期刊
FORESTS
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/f11030252
关键词
overmature; succession; dendrochronology; growth release; primary forest; ecosystem-based management; close-to-nature silviculture; machine learning; clustering
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- Fonds Quebecois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT)
- Ministere des Forets de la Faune et des Parcs du Quebec
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)-Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi (UQAC) NSERC Industrial Research Chair Industrial Research Chair on Black Spruce Growth and the Influence of Spruce Budworm on Landscape Variability in B
Research Highlights: Radial growth patterns of trees growing in old-growth boreal forests in eastern Canada can be grouped into a small number of simple patterns that are specific to different old-growth forest types or successional stages. Background and Objectives: Identifying the main radial growth trends in old-growth forests could help to develop silvicultural treatments that mimic the complex dynamics of old-growth forests. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the main radial growth patterns and determine how their frequencies change during forest succession in old-growth forests, focusing on boreal landscapes in eastern Canada. Materials and Methods: We used dendrochronological data sampled from 21 old-growth stands in the province of Quebec, Canada. Tree-ring chronologies were simplified into chronologies of equal length to retain only primary growth trends. We used k-means clustering to identify individual growth patterns and the difference in growth-pattern frequency within the studied stands. We then used non-parametric analyses of variance to compare tree or stand characteristics among the clusters. Results: We identified six different growth patterns corresponding to four old-growth forest types, from stands at the canopy breakup stage to true old-growth stands (i.e., when all the pioneer cohort had disappeared). Secondary disturbances of low or moderate severity drove these growth patterns. Overall, the growth patterns were relatively simple and could be generally separated into two main phases (e.g., a phase of limited radial increment size due to juvenile suppression and a phase of increased radial increment size following a growth release). Conclusions: The complexity of old-growth forest dynamics was observed mainly at the stand level, not at the tree level. The growth patterns observed in true old-growth forests were similar to those observed following partial or stem-selection cuts in boreal stands; thus, these silvicultural treatments may be effective in mimicking old-growth dynamics.
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