Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests
Background: Tree regeneration is a key component of resilience because it promotes post-disturbance recovery of forests. Northwestern Patagonia from Argentina is occupied by Nothofagus alpina (Na), N. obliqua (No), and N. dombeyi (Nd) forests that grow along an intense precipitation gradient, manage...
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| author | Sola, Georgina Giselle Mateo, Camila Dezzotti, Alejandro Marchelli, Paula Attis Beltrán, Hernán Sbrancia, Renato Chauchard, Luis Mario González Peñalba, Marcelo Lara, Martín El Mujtar, Veronica Andrea |
| author_browse | Attis Beltrán, Hernán Chauchard, Luis Mario Dezzotti, Alejandro El Mujtar, Veronica Andrea González Peñalba, Marcelo Lara, Martín Marchelli, Paula Mateo, Camila Sbrancia, Renato Sola, Georgina Giselle |
| author_facet | Sola, Georgina Giselle Mateo, Camila Dezzotti, Alejandro Marchelli, Paula Attis Beltrán, Hernán Sbrancia, Renato Chauchard, Luis Mario González Peñalba, Marcelo Lara, Martín El Mujtar, Veronica Andrea |
| author_sort | Sola, Georgina Giselle |
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| description | Background: Tree regeneration is a key component of resilience because it promotes post-disturbance recovery of forests. Northwestern Patagonia from Argentina is occupied by Nothofagus alpina (Na), N. obliqua (No), and N. dombeyi (Nd) forests that grow along an intense precipitation gradient, managed throughout shelterwood silvicultural system by technicians of the Lanin Natural Reserve. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of seeding cuttings over the dynamics of Nothofagus mixed forests across landscape (precipitation gradient) based mainly on the composition and abundance of tree regeneration, permanent sampling plots and generalized linear mixed models. In particular, we analysed: (i) the structure of sexual and asexual regeneration during < 10, 10–20 and > 20 years after harvest (the dynamics of managed forests), and (ii) the structure of sexual regeneration in primary and managed forests after > 20 years of harvest (the effect of silviculture).
Results: Nd was the most abundant species in the regeneration of managed forests during all periods in both sites despite its lower contribution to the adult cohort. During the 10–20 years period after harvest, the humid site exhibited higher regeneration density than the mesic site (120,000 and 6000 ind ha−1, respectively), and it decreased afterwards. The number of established regeneration (> 2 m height) was lower for Na in the mesic site and for No in the humid site (0 and 57 ind ha−1, respectively). However, in comparison to No, Na showed a higher number of sprouted stumps and sprouts per stump, and a higher sprout height in the mesic site. No exhibited higher sprout mortality in the humid site. Finally, the regeneration of primary forests showed lower density and height, and a more balanced composition than that of managed forests.
Conclusions: The silvicultural effects on the mixed forest regeneration dynamics was strongly influenced by the condition of sites. Therefore, management prescriptions should be adjusted in order to consider the environmental variation occurring through the entire landscape. An adaptive management that considers the pattern and process of sexual and asexual regeneration and disturbance will contribute to promote a greater resilience of mixed forest ecosystems. |
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| spelling | INTA173132024-04-05T15:07:45Z Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests Sola, Georgina Giselle Mateo, Camila Dezzotti, Alejandro Marchelli, Paula Attis Beltrán, Hernán Sbrancia, Renato Chauchard, Luis Mario González Peñalba, Marcelo Lara, Martín El Mujtar, Veronica Andrea Nothofagus Silviculture Precipitation Nothofagus dombeyi Mixed Forests Silvicultura Precipitación Atmosférica Bosques Mixtos Nothofagus alpina Nothofagus obliqua Región Patagónica Background: Tree regeneration is a key component of resilience because it promotes post-disturbance recovery of forests. Northwestern Patagonia from Argentina is occupied by Nothofagus alpina (Na), N. obliqua (No), and N. dombeyi (Nd) forests that grow along an intense precipitation gradient, managed throughout shelterwood silvicultural system by technicians of the Lanin Natural Reserve. