Is anticipated seed cutting an effective option to accelerate transition to high forest in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) coppice stands?

Cutini, Andrea; Chianucci, Francesco; Giannini, Tessa; Manetti, Maria Chiara; Salvati, Luca

doi:10.1007/s13595-015-0476-7

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“…In both the treatments, the resprout of the stools was irrelevant. This is an important issue since a dominated layer made of new sprouts can hinder the growth of the future regeneration after the final cut (Ciancio et al 2006;Cutini et al 2015). The selective thinning had an overall positive effect on the growth rate and annual increment, even if stronger in 1979 than in 1997.…”

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“…When tree density reaches 150-250 stems ha −1 able to produce enough seeds, the felling (i.e., shelterwood system) can take place (Piussi and Alberti 2015). On the whole, the conversion of beech coppices to high forest is a quite long process (120-150 years; Nocentini 2009) and data on the response to the final regeneration cut are not yet available in the literature (Cutini et al 2015). Alternatively to thinning from below, the selective thinning (Leibundgut 1978;Schaedelin 1942) can be adopted with the aim to further increase the share of large diameter trees and yield value and to further improve timber quality and stand stability.…”

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Beech coppice conversion to high forest: results from a 31-year experiment in Eastern Pre-Alps

Mariotti

Alberti

Maltoni

et al. 2017

Annals of Forest Science

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Beech coppice conversion to high forest: results from a 31-year experiment in Eastern Pre-Alps

Mariotti

Alberti

Maltoni

et al. 2017

Annals of Forest Science

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“…Peraltro, i risultati di ricerche condotte in analoghi popolamenti di faggio nell'Appenino centro-settentrionale, largamente diffusi nell'area, hanno dimostrato che è possibile anticipare con successo la fase dei tagli di rinnovazione, contribuendo in tal modo a una diversificazione di aree altrimenti caratterizzate da una notevole omogeneità strutturale e paesaggistica (Cutini et al 2010(Cutini et al , 2015.…”

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New silvicultural approaches for sustainable forest management in Calabria (Southern Italy)

Iovino¹,

Nicolaci²,

Menguzzato³

et al. 2017

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IntroduzioneSecondo quanto riportato nell'Inventario Nazionale delle Foreste e dei Serbatoi di Carbonio (INFC 2007) la Regione Calabria, a fronte di una superficie territoriale pari a 1.511.000 ettari (Regione Calabria 2016), presenta una superficie forestale di 612.934 ettari e un indice di boscosità pari al 40.6%. Dati che fanno assumere a questa Regione un ruolo di parti- it).Abstract: New silvicultural approaches for sustainable forest management in Calabria (Southern Italy). We propose several guidelines for sustainable forest management of the main regional forest types based on literature review on silviculture and forest management and taking into account the results from surveys carried out in four test sites located in Calabria (Southern Italy) within the framework of ALForLAB project. The four test sites cover 16% of regional forested area, which included ten of the main silvicultural types. Results highlighted a high variability in stand structure of high forests, while coppice woods were characterised by low structural variablity. The different silvicultural treatments proposed for high forests focused on the maintenance of stand structure complexity where it is already high, and to enhance it where the past management options simplified stand structure. The proposed silvicultural treatments for conifer plantations aimed at progressive renaturalisation. In the regional context coppice management, especially simple coppice with standards, still maintains an important role for fuelwood and charcoal production, poles and posts (chestnut coppice) production, and more recently for forest biomass for energy use. Coppice management, with exception for beech stands and stands within protected areas, can still be maintained with the adoption of suitable tending and thinnings interventions and rotation periods. The management guidelines here proposed for both high forests and coppices represent an important tool for sustainable forest management in Calabria. In addition, they can be an useful and complementary tool for spatial decision support system aimed to Precision Forestry issues.

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“…This calls for an evaluation of the different management options using objective methods and techniques. This study is a part of a wider long-term project focusing on designing different silvicultural options for managing pure beech stands (Cutini et al 2015, but see also the LIFE14 ENV/IT/000514 project: www. futureforcoppices.eu).…”

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Long-term response to thinning in a beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica</i> L.) coppice stand under conversion to high forest in Central Italy

Chianucci¹,

Salvati²,

Giannini³

et al. 2016

Silva Fenn.

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Highlights• Canopy recovery after medium-heavy thinning reveals the prompt response of beech to intensive thinning cycles.• Active management practices accelerate the transition from coppice to high forest. AbstractEuropean beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests have a long history of coppicing, but the majority of formerly managed coppices are currently under conversion to high forest. The long time required to achieve conversion requires a long-term perspective to fully understand the implication of the applied conversion practices. In this study, we showed results from a long-term (1992-2014) casestudy comparing two management options (natural evolution and periodic thinning) in a beech coppice in conversion to high forest. Leaf area index, litter production, radiation transmittance and growth efficiency taken as relevant stand descriptors, were estimated using both direct and indirect optical methods. Overall, results indicated that beech coppice showed positive and prompt responses to active conversion practices based on periodic medium-heavy thinning. A growth efficiency index showed that tree growth increased as the cutting intensity increased. Results from the case study supported the effectiveness of active conversion management from an economic (timber harvesting) and ecological (higher growth efficiency) point of view.

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Is anticipated seed cutting an effective option to accelerate transition to high forest in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) coppice stands?

Cited by 29 publications

References 29 publications

Beech coppice conversion to high forest: results from a 31-year experiment in Eastern Pre-Alps

Beech coppice conversion to high forest: results from a 31-year experiment in Eastern Pre-Alps

New silvicultural approaches for sustainable forest management in Calabria (Southern Italy)

Long-term response to thinning in a beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica</i> L.) coppice stand under conversion to high forest in Central Italy

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