The present study examines the extent of negative eff ects of traditional multiple land-use systems on oak coppices,from a forest management point of view.The study area was located in approximately 10,000 ha of hilly...The present study examines the extent of negative eff ects of traditional multiple land-use systems on oak coppices,from a forest management point of view.The study area was located in approximately 10,000 ha of hilly Brant’s oak(Quercus brantii Lindl.)woodlands in the central Zagros Mountains.In the same site-quality class,three land-use systems were compared:simple coppice(Co),coppice in conjunction with small ruminant grazing(CoG),and coppice with understory rain-fed wheat cultivation plus grazing(CoCG).Data on total wood volume of trunk and major branches,and annual ring growth,were collected and analyzed from 74 stands in 15 coppiced woodland patches.The results showed the advantage of Co over CoG and CoCG land-uses by 43 and 60 m 3 of mean accumulated wood volume per hectare,respectively.The diameter growth analysis also revealed an annual increase in wood production of trees in Co land-uses over 43 years,with an exception of the recent decade,when growth coincided with a severe drought.Using a back-extrapolation method,the minimum rotation age of woodlands in Co land-use was found to be 23.6 years,5 and 7 years shorter than those of CoG and CoCG land-uses,respectively.Unlike CoCG,woodlands located in Co and CoG land-use systems demonstrated a high level of agreement with self-thinning rule of−3/2.Values for the stand density index for coppiced oak woodlands were between more than 1000 for the least disturbed(Co)and less than 400 for the most disturbed woodlands(CoCG).The structure and growth rate of the coppiced oak woodlands were irreversibly disrupted by understory tillage plus grazing and in less extent by grazing alone.It was concluded that ending undergrowth cultivation in semi-arid oak coppices should be addressed as a priority by adopting minimum regulations.展开更多
Background:Forests are an important sink for atmospheric carbon and could release that carbon upon deforestation and degradation.Knowing stand biomass dynamic of evergreen forests has become necessary to improve curre...Background:Forests are an important sink for atmospheric carbon and could release that carbon upon deforestation and degradation.Knowing stand biomass dynamic of evergreen forests has become necessary to improve current biomass production models.The different growth processes of managed forests compared to self-managed forests imply an adaptation of biomass prediction models.Methods:In this paper we model through three models the biomass growth of two tree species(Japanese cedar,Japanese cypress)at stand level whether they are managed or not(self-thinning).One of them is named self-thinned model which uses a specific self-thinning parameterαand adapted to self-managed forests and an other model is named thinned model adapted to managed forests.The latter is compared to a Mitscherlich model.The self-thinned model takes into account the light competition between trees relying on easily observable parameters(e.g.stand density).A Bayesian inference was carried out to determine parameters values according to a large database collected.Results:In managed forest,Bayesian inference results showed obviously a lack of identifiability of Mitscherlich model parameters and a strong evidence for the thinned model in comparison to Mitscherlich model.In self-thinning forest,the results of Bayesian inference are in accordance with the self-thinning 3/2 rule(α=1.4).Structural dependence between stand density and stand yield in self-thinned model allows to qualifying the expression of biological time as a function of physical time and better qualify growth and mortality rate.Relative mortality rate is 2.5 times more important than relative growth rate after about 40 years old.Stand density and stand yield can be expressed as function of biological time,showing that yield is independent of initial density.Conclusions:This paper addressed stand biomass dynamic models of evergreen forests in order to improve biomass growth dynamic assessment at regional scale relying on easily observable parameters.These models can be used to dynami展开更多
Monocultures of spring wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） were grown at overcrowded densities （10 000 and 3 000 plants per m^2） under well-watered and water-stressed conditions to investigate the effects of water defici...Monocultures of spring wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） were grown at overcrowded densities （10 000 and 3 000 plants per m^2） under well-watered and water-stressed conditions to investigate the effects of water deficits on self-thinning. The results showed that density reduction in water-stressed populations was delayed compared with that In well-watered populations. Populations grown In well-watered conditions conformed to the -3/2- power law. Compared with the well-watered condition, there was no significant decrease of the self-thinning line under water-stressed conditions In this experiment, although the rate of average shoot blomass accumulatlon decreased. This result Implied that the exponent of the -3/2-power equation Is not as sensitive as the rate of average shoot blomass accumulation to water stress. Further analysis indicated that, In each density treatment, the lines of the height versus shoot blomass relationships did not differ significantly between the two water conditions. However, the Intercepts of the height versus shoot blomass relationships were greater In the higher-density populations （10 000/m^2） than those In the lower-density populations （3 000/m^2）. These results showed that water deficit did not change plant geometry In this experiment. That Is to say, shoot competition for light remains constant at a given blomass, although root competition for water becomes more serious In water deficit conditions. Based on these results and previous reports we propose that, to affect the thinning line slope, changes In symmetric competition are not as efficient as changes In asymmetric competition.展开更多
基金We express our appreciation to the 2018 forestry graduate students’team for their great help in data collection.We also gratefully acknowledge the Provincial Natural Resources Bureau for providing us with their archive of journey reports and grazing license contracts.Finally,we appreciate the anonymous reviewers who carefully read the manuscript and made many insightful comments.