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of seeding cuttings over the dynamics of Nothofagus mixed forests across landscape (precipitation gradient) based mainly on the composition and abundance of tree regeneration, permanent sampling plots and generalized linear mixed models. In particular, we analysed: (i) the structure of sexual and asexual regeneration during < 10, 10–20 and > 20 years after harvest (the dynamics of managed forests), and (ii) the structure of sexual regeneration in primary and managed forests after > 20 years of harvest (the effect of silviculture). Results: Nd was the most abundant species in the regeneration of managed forests during all periods in both sites despite its lower contribution to the adult cohort. During the 10–20 years period after harvest, the humid site exhibited higher regeneration density than the mesic site (120,000 and 6000 ind ha−1, respectively), and it decreased afterwards. The number of established regeneration (> 2 m height) was lower for Na in the mesic site and for No in the humid site (0 and 57 ind ha−1, respectively). However, in comparison to No, Na showed a higher number of sprouted stumps and sprouts per stump, and a higher sprout height in the mesic site. No exhibited higher sprout mortality in the humid site. Finally, the regeneration of primary forests showed lower density and height, and a more balanced composition than that of managed forests. Conclusions: The silvicultural effects on the mixed forest regeneration dynamics was strongly influenced by the condition of sites. Therefore, management prescriptions should be adjusted in order to consider the environmental variation occurring through the entire landscape. An adaptive management that considers the pattern and process of sexual and asexual regeneration and disturbance will contribute to promote a greater resilience of mixed forest ecosystems. EEA Bariloche Fil: Sola, Georgina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Sola, Georgina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Asentamiento Universitario San Martín de los Andes; Argentina Fil: Mateo, Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Mateo, C. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Asentamiento Universitario de San Martín de los Andes; Argentina Fil: Dezzotti, Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Asentamiento Universitario San Martín de los Andes; Argentina Fil: Marchelli, Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Marchelli, Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología Forestal; Argentina Fil: Marchelli, Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Attis Beltrán, Hernán. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Asentamiento Universitario San Martín de los Andes; Argentina. Fil: Attis Beltrán, Hernán. Administración de Parques Nacionales. Parque Nacional Lanín. Departamento de Conservación y Manejo; Argentina Fil: Sbrancia, R. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Asentamiento Universitario San Martín de los Andes; Argentina. Fil: Chauchard, Luis. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Asentamiento Universitario San Martín de los Andes; Argentina Fil: Chauchard, Luis. Administración de Parques Nacionales. Parque Nacional Lanín. Departamento de Conservación y Manejo; Argentina Fil: González Peñalba, Marcelo. Administración de Parques Nacionales. Parque Nacional Lanín. Departamento de Conservación y Manejo; Argentina. Fil: Lara, M. Administración de Parques Nacionales. Parque Nacional Lanín. Departamento de Conservación y Manejo; Argentina. Fil: El Mujtar, Veronica Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: El Mujtar, Veronica Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: El Mujtar, Veronica Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina 2024-04-05T15:05:26Z 2024-04-05T15:05:26Z 2024-04 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17313 https://ecologicalprocesses.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13717-024-00509-5 2192-1709 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-024-00509-5 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 Springer Ecological Processes 13 : Article number: 28 (2024) |
| spellingShingle | Nothofagus Silviculture Precipitation Nothofagus dombeyi Mixed Forests Silvicultura Precipitación Atmosférica Bosques Mixtos Nothofagus alpina Nothofagus obliqua Región Patagónica Sola, Georgina Giselle Mateo, Camila Dezzotti, Alejandro Marchelli, Paula Attis Beltrán, Hernán Sbrancia, Renato Chauchard, Luis Mario González Peñalba, Marcelo Lara, Martín El Mujtar, Veronica Andrea Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests |
| title | Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests |
| title_full | Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests |
| title_fullStr | Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests |
| title_short | Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests |
| title_sort | long term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on nothofagus regeneration in northern patagonia mixed forests |
| topic | Nothofagus Silviculture Precipitation Nothofagus dombeyi Mixed Forests Silvicultura Precipitación Atmosférica Bosques Mixtos Nothofagus alpina Nothofagus obliqua Región Patagónica |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17313 https://ecologicalprocesses.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13717-024-00509-5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-024-00509-5 |
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