Functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables: differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest

The establishment of native trees in exotic forest plantations can improve economic and ecological outcomes, and functional traits can help understanding differential responses of growth rates to stand variables. It is well known that growth rates can depend on functional traits and that the associa...

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Autores principales: Ritter, Luis Javier, Medina, Micaela, Goya, Juan, Campanello, Paula Inés, Pinazo, Martin Alcides, Arturi, Marcelo Fabián
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12079
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11056-022-09923-z
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09923-z
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author Ritter, Luis Javier
Medina, Micaela
Goya, Juan
Campanello, Paula Inés
Pinazo, Martin Alcides
Arturi, Marcelo Fabián
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Campanello, Paula Inés
Goya, Juan
Medina, Micaela
Pinazo, Martin Alcides
Ritter, Luis Javier
author_facet Ritter, Luis Javier
Medina, Micaela
Goya, Juan
Campanello, Paula Inés
Pinazo, Martin Alcides
Arturi, Marcelo Fabián
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description The establishment of native trees in exotic forest plantations can improve economic and ecological outcomes, and functional traits can help understanding differential responses of growth rates to stand variables. It is well known that growth rates can depend on functional traits and that the associations between functional traits and plant growth vary across ontogenetic stages. Here we studied if the response of growth rate to stand variables, that reflect ecological conditions, is associated with wood density, seed mass and height at maturity and if such relationships differ between saplings and seedlings. We measred the stem diameter increment over two years in 164 seedlings and 290 saplings of 30 tree species in 9 lobolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest, Argentina. The relationship between stem diameter increment and stand basal area, mean canopy openness and stand age was evaluated. The growth rate of saplings decreases with basal area and increased with canopy openness in species with wood density < 0.56 g.cm-3 or height at maturity > 23 m. No differences in growth rate response were found along seed mass. No consistent relationships between growth rate and stand variables were found in seedlings. We concluded that seedling growth rate is unrelated to stand variables while responsive species at sapling stage are those with low wood density or medium-high height at maturity. Silvicultural treatments reducing basal area can benefit the planted trees as well as unplanted saplings of medium-heigh valued native trees.
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spelling INTA120792022-06-13T11:01:34Z Functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables: differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest Ritter, Luis Javier Medina, Micaela Goya, Juan Campanello, Paula Inés Pinazo, Martin Alcides Arturi, Marcelo Fabián Densidad de la Madera Plántulas Manejo Forestal Plantación Forestal Regeneración Wood Density Seedlings Forest Management Forest Plantations Regeneration Masa de Semilla Altura a la Madurez Seed Mass Height at Maturity The establishment of native trees in exotic forest plantations can improve economic and ecological outcomes, and functional traits can help understanding differential responses of growth rates to stand variables. It is well known that growth rates can depend on functional traits and that the associations between functional traits and plant growth vary across ontogenetic stages. Here we studied if the response of growth rate to stand variables, that reflect ecological conditions, is associated with wood density, seed mass and height at maturity and if such relationships differ between saplings and seedlings. We measred the stem diameter increment over two years in 164 seedlings and 290 saplings of 30 tree species in 9 lobolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest, Argentina. The relationship between stem diameter increment and stand basal area, mean canopy openness and stand age was evaluated. The growth rate of saplings decreases with basal area and increased with canopy openness in species with wood density < 0.56 g.cm-3 or height at maturity > 23 m. No differences in growth rate response were found along seed mass. No consistent relationships between growth rate and stand variables were found in seedlings. We concluded that seedling growth rate is unrelated to stand variables while responsive species at sapling stage are those with low wood density or medium-high height at maturity. Silvicultural treatments reducing basal area can benefit the planted trees as well as unplanted saplings of medium-heigh valued native trees. EEA Montecarlo Fil: Ritter, Luis Javier. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales; Argentina Fil: Medina, Micaela. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Investigación de Sistemas Ecológicos y Ambientales; Argentina Fil: Goya, Juan Francisco. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Investigación de Sistemas Ecológicos y Ambientales; Argentina Fil: Campanello, Paula Inés. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Facultad de Ingeniería. Centro de Estudios Ambientales Integrados; Argentina Fil: Pinazo, Martin Alcides. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo; Argentina Fil: Arturi, Marcelo F. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Investigación de Sistemas Ecológicos y Ambientales; Argentina 2022-06-13T10:55:47Z 2022-06-13T10:55:47Z 2022-05-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12079 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11056-022-09923-z 0169-4286 1573-5095 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09923-z eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer New Forests (Published: 21 May 2022)
spellingShingle Densidad de la Madera
Plántulas
Manejo Forestal
Plantación Forestal
Regeneración
Wood Density
Seedlings
Forest Management
Forest Plantations
Regeneration
Masa de Semilla
Altura a la Madurez
Seed Mass
Height at Maturity
Ritter, Luis Javier
Medina, Micaela
Goya, Juan
Campanello, Paula Inés
Pinazo, Martin Alcides
Arturi, Marcelo Fabián
Functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables: differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest
title Functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables: differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest
title_full Functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables: differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest
title_fullStr Functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables: differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest
title_full_unstemmed Functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables: differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest
title_short Functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables: differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest
title_sort functional traits and growth rate response to stand variables differences between saplings and seedlings of native trees established in loblolly pine plantations in the atlantic forest
topic Densidad de la Madera
Plántulas
Manejo Forestal
Plantación Forestal
Regeneración
Wood Density
Seedlings
Forest Management
Forest Plantations
Regeneration
Masa de Semilla
Altura a la Madurez
Seed Mass
Height at Maturity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12079
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11056-022-09923-z
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09923-z
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