Is drought the main decline factor at the rear edge of Europe? The case of southern Iberian pine plantations

Sánchez‐Salguero, Raúl; Navarro-Cerrillo, Rafael M.; Swetnam, Thomas W.; Zavala, Miguel Á.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.040

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“…Pinus sylvestris is sensitive to drought (Eilmann & Rigling 2012) and growth is partly driven by water availability. In this area, lower latitudes present higher hydric deficit and tree growth is lower, as observed in previous studies (Candel-Perez et al 2012, Sanchez-Salguero et al 2012, Taeger et al 2013. Hagglund & Lundmark (1977) and Sharma et al (2012) also found that latitude was a good predictor variable for Pinus sylvestris L. site index in Sweden and Norway stands.…”

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Relationship between environmental parameters and Pinus sylvestris L. site index in forest plantations in northern Spain acidic plateau

Bueis¹,

Bravo²,

Pando³

et al. 2016

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The assessment of forest productivity at early stages of stand development may help to define the most appropriate silviculture treatment to be applied for each stand. Site index (dominant height at a reference age) is a useful tool for forest productivity estimation. The aim of this study was to develop a model to predict site index for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) plantations in northern Spain acidic plateau by using soil (physical, chemical and biochemical), climatic and physiographic parameters. To meet this objective, data from 35 stands classified into three different site quality classes and 63 soil, climatic and physiographic parameters were examined in order to develop a discriminant model. After selecting 12 discriminant models which were biologically consistent and presented the higher cross-validated rate of correct classification, a model including four parameters (latitude, inorganic Al, porosity and microbial biomass carbon) as predictors was chosen. The discriminant model classified 71% of cases correctly and no inferior-quality stands were misassigned to the highest quality class. Soil and physiographic parameters included in the above model are easily obtainable in the field or by simple laboratory analysis, thus our results can be easily integrated in operational forestry to determine site quality.

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Relationship between environmental parameters and Pinus sylvestris L. site index in forest plantations in northern Spain acidic plateau

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Pando³

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“…To overcome this problem, forest managers use thinning (of different intensity) to reduce tree competition for water within stands (Martín-Benito et al 2011;Del Campo et al 2014). When properly used, thinning reduces long-term stress by competition, but it also reduces the vulnerability of trees to extreme drought events Sánchez-Salguero et al 2012). Adaptive management could enhance growing conditions, and thus alleviate water stress that constrains photosynthetic activity and growth (McDowell et al 2003).…”

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Contrasting growth and water use efficiency after thinning in mixed Abies pinsapo-Pinus pinaster-Pinus sylvestris forests

Navarro-Cerrillo¹,

Sánchez‐Salguero²,

Herrera³

et al. 2016

J. For. Sci.

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Foresters frequently lack sufficient information about thinning intensity effects to optimize semi-natural forest management and their effects and interaction with climate are still poorly understood. In an Abies pinsapo-Pinus pinaster-Pinus sylvestris forest with three thinning intensities, a dendrochronologial approach was used to evaluate the short-term responses of basal area increment (BAI), carbon isotope (δ 13 C) and water use efficiency (iWUE) to thinning intensity and climate. Thinning generally increased BAI in all species, except for the heavy thinning in P. sylvestris. Across all the plots, thinning increased 13 C-derived water-use efficiency on average by 14.49% for A. pinsapo, 9.78% for P. sylvestris and 6.68% for P. pinaster, but through different ecophysiological mechanisms. Our findings provide a robust mean of predicting water use efficiency responses from three coniferous species exposed to different thinning strategies which have been modulated by climatic conditions over time.

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“…(9) Pinus sylvestris y Pinus nigra, Sierra Nevada (Hódar et al, 2003;Herrero et al, 2013). (10) Pinus sylvestris y Pinus nigra, Sierra de los Filabres (Navarro-Cerrillo et al, 2007;Sánchez-Salguero et al, 2012). 2008).…”

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Impactos, vulnerabilidad y adaptación al Cambio Climático en los bosques ibéricos

Herrero¹

2017

Munibe, cienc. nat.

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ResumenSe han registrado numerosos impactos relacionados con el cambio climático en los bosques ibéricos que pueden cambiar la composición, estructura y funcionamiento de los mismos. Es importante considerar que los efectos del cambio climático interactúan comúnmente con otros motores de cambio, dificultando de esta manera la cuantificación de la contribución del cambio climático en los impactos observados. Entre los impactos registrados encontramos alteraciones fisiológicas, fenológicas, demográficas y de distribución, las cuales a su vez pueden provocar cambios en la composición, estructura y funcionamiento de los ecosistemas forestales ibéricos. A medida que el cambio climático avance, y las condiciones climáticas se alejen cada vez más de las actuales, se espera un aumento de los impactos observados. En este contexto, se hace necesario evaluar correctamente la vulnerabilidad de poblaciones, especies y ecosistemas frente al cambio climático futuro para poder diseñar y aplicar medidas de adaptación eficaces que minimicen los impactos y favorezcan el proceso de ajuste a las nuevas condiciones. La aplicación de las medidas de adaptación debe enmarcarse en una gestión adaptativa y anticipadora, que fomente la colaboración activa entre todos los actores involucrados en la gestión e investigación de los bosques ibéricos.Palabras clave: bosques, cambio climático, vulnerabilidad, adaptación. AbstractMany impacts associated with climate change have been recorded in Iberian forests, which can alter their composition, structure and function. It is important to note that climate change commonly interacts with other drivers of change, hampering the quantification of the degree of contribution of climate change in the observed impacts. Among recorded impacts, changes in physiology, phenology, demography and distribution can be found, which in turn can alter the composition, structure and function of Iberian forest ecosystems. As the climate changes and climatic conditions begin to differ greatly from current conditions, an increase in impacts can be expected. In this context, it is necessary to evaluate correctly the vulnerability of populations, species and ecosystems to future climate change in order to design and apply adaptation actions to minimize the impacts and favor the adjustment to new conditions. The application of adaptation measures should be carried out using an adaptive and proactive framework, promoting a dynamic collaboration between all the actors involved in the management and research of Iberian forests.Key words: forests, climate change, vulnerability, adaptation. LaburpenaKlima aldaketari lotuta inpaktu ugari behatu dira baso iberiarretan, ekosistema horien konposizioa, egitura eta funtzionamendua alda dezaketena. Garrantzizkoa da kontuan hartzea klima aldaketa beste eragile batzuekin elkarrekintzan aritzen dela, eta horrek behatutako inpaktuetan klima aldaketaren eragina kuantifikatzea zaila egiten du. Inpaktuen artean aldaketa fisiologikoak, fenologikoak, demografikoak eta banaketa geografiko mailak...

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Is drought the main decline factor at the rear edge of Europe? The case of southern Iberian pine plantations

Cited by 103 publications

References 60 publications

Relationship between environmental parameters and Pinus sylvestris L. site index in forest plantations in northern Spain acidic plateau

Relationship between environmental parameters and Pinus sylvestris L. site index in forest plantations in northern Spain acidic plateau

Contrasting growth and water use efficiency after thinning in mixed Abies pinsapo-Pinus pinaster-Pinus sylvestris forests

Impactos, vulnerabilidad y adaptación al Cambio Climático en los bosques ibéricos

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