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Radial growth response of black spruce stands ten years after experimental shelterwoods and seed-tree cuttings in boreal forest

Montoro Girona Miguel, Morin Hubert, Lussier Jean-Martin et Walsh Denis. (2016). Radial growth response of black spruce stands ten years after experimental shelterwoods and seed-tree cuttings in boreal forest. Forests, 7, (10), p. 240.

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URL officielle: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3390/f7100240

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Partial cutting is thought to be an alternative to achieve sustainable management in boreal forests. However, the effects of intermediate harvest intensity (45%–80%) on growth remain unknown in black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) stands, one of the most widely distributed boreal species with great commercial interest. In this study, we analysed the effect of three experimental shelterwood and one seed-tree treatments on tree radial growth in even-aged black spruce stands, 10 years after intervention. Our results show that radial growth response 8–10 years after cutting was 41% to 62% higher than in untreated plots, with stand structure, treatment, tree position relative to skidding trails, growth before cutting and time having significant interactions. The stand structure conditioned tree growth after cutting, being doubled in younger and denser stands. Tree spatial position had a pronounced effect on radial growth; trees at the edge of the skidding trails showed twice the increase in growth compared to interior trees. Dominant trees before cutting located close to the skidding trails manifested the highest growth response after cutting. This research suggests that the studied treatments are effective to enhance radial wood production of black spruce especially in younger stands, and that the edge effect must be considered in silvicultural management planning.

Type de document:Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation
Volume:7
Numéro:10
Pages:p. 240
Version évaluée par les pairs:Oui
Date:15 Octobre 2016
Sujets:Sciences naturelles et génie
Sciences naturelles et génie > Génie > Génie forestier
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées > Eau et environnement
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées > Foresterie et sciences du bois
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Biologie et autres sciences connexes
Département, module, service et unité de recherche:Départements et modules > Département des sciences fondamentales
Mots-clés:dendroecology, ecosystem management, edge effect, even-aged stands, growth yield, partial cutting, sustainable forest management
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