From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest

We evaluated silvicultural thinning of pine plantations in order to determine the extent to which plantations treated in this way showed a greater structural similarity to natural stands. Specifically, we tested for differences in community structure (increase of DBH, increase of height and canopy h...

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Autores: Arévalo, José Ramón, Fernández-Palacios, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repositorio:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
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Palabra clave:Canary Islands
Forest dynamics
RDA
Restoration ecology
Thinning
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spelling From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forestArévalo, José RamónFernández-Palacios, José MaríaCanary IslandsForest dynamicsRDARestoration ecologyThinningWe evaluated silvicultural thinning of pine plantations in order to determine the extent to which plantations treated in this way showed a greater structural similarity to natural stands. Specifically, we tested for differences in community structure (increase of DBH, increase of height and canopy height) and regeneration (seedlings and saplings <1, 1–2 and >2 years old) in response to thinning treatments (20% and 50% removal of density). We compared the variables of the thinned plots with those of the control plots (no thinning of living trees). Comparison of the structural variables between any treatments is of limited value due to the high intra- and inter-plot environmental variability (both slope and orientation affect tree growth to a significant degree). We therefore used ordination methods (Redundancy Analysis, RDA) to monitor covariation and to select non-redundant explanatory variables. We tested for differences between control and managed plots using Monte Carlo tests for the eigenvalues of the obtained axis of the RDA. Of the two treatments, only the 50% thinning treatment was significantly different from the control plots (in which only dead pines were thinned). In ten years, the basal area of pines showed a 10% increase in 50% thinned plots in comparison with the control plots. The number of saplings >2 years old was also significantly higher in 50% thinned plots. The control plots typically had an appreciably higher density of dead trees and a greater number of seedlings. Fifty percent thinning is having a positive effect on the naturalization of the stand but subsequent management will be needed to ensure establishment of advance regeneration.201920192005info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/17668reponame:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Lagunainstname:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)InglésPlant Ecology;181, 2005.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:riull.ull.es:915/176682026-06-22T13:13:57Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest
title From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest
spellingShingle From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest
Arévalo, José Ramón
Canary Islands
Forest dynamics
RDA
Restoration ecology
Thinning
title_short From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest
title_full From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest
title_fullStr From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest
title_full_unstemmed From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest
title_sort From pine plantations to natural stands. Ecological restoration of a Pinus canariensis Sweet, ex Spreng forest
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arévalo, José Ramón
Fernández-Palacios, José María
author Arévalo, José Ramón
author_facet Arévalo, José Ramón
Fernández-Palacios, José María
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author2 Fernández-Palacios, José María
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Canary Islands
Forest dynamics
RDA
Restoration ecology
Thinning
topic Canary Islands
Forest dynamics
RDA
Restoration ecology
Thinning
description We evaluated silvicultural thinning of pine plantations in order to determine the extent to which plantations treated in this way showed a greater structural similarity to natural stands. Specifically, we tested for differences in community structure (increase of DBH, increase of height and canopy height) and regeneration (seedlings and saplings <1, 1–2 and >2 years old) in response to thinning treatments (20% and 50% removal of density). We compared the variables of the thinned plots with those of the control plots (no thinning of living trees). Comparison of the structural variables between any treatments is of limited value due to the high intra- and inter-plot environmental variability (both slope and orientation affect tree growth to a significant degree). We therefore used ordination methods (Redundancy Analysis, RDA) to monitor covariation and to select non-redundant explanatory variables. We tested for differences between control and managed plots using Monte Carlo tests for the eigenvalues of the obtained axis of the RDA. Of the two treatments, only the 50% thinning treatment was significantly different from the control plots (in which only dead pines were thinned). In ten years, the basal area of pines showed a 10% increase in 50% thinned plots in comparison with the control plots. The number of saplings >2 years old was also significantly higher in 50% thinned plots. The control plots typically had an appreciably higher density of dead trees and a greater number of seedlings. Fifty percent thinning is having a positive effect on the naturalization of the stand but subsequent management will be needed to ensure establishment of advance regeneration.
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