Montoro Girona Miguel, Morin Hubert, Lussier Jean-Martin et Ruel Jean-Claude. (2019). Post-cutting mortality following experimental silvicultural treatments in unmanaged boreal forest stands. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2, e4.
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URL officielle: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3389/ffgc.2019.00004
Résumé
Partial cutting has been recommended as an alternative harvesting method to ensure the sustainable management of boreal forests. The success of this approach is closely linked to the survival of residual trees as additional losses through mortality could affect post-cutting timber production at harvest. To better quantify post-cutting mortality in previously unmanaged boreal forests, we addressed two main questions: (1) what is the level of mortality 10 years after cutting? and (2) what ecological factors are involved in this phenomenon? Even-aged black spruce [Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.] stands in the Canadian boreal forest were subjected to three experimental shelterwood treatments, a seed-tree treatment and an untreated control. Tree status (live/dead) was recorded prior to cutting and 10 years after cutting. Dead trees were classified as standing dead, overturned or broken. Ten years after experimental seed-tree treatment, 60% of residual trees were dead, compared to 30% for the shelterwood cuttings. Windthrow (overturned and broken trees) represented 80% of residual tree mortality; only the amount of overturning was influenced by treatment. Broken trees were associated with small-diameter trunks, stands having high growth prior to cutting, younger stands or forest plots located near to adjacent cuts (<200 m). Overturning was associated with a high harvesting intensity and large-diameter trees. Standing dead mortality was the most difficult to explain: it was related to untreated plots having suppressed and small-diameter trees. Based on these results, applying intermediate levels of harvest intensity could reduce post-cutting damage. Understanding tree mortality after cutting is essential to reduce economic losses, improve silvicultural planning and stand selection and ensure ultimately the sustainable harvest of North American boreal forests.
Type de document: | Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation |
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ISSN: | 2624-893X |
Volume: | 2 |
Pages: | e4 |
Version évaluée par les pairs: | Oui |
Date: | 2019 |
Identifiant unique: | 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00004 |
Sujets: | Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées > Foresterie et sciences du bois Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Biologie et autres sciences connexes |
Département, module, service et unité de recherche: | Unités de recherche > Centre de recherche sur la Boréalie (CREB) Départements et modules > Département des sciences fondamentales |
Mots-clés: | even-aged stand, forest damage, natural disturbance, restoration, shelterwood systems, seed-tree, method, sustainable forest management, windthrow |
Déposé le: | 06 juill. 2023 14:55 |
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Dernière modification: | 06 juill. 2023 14:55 |
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