Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging

In the frame work of the STREK project, growth and mortality rates were analysed in both primary forest and after interventions such as logging or liberation thinning in logged-over forest. Dipterocarps, the dominant family in the upper storey and the major commercial species, were the particular fo...

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Autores principales: Nguyen-The, N., Favrichon, V., Sist, P., Houde, L., Bertault, J.G., Fauvet, N.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17881
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author Nguyen-The, N.
Favrichon, V.
Sist, P.
Houde, L.
Bertault, J.G.
Fauvet, N.
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Fauvet, N.
Favrichon, V.
Houde, L.
Nguyen-The, N.
Sist, P.
author_facet Nguyen-The, N.
Favrichon, V.
Sist, P.
Houde, L.
Bertault, J.G.
Fauvet, N.
author_sort Nguyen-The, N.
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description In the frame work of the STREK project, growth and mortality rates were analysed in both primary forest and after interventions such as logging or liberation thinning in logged-over forest. Dipterocarps, the dominant family in the upper storey and the major commercial species, were the particular focus. Before logging, the annual increment is a few millimetres per year and depends on the diameter class, linked to the social status in the stand. Dipterocarps grow faster than many other species and the stand density influences growth. The denser the stand, the higher the proportion of trees with negative or nil growth with an associated high probability of dying. After logging, growth and mortality were clearly influenced by the degree of canopy opening related to logging intensity. The data analysis therefore took into account different levels of logging intensity. A spatial approach using GIS showed that only a part of the stand suffered any harvesting impact. Two years after logging, the balance between growth, recruitment and mortality, showed no significant difference to the control plots. This suggests that the forest is not yet in a reconstitution phase but in a recovery process. Overall, the growth enhancement induced by canopy opening is balanced by a higher mortality. In the logged over areas, growth, after the silvicultural treatments, was enhanced by an average of 50%. The long-term effect of these treatments will have to be assessed over an extended period.
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spelling CGSpace178812025-01-24T14:12:30Z Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging Nguyen-The, N. Favrichon, V. Sist, P. Houde, L. Bertault, J.G. Fauvet, N. logging growth mortality In the frame work of the STREK project, growth and mortality rates were analysed in both primary forest and after interventions such as logging or liberation thinning in logged-over forest. Dipterocarps, the dominant family in the upper storey and the major commercial species, were the particular focus. Before logging, the annual increment is a few millimetres per year and depends on the diameter class, linked to the social status in the stand. Dipterocarps grow faster than many other species and the stand density influences growth. The denser the stand, the higher the proportion of trees with negative or nil growth with an associated high probability of dying. After logging, growth and mortality were clearly influenced by the degree of canopy opening related to logging intensity. The data analysis therefore took into account different levels of logging intensity. A spatial approach using GIS showed that only a part of the stand suffered any harvesting impact. Two years after logging, the balance between growth, recruitment and mortality, showed no significant difference to the control plots. This suggests that the forest is not yet in a reconstitution phase but in a recovery process. Overall, the growth enhancement induced by canopy opening is balanced by a higher mortality. In the logged over areas, growth, after the silvicultural treatments, was enhanced by an average of 50%. The long-term effect of these treatments will have to be assessed over an extended period. 1998 2012-06-04T09:04:42Z 2012-06-04T09:04:42Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17881 en Nguyen-The, N., Favrichon, V., Sist, P., Houde, L., Bertault, J-G., Fauvet, N. 1998. Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging . In: Bertault, J-G, Kadir K., (eds). Silvicultural research in a lowland mixed dipterocarp forest of East Kalimantan, the contribution of STREK project. :181-216.
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growth
mortality
Nguyen-The, N.
Favrichon, V.
Sist, P.
Houde, L.
Bertault, J.G.
Fauvet, N.
Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging
title Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging
title_full Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging
title_fullStr Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging
title_full_unstemmed Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging
title_short Growth and mortality patterns before and after logging
title_sort growth and mortality patterns before and after logging
topic logging
growth
mortality
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17881
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