The relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern Patagonia’s Nothofagus antarctica forests

Soil texture and temperature-related variables were the variables that most contributed to Nothofagus antarctica forest height in southern Patagonia. This information may be useful for improving forest management, for instance related to the establishment of silvopastoral systems or selection of sui...

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Main Authors: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José, Lencinas, María Vanessa, Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde, Rosas, Yamina Micaela, Ladd, Brenton, Duarte Guardia, Sandra, Peri, Pablo Luis
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Online Access:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-018-0725-7
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2341
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0725-7
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author Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde
Rosas, Yamina Micaela
Ladd, Brenton
Duarte Guardia, Sandra
Peri, Pablo Luis
author_browse Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Duarte Guardia, Sandra
Ladd, Brenton
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Peri, Pablo Luis
Rosas, Yamina Micaela
Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde
author_facet Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde
Rosas, Yamina Micaela
Ladd, Brenton
Duarte Guardia, Sandra
Peri, Pablo Luis
author_sort Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
collection INTA Digital
description Soil texture and temperature-related variables were the variables that most contributed to Nothofagus antarctica forest height in southern Patagonia. This information may be useful for improving forest management, for instance related to the establishment of silvopastoral systems or selection of suitable sites for forest reforestation in southern Patagonia. Context: Changes in forest productivity result from a combination of climate, topography, and soil properties. Aims: The relative importance of edaphic and climatic variables as drivers of productivity in Nothofagus antarctica forests of southern Patagonia, Argentina, was evaluated. Methods: A total of 48 mature stands of N. antarctica were selected. For each study site, we measured the height of three mature dominant trees, as an indicator of productivity. Seven soil, five spatial, and 19 climatic features were determined and related to forest productivity. Through partial least squares regression analyses, we obtained a model that was an effective predictor of height of mature dominant trees in the regional data set presented here. Results: The four variables that most contributed to the predictive power of the model were altitude, temperature annual range, soil texture, and temperature seasonality. Conclusion: The information gathered in this study suggested that the incidence of the soil and temperature-related variables on the height of dominant trees, at the regionally evaluated scale, was higher than the effect of water-related variables.
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spelling INTA23412019-08-26T12:43:33Z The relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern Patagonia’s Nothofagus antarctica forests Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Lencinas, María Vanessa Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde Rosas, Yamina Micaela Ladd, Brenton Duarte Guardia, Sandra Peri, Pablo Luis Nothofagus Clima Productividad Bosques Soil Properties Climate Productivity Forests Nothofagus antarctica Propiedades del Suelo Región Patagónica Soil texture and temperature-related variables were the variables that most contributed to Nothofagus antarctica forest height in southern Patagonia. This information may be useful for improving forest management, for instance related to the establishment of silvopastoral systems or selection of suitable sites for forest reforestation in southern Patagonia. Context: Changes in forest productivity result from a combination of climate, topography, and soil properties. Aims: The relative importance of edaphic and climatic variables as drivers of productivity in Nothofagus antarctica forests of southern Patagonia, Argentina, was evaluated. Methods: A total of 48 mature stands of N. antarctica were selected. For each study site, we measured the height of three mature dominant trees, as an indicator of productivity. Seven soil, five spatial, and 19 climatic features were determined and related to forest productivity. Through partial least squares regression analyses, we obtained a model that was an effective predictor of height of mature dominant trees in the regional data set presented here. Results: The four variables that most contributed to the predictive power of the model were altitude, temperature annual range, soil texture, and temperature seasonality. Conclusion: The information gathered in this study suggested that the incidence of the soil and temperature-related variables on the height of dominant trees, at the regionally evaluated scale, was higher than the effect of water-related variables. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas; Argentina Fil: Lencinas, María Vanessa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas; Argentina Fil: Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas; Argentina Fil: Rosas, Yamina M. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas; Argentina Fil: Ladd, Brenton. Universidad Científica del Sur. Escuela de Agroforestería; Peru. UNSW Australia. School of Biological. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre; Australia Fil: Duarte Guardia, Sandra. Universidad Científica del Sur. Escuela de Agroforestería; Peru Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2018-05-07T16:05:36Z 2018-05-07T16:05:36Z 2018-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-018-0725-7 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2341 1286-4560 1297-966X https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0725-7 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Annals of forest science 75 : 45. (June 2018)
spellingShingle Nothofagus
Clima
Productividad
Bosques
Soil Properties
Climate
Productivity
Forests
Nothofagus antarctica
Propiedades del Suelo
Región Patagónica
Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde
Rosas, Yamina Micaela
Ladd, Brenton
Duarte Guardia, Sandra
Peri, Pablo Luis
The relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern Patagonia’s Nothofagus antarctica forests
title The relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern Patagonia’s Nothofagus antarctica forests
title_full The relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern Patagonia’s Nothofagus antarctica forests
title_fullStr The relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern Patagonia’s Nothofagus antarctica forests
title_full_unstemmed The relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern Patagonia’s Nothofagus antarctica forests
title_short The relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern Patagonia’s Nothofagus antarctica forests
title_sort relative importance of soil properties and regional climate as drivers of productivity in southern patagonia s nothofagus antarctica forests
topic Nothofagus
Clima
Productividad
Bosques
Soil Properties
Climate
Productivity
Forests
Nothofagus antarctica
Propiedades del Suelo
Región Patagónica
url https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-018-0725-7
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2341
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0725-7
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