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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
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CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2022-0227
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Picea rubens; water potential; silvicultural thinning; photosynthesis; microclimate; vapor pressure deficit
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Silvicultural thinning can cause rapid microclimatic changes for residual trees. However, thinning may also induce thinning shock, resulting in temporary negative physiological responses as trees adjust to new conditions. In this study, we investigated the impact of thinning on the microclimate and physiology of previously shaded red spruce trees. The results showed that thinning led to increased maximum temperature and vapor pressure deficit, as well as physiological declines in water potential and photosynthetic efficiency.
Silvicultural thinning can lead to rapid microclimatic changes for residual trees. Despite the benefits of decreased competition, thinning may induce thinning shock--temporary negative physiological responses as trees acclimate to new conditions. We examined the impact of thinning on the microclimate and physiology of residual, previously shaded red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) trees relative to non-thinned controls. Both daily maximum temperature and vapor pressure deficit increased post thinning, with larger increases observed on hotter and drier days. In response to these environmental changes, we found clear evidence of physiological declines. At 1.7 weeks post thinning, we found a 0.59 MPa reduction in average midday water potential relative to control trees, which lasted for an additional 1.4 weeks. Thus, the trees in the thinning treatment were at or beyond published estimates of needle turgor loss. Thinning decreased the photosynthetic efficiency of current-year needles by 3.8% after 2 weeks, and it declined by 1.3% per week for the remainder of the growing season. These results suggest that thinning shock occurs in red spruce, a shade-adapted, climate-sensitive species. Thinning shock may contribute to the lagged growth responses commonly observed post thinning, and these effects may be more extreme in novel future climates.
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