Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego

Regeneration is crucial for forest continuity in natural and managed stands. Analyzing intra-annual dynamics can improve the understanding between growth and climate, identifying regeneration survival thresholds. The objective of this study was to determine the microclimate constraints (rainfall, ai...

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Main Authors: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José, Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián, Lencinas, María Vanessa, Cellini, Juan Manuel, Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth, Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire, Peri, Pablo Luis, Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16031
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/11/8687
https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118687
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author Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth
Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire
Peri, Pablo Luis
Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro
author_browse Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Peri, Pablo Luis
Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián
Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro
author_facet Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth
Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire
Peri, Pablo Luis
Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro
author_sort Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
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description Regeneration is crucial for forest continuity in natural and managed stands. Analyzing intra-annual dynamics can improve the understanding between growth and climate, identifying regeneration survival thresholds. The objective of this study was to determine the microclimate constraints (rainfall, air, and soil temperatures) of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration growth in closed, open, and edge forests in Southern Patagonia. We measured stand characteristics (forest structure, understory plants, soil properties, animal use), microclimate, and the daily growth of regeneration using dendrometers (n = 6) during two growing seasons. We found significant differences in the studied variables (e.g., overstory, light, soil, understory plants, animal use) in the following order: closed primary forests > open forests > edge forests with openlands. These changes defined the microclimate across the overstory gradient (e.g., soil moisture), influencing the daily growth of regeneration across the growing season (lag, exponential, stationary). Rainfall (the F factor varied from 6.93 to 21.03) influenced more than temperature (the F factor varied from 0.03 to 0.34). Daily growth in closed forests indicated shrinkage (−0.0082 mm day−1 without rain and −0.0008 mm day−1 with 0.0–0.2 mm day−1 rainfall), while for more than 0.2 mm day−1 of rainfall, growth always increased. Open forests presented shrinkage during days without rain (−0.0051 mm day−1), showing positive growth according to rainfall. Edge forests always presented positive daily growth. The resilience of regeneration under these changed conditions was directly related to the overstory. The main outputs indicated that regeneration was vulnerable during non-rainy days at the middle or closed overstory (>40% crown cover), suggesting the need for long-term monitoring to develop better silvicultural proposals.
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spelling INTA160312023-11-28T11:09:57Z Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián Lencinas, María Vanessa Cellini, Juan Manuel Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire Peri, Pablo Luis Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro Silvopastoral Systems Regeneration (biological) Dendrochronology Microclimate Soil Water Content Sistemas Silvopastoriles Regeneración Dendrocronología Microclima Contenido de Agua en el Suelo Nothofagus Tierra del Fuego Daily Stem Dynamics Dendrometers Dinámica Diaria del Tallo Dendrómetros Ñire Región Patagónica Regeneration is crucial for forest continuity in natural and managed stands. Analyzing intra-annual dynamics can improve the understanding between growth and climate, identifying regeneration survival thresholds. The objective of this study was to determine the microclimate constraints (rainfall, air, and soil temperatures) of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration growth in closed, open, and edge forests in Southern Patagonia. We measured stand characteristics (forest structure, understory plants, soil properties, animal use), microclimate, and the daily growth of regeneration using dendrometers (n = 6) during two growing seasons. We found significant differences in the studied variables (e.g., overstory, light, soil, understory plants, animal use) in the following order: closed primary forests > open forests > edge forests with openlands. These changes defined the microclimate across the overstory gradient (e.g., soil moisture), influencing the daily growth of regeneration across the growing season (lag, exponential, stationary). Rainfall (the F factor varied from 6.93 to 21.03) influenced more than temperature (the F factor varied from 0.03 to 0.34). Daily growth in closed forests indicated shrinkage (−0.0082 mm day−1 without rain and −0.0008 mm day−1 with 0.0–0.2 mm day−1 rainfall), while for more than 0.2 mm day−1 of rainfall, growth always increased. Open forests presented shrinkage during days without rain (−0.0051 mm day−1), showing positive growth according to rainfall. Edge forests always presented positive daily growth. The resilience of regeneration under these changed conditions was directly related to the overstory. The main outputs indicated that regeneration was vulnerable during non-rainy days at the middle or closed overstory (>40% crown cover), suggesting the need for long-term monitoring to develop better silvicultural proposals. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Lencinas, María Vanessa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Cellini, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Maderas; Argentina. Fil: Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC). Laboratorio de Recursos Agroforestales; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA); Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA); Argentina. Fil: Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro. Universidad Mayor. Hémera Centro de Observación de la Tierra; Chile. 2023-11-28T11:03:43Z 2023-11-28T11:03:43Z 2023-05-27 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16031 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/11/8687 Martínez Pastur G.; Rodríguez-Souilla J.; Lencinas M.V.; Cellini J.M.; Chaves J.E.; Aravena Acuña M.C.; Peri P.L.; Roig F.A. (2023) Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego. Sustainability 15(11): 8687. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118687 2071-1050 https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118687 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Sustainability 15 (11) : 8687 (May 2023)
spellingShingle Silvopastoral Systems
Regeneration (biological)
Dendrochronology
Microclimate
Soil Water Content
Sistemas Silvopastoriles
Regeneración
Dendrocronología
Microclima
Contenido de Agua en el Suelo
Nothofagus
Tierra del Fuego
Daily Stem Dynamics
Dendrometers
Dinámica Diaria del Tallo
Dendrómetros
Ñire
Región Patagónica
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth
Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire
Peri, Pablo Luis
Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro
Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego
title Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego
title_full Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego
title_fullStr Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego
title_full_unstemmed Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego
title_short Microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in Tierra del Fuego
title_sort microclimatic conditions restrict the radial growth of nothofagus antarctica regeneration based on the type of forest environment in tierra del fuego
topic Silvopastoral Systems
Regeneration (biological)
Dendrochronology
Microclimate
Soil Water Content
Sistemas Silvopastoriles
Regeneración
Dendrocronología
Microclima
Contenido de Agua en el Suelo
Nothofagus
Tierra del Fuego
Daily Stem Dynamics
Dendrometers
Dinámica Diaria del Tallo
Dendrómetros
Ñire
Región Patagónica
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16031
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/11/8687
https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118687
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