文摘The present study examines the extent of negative eff ects of traditional multiple land-use systems on oak coppices,from a forest management point of view.The study area was located in approximately 10,000 ha of hilly Brant’s oak(Quercus brantii Lindl.)woodlands in the central Zagros Mountains.In the same site-quality class,three land-use systems were compared:simple coppice(Co),coppice in conjunction with small ruminant grazing(CoG),and coppice with understory rain-fed wheat cultivation plus grazing(CoCG).Data on total wood volume of trunk and major branches,and annual ring growth,were collected and analyzed from 74 stands in 15 coppiced woodland patches.The results showed the advantage of Co over CoG and CoCG land-uses by 43 and 60 m 3 of mean accumulated wood volume per hectare,respectively.The diameter growth analysis also revealed an annual increase in wood production of trees in Co land-uses over 43 years,with an exception of the recent decade,when growth coincided with a severe drought.Using a back-extrapolation method,the minimum rotation age of woodlands in Co land-use was found to be 23.6 years,5 and 7 years shorter than those of CoG and CoCG land-uses,respectively.Unlike CoCG,woodlands located in Co and CoG land-use systems demonstrated a high level of agreement with self-thinning rule of−3/2.Values for the stand density index for coppiced oak woodlands were between more than 1000 for the least disturbed(Co)and less than 400 for the most disturbed woodlands(CoCG).The structure and growth rate of the coppiced oak woodlands were irreversibly disrupted by understory tillage plus grazing and in less extent by grazing alone.It was concluded that ending undergrowth cultivation in semi-arid oak coppices should be addressed as a priority by adopting minimum regulations.
基金the State financial support managed by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche,allocated in“investissements d’Avenir”framework programme under reference AMORAD,ANR-11-RNSR-0002.
文摘Background:Forests are an important sink for atmospheric carbon and could release that carbon upon deforestation and degradation.Knowing stand biomass dynamic of evergreen forests has become necessary to improve current biomass production models.The different growth processes of managed forests compared to self-managed forests imply an adaptation of biomass prediction models.Methods:In this paper we model through three models the biomass growth of two tree species(Japanese cedar,Japanese cypress)at stand level whether they are managed or not(self-thinning).One of them is named self-thinned model which uses a specific self-thinning parameterαand adapted to self-managed forests and an other model is named thinned model adapted to managed forests.The latter is compared to a Mitscherlich model.The self-thinned model takes into account the light competition between trees relying on easily observable parameters(e.g.stand density).A Bayesian inference was carried out to determine parameters values according to a large database collected.Results:In managed forest,Bayesian inference results showed obviously a lack of identifiability of Mitscherlich model parameters and a strong evidence for the thinned model in comparison to Mitscherlich model.In self-thinning forest,the results of Bayesian inference are in accordance with the self-thinning 3/2 rule(α=1.4).Structural dependence between stand density and stand yield in self-thinned model allows to qualifying the expression of biological time as a function of physical time and better qualify growth and mortality rate.Relative mortality rate is 2.5 times more important than relative growth rate after about 40 years old.Stand density and stand yield can be expressed as function of biological time,showing that yield is independent of initial density.Conclusions:This paper addressed stand biomass dynamic models of evergreen forests in order to improve biomass growth dynamic assessment at regional scale relying on easily observable parameters.These models can be used to dynami
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China （90102015,30170161） and the Intemational Cooperation Project of China and Greece （2003DFB00034）.
文摘Monocultures of spring wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） were grown at overcrowded densities （10 000 and 3 000 plants per m^2） under well-watered and water-stressed conditions to investigate the effects of water deficits on self-thinning. The results showed that density reduction in water-stressed populations was delayed compared with that In well-watered populations. Populations grown In well-watered conditions conformed to the -3/2- power law. Compared with the well-watered condition, there was no significant decrease of the self-thinning line under water-stressed conditions In this experiment, although the rate of average shoot blomass accumulatlon decreased. This result Implied that the exponent of the -3/2-power equation Is not as sensitive as the rate of average shoot blomass accumulation to water stress. Further analysis indicated that, In each density treatment, the lines of the height versus shoot blomass relationships did not differ significantly between the two water conditions. However, the Intercepts of the height versus shoot blomass relationships were greater In the higher-density populations （10 000/m^2） than those In the lower-density populations （3 000/m^2）. These results showed that water deficit did not change plant geometry In this experiment. That Is to say, shoot competition for light remains constant at a given blomass, although root competition for water becomes more serious In water deficit conditions. Based on these results and previous reports we propose that, to affect the thinning line slope, changes In symmetric competition are not as efficient as changes In asymmetric competition.
