Dead wood in European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest reserves

Christensen, Morten; Hahn, Katrine; Mountford, E. P.; Odór, Péter; Standovár, Tibor; Roženbergar, Dušan; Diaci, Jurij; Wijdeven, S.M.J.; Meyer, Peter; Winter, Susanne; Vrška, Tomáš

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.02.032

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“…The dead to live wood ratio of sessile oak in Runcu Grosi (30%) was higher than that of silver fir in Sinca (21%), whereas the dead to live wood ratio of beech was similar for both forests (6% vs. 7%, respectively). At the stand level, the dead to live ratio was approximately 30% in Runcu Grosi, a value very close to the mean of long-established submontane/lowland reserves found by Christensen et al (2005). In contrast, in Sinca the ratio averaged 15% (Petritan et al, 2015), approximately half the value of long-established montane European beech reserves (36%; Christensen et al, 2005).…”

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“…Korpel', 1995;Tabaku, 2000;Vrška et al, 2001;Oheimb et al, 2007). In a review of data concerning dead wood quantity across beech forest reserves around Europe, Christensen et al (2005) ). The dead to live wood ratio of sessile oak in Runcu Grosi (30%) was higher than that of silver fir in Sinca (21%), whereas the dead to live wood ratio of beech was similar for both forests (6% vs. 7%, respectively).…”

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Structure and Spatial Distribution of Dead Wood in Two Temperate Old-Growth Mixed European Beech Forests

Vasile

Petriţan

Tudose

et al. 2017

Not Bot Horti Agrobo

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Old-growth forests are often looked at as reference for close to nature silviculture, which aims to manage forests in a natural way. An important component of these forests is the large amount of deadwood they possess; the role of dead wood in the forest ecosystem has been well recognised. A detailed investigation of dead wood characteristics (the amount per stand, species, dead wood type, decay class, size and spatial distribution) was performed in two Romanian old-growth European mixed beech forests: Runcu Grosi Reserve (sessile oak-beech) and Sinca (silver fir-beech). Dead wood pieces were classified as belonging to one of seven dead wood types and one of five decay classes. The total amount of the dead wood was greater in Runcu Grosi (240.8 m ). The majority of the dead wood in Runcu Grosi was composed of sessile oak (91.7%), whereas in Sinca Forest, the main dead wood species was silver fir (67.0%); both species exhibited higher values of probability density than beech, the second most important species. The dead wood exhibited much variation in tree size and in dead wood type, and covered the entire spectrum of decomposition classes. The main spatial pattern of all standing dead trees was random in both forests (over 55%), with a reduced participation of regularity and aggregation. The results of this investigation could be used as key values derived from natural conditions to enhance the biodiversity related to dead wood in managed temperate beech mixed forests.

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Structure and Spatial Distribution of Dead Wood in Two Temperate Old-Growth Mixed European Beech Forests

Vasile

Petriţan

Tudose

et al. 2017

Not Bot Horti Agrobo

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“…Differences for mean stand-structure values increase if we compare the lower structural values of Etna beech stands with other bibliographic data of beech stands located at northern latitudes and under more favourable macroclimatic conditions (e.g. Peters 1997; various authors cited in Christensen et al 2005).…”

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“…Williams-Linera et al 2000;Gea-Izquierdo et al 2004;Shimano 2006;Guo & Werger 2010;Martínez-Pastur et al 2012). Similarly different studies have been conducted on European beech stands, especially at their southern mountain-Mediterranean edge (Poli & Puzzolo 1999;Christensen et al 2005;Peñ uelas et al 2007;Tsiripidis et al 2007;Mercurio & Spampinato 2008;Manes et al 2010;Papalexandris & Milios 2010). In these marginal locations, a typical middleEuropean species, such as the F. sylvatica, is particularly subject to the influence of current climate change processes, i.e.…”

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The southernmost beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests of Europe (Mount Etna, Italy): ecology, structural stand-type diversity and management implications

Cullotta

Puzzolo

Fresta

2013

Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all As

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The southernmost European beech forests are located in the upper forest vegetation belt on Mount Etna volcano. Their standstructural patterns were analysed to assess the effects of the site-ecological factors and previous management practices on the forest structure. Five main structural-silvicultural types were identified among the main beech forest types: coppice, highmountain coppice (HMCo), high forest, coppice in conversion to high-forest and non-formal stand. A detailed standstructural analysis was carried out through measured dendrometric parameters and derived structural characters linked to both the horizontal and the vertical profiles. Plant regeneration processes were also assessed, and several biodiversity indicators were calculated. The collected data indicate a high variability of beech stand structures in relation to the heterogeneity of the site-ecological characteristics as well as to the effects of both natural and anthropic disturbance factors. The occurrence of particular stand structures along the altitude gradient on Mount Etna is evident. It is especially visible in the multi-stemmed HMCos in relation to the changing, and increasingly limiting, ecological factors, although at higher altitudes historical anthropic actions (felling) also have had an influence. Inside the Mediterranean area, these stands highlight their ecological marginality, in terms of both latitude and altitude, especially regarding current climate change processes.

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“…[68]). This is likely the consequence of several factors, with the most important being the increased mortality of conifers, relatively long degradation time of conifer logs [29,[69][70][71] and the long-lasting degradation of standing silver fir and common beech stems [72].…”

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Structural Diversity in a Mixed Spruce-Fir-Beech Old-Growth Forest Remnant of the Western Carpathians

Parobeková

Pittner

Kucbel

et al. 2018

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Old-growth forests are a unique source of information for close-to-nature silviculture. In the National Nature Reserve Dobročský prales (Slovakia), a remnant of mixed old-growth forests of the Western Carpathians, we analyzed changes in tree species composition, stand structure, and creation and closure of canopy gaps. The results were based on data from forest inventories of an entire reserve conducted in 1978 and 2015, extended by detailed measurements in a research plot of 250 × 250 m. We observed the expansion of common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) at the expense of conifers (Abies alba Mill., Picea abies L. Karst.) in all layers of the stand. Due to a lack of conifers in the category of saplings >130 cm and an abundance of coniferous deadwood, we hypothesize that this development will lead to the dominance of beech. All development stages revealed a reverse J-shaped diameter structure; however, they differed in the majority of basic stand characteristics (e.g., growing stock, basal area, tree density, deadwood volume). Most of the structural indices did not differ between development stages, confirming a relatively high degree of structural differentiation throughout the development cycle. The total gap area reached 18%, with the dominance of small gaps ≤100 m 2 . Nevertheless, only canopy gaps >100 m 2 formed by the mortality of three or more trees were of higher importance for the extensive establishment of natural regeneration.

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Dead wood in European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest reserves

Cited by 340 publications

References 38 publications

Structure and Spatial Distribution of Dead Wood in Two Temperate Old-Growth Mixed European Beech Forests

Structure and Spatial Distribution of Dead Wood in Two Temperate Old-Growth Mixed European Beech Forests

The southernmost beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests of Europe (Mount Etna, Italy): ecology, structural stand-type diversity and management implications

Structural Diversity in a Mixed Spruce-Fir-Beech Old-Growth Forest Remnant of the Western Carpathians

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