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| DOI | 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118282 |
| Effects of thinning intensity on productivity and water use efficiency of Quercus robur L | |
| Niccoli F.; Pelleri F.; Manetti M.C.; Sansone D.; Battipaglia G. | |
| 发表日期 | 2020 |
| ISSN | 0378-1127 |
| 卷号 | 473 |
| 英文摘要 | Thinning intensity is an important factor affecting forest structure and density and influencing tree growth. The main objective of the study is to evaluate how the different intensity of thinning can influence, in the short and long term, the productivity and intrinsic water use efficiency (WUEi) of Quercus robur L., a widespread European species. Three thinning types of different intensity were applied in 14-year mixed plantation of Quercus robur L. growing with Alnus glutinosa (L) Gaertn., a N-fixing species, with an initial density of 625 trees/ha. A multidisciplinary approach was applied, coupling the tree-ring analyses with the measurements of stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen. Findings highlighted how the different conditions of light and competition, determined by the type and intensity of thinning, triggered different responses of Q. robur species in terms of growth and WUEi. Data suggested that the moderate selective thinning (31% reduction of total biomass) was not able to reduce the high competition for resources among individuals: this condition negatively influenced the trees growth. The presence of the N-fixing species, left after the thinning, was not able to counteract the negative effect of competition. A negative effect on productivity was recorded with the geometric thinning (62% reduction of total biomass). Indeed, this treatment resulted in an increase of asymmetry of the canopy (0.90 vs 0.83, respectively in pre- and post-thinning period), due to the partial crown competition from one side and with a consequent limitation of the photosynthetic activity of the trees. Finally, the very high selective thinning (75% reduction of total biomass) resulted to be the most appropriate management practice, as it guarantees positive effects both in terms of growth and intrinsic water use efficiency. The post thinning conditions determined high photosynthesis rates, an increase of productivity and a limited water loss. © 2020 Elsevier B.V. |
| 关键词 | BiomassEfficiencyForestryProductivityEffects of thinningIntrinsic water-use efficienciesManagement practicesMulti-disciplinary approachPhotosynthesis ratePhotosynthetic activityTree-ring analysisWater use efficiencyEcologydeciduous treegrowthlight availabilityphotosynthesisshrubstable isotopethinningwater use efficiencyBiomassEcologyEfficiencyForestryIntensityProductivityThinningWaterAlnus glutinosaQuercus robur |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 来源机构 | Forest Ecology and Management |
| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/132698 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Niccoli F.,Pelleri F.,Manetti M.C.,et al. Effects of thinning intensity on productivity and water use efficiency of Quercus robur L[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2020,473. |
| APA | Niccoli F.,Pelleri F.,Manetti M.C.,Sansone D.,&Battipaglia G..(2020).Effects of thinning intensity on productivity and water use efficiency of Quercus robur L.,473. |
| MLA | Niccoli F.,et al."Effects of thinning intensity on productivity and water use efficiency of Quercus robur L".473(2020). |
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