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Vegetation structure of planted versus natural Aleppo pine stands along a climatic gradient in Spain
Year:
2015
Source of publication :
Annals of Forest ScienceAuthors :
אוסם, יגיל
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Volume :
72
Co-Authors:
Hernandez-Tecles, E., Department of Plant Production and Agricultural Technology, ETSIA, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, Albacete, Spain
Osem, Y., Department of Natural Resources, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet-Dagan, Israel
Alfaro-Sanchez, R., Department of Plant Production and Agricultural Technology, ETSIA, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, Albacete, Spain
de las Heras, J., Department of Plant Production and Agricultural Technology, ETSIA, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, Albacete, Spain
Osem, Y., Department of Natural Resources, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet-Dagan, Israel
Alfaro-Sanchez, R., Department of Plant Production and Agricultural Technology, ETSIA, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, Albacete, Spain
de las Heras, J., Department of Plant Production and Agricultural Technology, ETSIA, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, Albacete, Spain
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Vegetation structure of planted versus natural Aleppo pine stands along a climatic gradient in SpainAbstract:
Key message: Reforestation programmes have been widely used in many forest areas worldwide but scarcely compared to nearby natural woodlands. As an example, we selected aPinusspecies devoted to the Mediterranean basin in order to validate the naturalness of the plantations. We found that natural Aleppo pine stands are more structurally complex with more developed and diverse understory compared to planted stands. Context: Maintaining a large biodiversity is a major concern for reforestation programmes in the Mediterranean basin, which displays a large area of planted forests. Aims: We compared mature planted forests (over 50 years old) to nearby natural forests in relation to the structure, composition and diversity of the understory vegetation. An efficient comparison method should provide guidelines to improve the effectiveness of reforestation management programmes. Methods: We selected three pairs of nearby planted and natural Pinus halepensis Mill. stands in southeastern Spain along a precipitation gradient and compared stand overstory structure (density, basal area and canopy cover), and understory vegetation (plant cover, species richness and evenness index). Results: Pine tree density was lower but basal area was higher in natural stands than in the nearby planted stands. Natural stands displayed also higher understory plant cover and species richness, but no difference was found regarding evenness. These differences were larger in the most mesic sites and were due to the density and arrangement of the pine tree cover. Conclusion: These results provide (i) valuable information for evaluating the success of reforestation programmes to recreate natural forest ecosystems and (ii) guidelines for silviculture and management. © 2015, INRA and Springer-Verlag France.
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basal area
biodiversity
climate change
Mediterranean Sea
Natural stands
Pinus halepensis
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DOI :
10.1007/s13595-015-0490-9
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