Native species: a resource for the diversification of forestry production in the lowland humid tropics

Haggar, Jeremy; Briscoe, C. B.; Butterfield, Rebecca P.

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(97)00311-3

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“…Field studies for this research were conducted in replicated experimental tree plantations that were established on formerly grazed pastures, to test the influence of tree species identity on soil properties after reforestation [58,59]. The pastures were established from mature forest in the mid-1950s, and trees were planted, after removal of the cattle, in the winter of 1988-1989 [53,58,60].…”

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Temporal Variability of Soil Respiration in Experimental Tree Plantations in Lowland Costa Rica

Raich

2017

Forests

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Abstract:The principal objective of this study was to determine if there is consistent temporal variability in soil respiration from different forest plantations in a lowland tropical rainforest environment. Soil respiration was measured regularly over 2004 to 2010 in replicated plantations of 15-to 20-year-old evergreen tropical trees in lowland Costa Rica. Statistically significant but small differences in soil respiration were observed among hours of the day; daytime measurements were suitable for determining mean fluxes in this study. Fluxes varied more substantially among months, with the highest average emissions (5.9 µmol·m −2 ·s −1 ) occurring in September and low emissions (3.7 µmol·m −2 ·s −1 ) occurring in January. Three of the six tree species had significantly increasing rates of soil respiration across 2004-2010, with fluxes increasing at an average of 0.09 µmol·m −2 ·s −1 per year: the three other species had no long-term trends. It was hypothesized that there would be a tradeoff between carbon allocation aboveground, to produce new leaves, and belowground, to sustain roots and mycorrhizae, but the relationship between canopy leaf fall-a surrogate for canopy leaf flushing-and soil respiration was significantly positive. The similarities observed among temporal trends across plantation types, and significant relationships between soil respiration, soil water content and soil temperature, suggest that the physical environment largely controlled the temporal variability of soil respiration, but differences in flux magnitude among tree species were substantial and consistent across years.

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Temporal Variability of Soil Respiration in Experimental Tree Plantations in Lowland Costa Rica

Raich

2017

Forests

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“…Reforestation is increasingly widespread in the tropics to mitigate heavy harvesting of primary forests and to restore degraded and abandoned lands (e.g., Hartshorn 1989;Lamb 1998;Haggar et al 1998;Carpenter et al 2004a;Carpenter et al 2004b). Furthermore, in the context of the Kyoto protocol, establishing plantations on land deforested before 1990 is an acceptable way to sequester carbon (Stier and Siebert 2002), especially since tropical plantations of fast-growing species are recognized as important sinks of carbon (Nabuurs and Mohren 1995;Kraenzel et al 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, in the context of the Kyoto protocol, establishing plantations on land deforested before 1990 is an acceptable way to sequester carbon (Stier and Siebert 2002), especially since tropical plantations of fast-growing species are recognized as important sinks of carbon (Nabuurs and Mohren 1995;Kraenzel et al 2003). However, in some cases, poor adaptation of exotic species to climate variation, local pests, or edaphic conditions has resulted in surprisingly low yields (Haggar et al 1998).…”

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“…In Panama, as in other tropical regions of Central America, the establishment of mixed-and native-species plantations is on the rise (Haggar et al 1998;Carpenter et al 2004a, b;Piotto et al 2004), although plantations of exotic and faster growing species tend to be the norm in reforestation efforts. Indeed, based on the inherent adaptation of native species to local climate, such plantations can also help in meeting the critical new concerns for (1) the restoration of local biodiversity and (2) the recovery of the original forest community structure.…”

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Linking multiple-level tree traits with biomass accumulation in native tree species used for reforestation in Panama

Delagrange

Potvin

Messier

et al. 2007

Trees

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To improve establishment yield and carbon accumulation during reforestation, analyses of species adaptations to local environments are needed. Here we measured, at the individual scale, links between biomass accumulation and multiple-level tree traits: biomass partitioning, crown morphology and leaf physiology. The study was carried out on one-and three-year-old individuals of five tropical tree species assigned to pioneer (P) or nonpioneer (NP) functional groups. Among the species, Cedrela odorata, Luehea seemannii and Hura crepitans showed the greatest biomass accumulation. On our seasonally dry site, species performance during the first year was dependent on a greater investment in above-ground foraging, while performance after three years was mainly related to water relations. However, large biomass accumulations were not simply associated with an efficient water use but also with contrasting water uses, based on inter-specific relationships. Generally, greater carbon isotope discrimination (D leaf ) was related to greater allocation to roots. Species with high D leaf generally showed high leaf potential nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE), suggesting that lower water use efficiency (WUE) increases the efficiency of photosynthetically active N. Also, PNUE was negatively correlated to leaf mass per area (LMA), implying that photosynthetically active N is diluted as total leaf mass increases. Finally, no distinction in measured traits, including biomass accumulation, was observed between the two functional groups.

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“…In Central America, the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), the Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), universities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and private projects have provided information on the productivity, biomass accumulation, and financial aspects of pure and mixed plantations. For these species, researchers estimate rotation lengths of 12-25 years and standing volumes of 250-300 m 3 ha -1 (González and Fisher 1994;Haggar et al 1998;Piotto et al 2004;Piotto et al 2010).…”

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Payments for Environmental Services in Latin America as a Tool for Restoration and Rural Development

Montagnini

Finney²

2010

AMBIO

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Payments for Environmental Services (PES) can encourage projects that enhance restoration, production, and rural development. When projects promote differentiated systems by paying farmers for the provision of services, the application of PES requires evaluation of the environmental services provided by each system. We present evaluations of carbon stocks and biodiversity in pure and mixed native tree plantations in Costa Rica. To illustrate how monetary values can be assigned, we discuss a project that awarded PES to silvopastoral systems in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Colombia based on carbon stocks and biodiversity. PES can promote positive environmental attitudes in farmers. Currently this project is being scaled up in Colombia based on their positive experiences with PES as a tool to promote adoption. Compared to PES systems that include only one environmental service, systems that incorporate bundling or layering of multiple services can make sustainable land uses more attractive to farmers and reduce perverse incentives.

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Native species: a resource for the diversification of forestry production in the lowland humid tropics

Cited by 81 publications

References 7 publications

Temporal Variability of Soil Respiration in Experimental Tree Plantations in Lowland Costa Rica

Temporal Variability of Soil Respiration in Experimental Tree Plantations in Lowland Costa Rica

Linking multiple-level tree traits with biomass accumulation in native tree species used for reforestation in Panama

Payments for Environmental Services in Latin America as a Tool for Restoration and Rural Development

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