Calleja  Berthold Heinze 《European Journal of Forest Research》2012,131(2):347-354

The nativity of Populus alba in the Mediterranean has only been confirmed in the last decade, following the discovery of 8,000-year-old leaf imprints in Southern France. Recent evidence has even emerged from molecular studies suggesting that the species is native to some of the islands, and these populations may be relicts of a native flora that arrived there much earlier than previously thought. In view of this, samples obtained from the Central Mediterranean archipelago of Malta and other neighbouring regions were analysed to determine the native status of the Maltese populations and possibly trace their origins. All 38 samples were investigated in order to assess the genetic diversity and origin of Maltese trees. Nuclear microsatellite analysis revealed that all 28 trees sampled from the two islands of Malta belonged to one clone. Chloroplast data suggested relatedness of the Maltese clone to Italian P. alba samples. However, nuclear data suggested additional admixture through pollen from North Africa. Existing archival and palaeontological records were also examined for any supporting evidence. On considering the latter records in combination with molecular evidence, we arrived to the conclusion that arrival of this clone in Malta through human introduction in the sixteenth century is the most likely explanation, since alternative scenarios like autovegetative propagation or arrival by seed seem highly unlikely.  相似文献   

Towards assessing the sustainability of European logging operations     

Staffan Berg  Janine Fischbach  Franka Brüchert  Mikael Poissonnet  Stefania Pizzirani  Anne Varet  Udo H. Sauter 《European Journal of Forest Research》2012,131(1):81-94

The forest-based sector has been at the forefront in operationally implementing the sustainability concept, its associated principles and indicators for sustainable forest management. Several methods have been developed to study environmental impacts of forestry activities, but none of the existing tools address all the dimensions of sustainability along the whole forest wood chain (FWC) in a balanced way. Consequently, the decision was made to develop a tool for sustainability impact assessment (ToSIA), the modelling framework for sustainability impact assessment of FWCs. The objective of the EU Project Eforwood was to develop ToSIA, a decision support tool. Within ToSIA, a FWC is modelled as a number of interconnected processes. For each process, a range of economic, environmental and social indicators and their respective values are calculated, thus representing the three pillars of sustainability. By this method, the multifunctionality of forests can be assessed and supply chains can be compared with respect to sustainability. Sensitivity analysis and scenario techniques can be applied to learn about the effect of expected changes to the structure of the chain, the material flows and the indicator values. In order to provide the tool with information about forest and logging operations, data were collected at two fundamental levels: (1) a regional level with case studies in Scandinavia, Iberia and Baden-Württemberg and (2) a European level with a case study that reflects conditions in the 27 countries of the European Union. This paper describes and details the harvesting and logging processes for the European countries. The results are displayed for each of the three regional case studies as well as aggregated to five principal areas in Europe: Eastern, Northern, Western, Central and Southwest Europe.  相似文献   

Fine-scale spatial genetic structure of sycamore maple (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Acer pseudoplatanus</Emphasis> L.)     

Madhav Pandey  Oliver Gailing  Hans H. Hattemer  Reiner Finkeldey 《European Journal of Forest Research》2012,131(3):739-746

Knowledge of SGS in plants is vital to understand the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of populations and to plan conservation strategies. Some of the major factors that can affect spatial genetic structure (SGS) in plants are the level of gene flow, spatial arrangement and life stages of individuals within populations. Applying six highly variable microsatellite markers, we investigated the effect of these factors on spatial genetic structure selecting two natural populations of sycamore maple, which is an insect-pollinated, autotetraploid and an indigenous hardwood species in Germany and in other central European countries. The two study populations had different shapes (“compact” and “elongated”) and tree densities. Significant SGS extended to ~180 m in the elongated population and to ~35 m in the compact population. Juvenile plants of the compact population showed significant SGS up to 40 m. Estimate of Sp statistic in high-density population was almost double of that in the population with low density. Gene dispersal distance in the low-density population was about 9 times higher than in the population with high density. The similar level of significant SGS in both adult and juvenile plants suggested minimal or no effect of life stages of individuals on SGS in the sycamore maple population. The data presented in this study can provide guidelines for seed collection and to establish populations for the conservation and management of genetic resources of the species.  相似文献   

Wind effects on trees     

Dirk Schindler  Jürgen Bauhus  Helmut Mayer 《European Journal of Forest Research》2012,131(1):159-163

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Acclimatation of three co-occurring tree species to water stress and their role as site indicators in mixed pine-oak forests in the Sierra Madre Oriental,Mexico     

Wibke Himmelsbach  Eduardo J. Treviño-Garza  Humberto González-Rodríguez  Marco A. González-Tagle  Marco V. Gómez Meza  Oscar A. Aguirre Calderón  A. Eduardo Estrada Castillón  Ralph Mitlöhner 《European Journal of Forest Research》2012,131(2):355-367

Water availability and salt excess are limiting factors in Mexican mixed pine-oak forest. In order to characterise the acclimatation of native species to these stresses, leaf water (Ψ_w) and osmotic potentials (Ψ_s) of Juniperus flaccida, Pinus pseudostrobus and Quercus canbyi were measured under natural drought and non-drought conditions under two different aspects in the Sierra Madre Oriental. Factorial ANOVA revealed significant differences in Ψ_w and Ψ_s between two aspects, species and sampling dates. In general, all species showed high predawn and low midday values that declined progressively with increasing drought and soil–water loss. Seasonal and diurnal fluctuation of Ψ_w and Ψ_s were higher for J. flaccida and Q. canbyi than for P. pseudostrobus. Leaf Ψ_w and Ψ_s were mainly correlated with soil water content, while Ψ_s of P. pseudostrobus were hardly correlated with environmental variables. Thus, species have different strategies to withstand drought. P. pseudostrobus was identified as a species with isohydric water status regulation, while J. flaccida and Q. canbyi presented water potential patterns typical for anisohydric species. The type of water status regulation may be a critical factor for plant survival and mortality in the context of climate change. Nevertheless, for precise conclusions about the advantages and disadvantages of each type, further long-term investigations are required.  相似文献