Structure and growth of a small group selection forest of calabrian pine in Southern Italy: A hypothesis for continuous cover forestry based on traditional silviculture

Ciancio, Orazio; Iovino, Francesco; Menguzzato, Giuliano; Nicolaci, Antonino; Nocentini, Susanna

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.12.057

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“…This could be achieved with silvicultural interventions which differentiate stand structure and open up the canopy, e.g. small group selection felling (Ciancio et al, 2006). At the same time the establishment of seed orchards and dynamic ex-situ conservation could allow the conservation of the available gene pool.…”

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Future scenarios and conservation strategies for a rear-edge marginal population of Pinus nigra Arnold in Italian central Apennines

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Ducci³

2016

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Aim of the study: To forecast the effects of climate change on the spatial distribution of Black pine of Villetta Barrea in its natural range and to define a possible conservation strategy for the species Area of study: A rear-edge marginal population of Pinus nigra spp. nigra in Abruzzo region, central Italian Apennines Matherials and Methods: For its adaptive and genetic traits this population is considered endemic of the Italian peninsula and represents a rear-edge marginal population of nigra subspecies. The spatial distribution of the tree in the administrative Region (Abruzzo) was used to define the ecological traits while three modelling techniques (GLM, GAM, Random Forest) were used to build a Species distribution model according to two climatic scenarios.Main results: The marginal population's range was predicted to shift at higher elevations as consequence of climatic adaptation. Many zones, represented by the higher part of the mountains surrounding the study area (currently bare and inhospitable for trees), were identified as suitable in future for the species. However, in the case of a rapid climate change, this marginal population may not be able to move as fast as necessary. An in-situ adaptive management integrated with an assisted migration protocol might be considered to favour natural regeneration and improve the richness and variability of the genetic pool.Research highlights: Most of the genetic richness is held in small populations at the borders of natural distribution of forest species. Monitoring this MAP could be useful to understand the adaptive processes of the species and could support the future management of many other within-core populations.

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Future scenarios and conservation strategies for a rear-edge marginal population of Pinus nigra Arnold in Italian central Apennines

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2016

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“…La gestione delle faggete, così come già evidenziato per altre tipologie boschive (IOVINO e MENGUZZATO, 2004;CIANCIO et al, 2004;2006;2008), basata su interventi svincolati da parametri derivanti da modelli predefiniti, favorisce la disomogeneità e la diversificazione strutturale con effetti positivi sulla biodiversità e sulla conservazione del suolo.…”

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Struttura e trattamento in alcune faggete dell'Appennino meridionale

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“…Together with soil conservation and watershed protection, Calabrian pine has an important role in the local forest economy. In public properties (townships and State forests), management of Calabrian pine has usually been based on various types of clear felling (strip or patch), whereas on private properties, pine stands have generally been managed according to traditional and locally developed forms of selection cutting, which have contributed to the maintenance of pure pine stands with complex structures (Ciancio et al 2006). More recently, in State forests within the Sila National Park, management has been limited to felling only dead or dying trees.…”

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Ecological and anthropogenic drivers of Calabrian pine (Pinus nigra J.F. Arn. ssp. laricio (Poiret) Maire) distribution in the Sila mountain range

Nicolaci¹,

Travaglini²,

Menguzzato³

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© iForest -Biogeosciences and Forestry IntroductionThe Mediterranean basin is one of the major plant diversity hotspots and among the richest in endemism over the world (Médail & Quézel 1999, Myers et al. 2000. In Europe, 80% of all endemic plants are Mediterranean species (Blondel & Aronson 1995, Fady-Welterlen 2005, and Mediterranean forests are exceptionally rich in endemics: 201 of the 290 woody species and subspecies (shrubs and trees) in Europe are found exclusively or preferentially under Mediterranean bioclimates (Quézel & Médail 2003).Around the Mediterranean Basin, changes in land-use and different forms of forest utilization over several millennia have shaped diverse landscape mosaics with different and often impacting consequences on biodiversity (Thirgood 1981, Blondel & Aronson 1995, Blondel 2006. Forest distribution in Mediterranean landscapes is characterized by diverse environmental conditions in relation to climate, soils, and geology, as well as frequency and intensity of disturbance, both natural and anthropogenic. In the last decades, rapidly changing environmental conditions coupled with even more rapid changes in socio-economic conditions, especially in rural and mountain areas, are posing new challenges for the conservation of forest habitats (Linares et al. 2009, DeSoto et al. 2010. Thus, an accurate knowledge base of ecological and anthropogenic drivers affecting the vegetation distribution is necessary for forest planning and for designing vegetation models (Tappeiner et al. 1998, Hoersch et al. 2002, Li et al. 2012). This knowledge is particularly important in highly sensitive areas such as in mountain territories, and especially within the Natura 2000 network, where habitat and species conservation is a mandatory goal. Laricio pine (Pinus nigra J.F. Arn. ssp. laricio (Poiret) Maire), a sub-specific entity of the collective species Pinus nigra, includes 2 varieties: Corsican pine (var. Corsicana) and Calabrian pine (var. Calabrica -Debazac 1965). Corsican pine is the dominant species between 1000 and 1800 m a.s.l. on the mountains of Corsica, where it covers approximately 45000 ha, of which 21000 ha are pure Corsican pine stands (LIFE 2005).Calabrian pine is endemic to southern Italy with a natural range extending from Calabria to Sicily. Calabrian pine forests (Cod. Eunis, G3.55, Calabrian Pinus laricio forest; Cod. CORINE Biotopes, 42.65, Calabrian laricio pine forests) are a priority habitat according to the Natura 2000 Directive (Cod. 9530* (Sub)-Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines -EC 2007, Zaghi 2008.During the last ice age (the Würm period in the Alps) Calabrian pine covered vast areas of the Apennines. In the Boreal period, Calabrian pine expansion slowed down due to competition with silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) at higher altitudes, and with oaks at lower altitudes (Barbéro et al. 2000), restricting pine distribution to the less favorable site conditions (Tongiorgi 1938). At the end of this period, Calabrian pine started to expa...

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Structure and growth of a small group selection forest of calabrian pine in Southern Italy: A hypothesis for continuous cover forestry based on traditional silviculture

Cited by 45 publications

References 9 publications

Future scenarios and conservation strategies for a rear-edge marginal population of Pinus nigra Arnold in Italian central Apennines

Future scenarios and conservation strategies for a rear-edge marginal population of Pinus nigra Arnold in Italian central Apennines

Struttura e trattamento in alcune faggete dell'Appennino meridionale

Ecological and anthropogenic drivers of Calabrian pine (Pinus nigra J.F. Arn. ssp. laricio (Poiret) Maire) distribution in the Sila mountain range

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