Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego

Autores
Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth; Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire; Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián; Cellini, Juan Manuel; Rappa, Nolan J.; Lencinas, María Vanessa; Peri, Pablo Luis; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Background It is necessary to determine the implications for managing forest stands using variable retention harvesting for maintaining carbon and for calculating the effects of different harvesting practices on above‑ and belowground carbon balance in forest ecosystems. In this context, forest carbon management has gained more attention among managers and policy‑makers during recent years. The aim of this study was to determine carbon pool dynamics in different forest ecosystem components after variable retention harvesting (VRH) to characterize the ecological stability and quantify the recovery rate through the years‑after‑harvesting (YAH). Methods Carbon pool compartmentalization of 14 different components was determined in 60 harvested and primary unmanaged forests during the first 18 YAH in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). We compared them using uni‑ and multi‑variate methods, relativizing the outputs with primary unmanaged forests. Results We determined the effectiveness to retain carbon components in post‑harvested stands under different retention strategies (aggregated vs. dispersed). The balance among carbon pool components changed between managed and unmanaged stands across the YAH, and was directly related to the impact magnitude. Aggregated retention improved the ecological stability of the harvested areas, where the below‑ground components were more stable than the above‑ground components. The recovery rate was directly related to the post‑harvesting natural dynamics of the stands. The studied period was not enough to fully recover the C levels of primary unmanaged forests, but VRH showed advantages to increase the C pools in the managed stands. Conclusions Promoting VRH can improve sustainable forestry at the landscape level and in the long term, generating positive synergies with biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. This study provides important new insights into forest carbon management, in particular to setting standards in carbon projects and sets the groundwork for analysing the economics of the mentioned harvesting systems.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fil: Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC). Laboratorio de Recursos Agroforestales; Argentina.
Fil: Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fil: Cellini, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Maderas; Argentina.
Fil: Rappa, Nolan J. University of Freiburg. Nature Conservation & Landscape Ecology; Alemania
Fil: Lencinas, María Vanessa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fuente
Ecological Processes 12 : article number 5. (Published: 23 January 2023)
Materia
Primary Forests
Silviculture
Carbon
Harvesting
Sustainable Forestry
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Bosque Primario
Nothofagus pumilio
Silvicultura
Carbono
Cosecha
Gestión Sostenible de los Bosques
Biodiversidad
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Tierra del Fuego
Lenga
Sinergia Positiva
Corta de Retención Variable
Retención Agregada
Retención Dispersa
Balance de Carbono
Dinámica de Carbono
Región Patagónica
Positive Synergies
Variable Retention Harvesting (VRH)
Aggregated Retention
Dispersed Retention
Carbon Balance
Carbon Dynamics
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acceso abierto
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spelling Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del FuegoChaves, Jimena ElizabethAravena Acuña, Marie ClaireRodríguez‑Souilla, JuliánCellini, Juan ManuelRappa, Nolan J.Lencinas, María VanessaPeri, Pablo LuisMartínez Pastur, Guillermo JoséPrimary ForestsSilvicultureCarbonHarvestingSustainable ForestryBiodiversityEcosystem ServicesBosque PrimarioNothofagus pumilioSilviculturaCarbonoCosechaGestión Sostenible de los BosquesBiodiversidadServicios de los EcosistemasTierra del FuegoLengaSinergia PositivaCorta de Retención VariableRetención AgregadaRetención DispersaBalance de CarbonoDinámica de CarbonoRegión PatagónicaPositive SynergiesVariable Retention Harvesting (VRH)Aggregated RetentionDispersed RetentionCarbon BalanceCarbon DynamicsBackground It is necessary to determine the implications for managing forest stands using variable retention harvesting for maintaining carbon and for calculating the effects of different harvesting practices on above‑ and belowground carbon balance in forest ecosystems. In this context, forest carbon management has gained more attention among managers and policy‑makers during recent years. The aim of this study was to determine carbon pool dynamics in different forest ecosystem components after variable retention harvesting (VRH) to characterize the ecological stability and quantify the recovery rate through the years‑after‑harvesting (YAH). Methods Carbon pool compartmentalization of 14 different components was determined in 60 harvested and primary unmanaged forests during the first 18 YAH in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). We compared them using uni‑ and multi‑variate methods, relativizing the outputs with primary unmanaged forests. Results We determined the effectiveness to retain carbon components in post‑harvested stands under different retention strategies (aggregated vs. dispersed). The balance among carbon pool components changed between managed and unmanaged stands across the YAH, and was directly related to the impact magnitude. Aggregated retention improved the ecological stability of the harvested areas, where the below‑ground components were more stable than the above‑ground components. The recovery rate was directly related to the post‑harvesting natural dynamics of the stands. The studied period was not enough to fully recover the C levels of primary unmanaged forests, but VRH showed advantages to increase the C pools in the managed stands. Conclusions Promoting VRH can improve sustainable forestry at the landscape level and in the long term, generating positive synergies with biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. This study provides important new insights into forest carbon management, in particular to setting standards in carbon projects and sets the groundwork for analysing the economics of the mentioned harvesting systems.EEA Santa CruzFil: Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.Fil: Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC). Laboratorio de Recursos Agroforestales; Argentina.Fil: Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.Fil: Cellini, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Maderas; Argentina.Fil: Rappa, Nolan J. University of Freiburg. Nature Conservation & Landscape Ecology; AlemaniaFil: Lencinas, María Vanessa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.Springer Nature2023-02-13T13:38:32Z2023-02-13T13:38:32Z2023-01-23info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13954https://ecologicalprocesses.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13717-023-00418-zChaves J.E.; Aravena Acuña M.C.; Rodríguez-Souilla J.; Cellini J.M.; Rappa N.; Lencinas M.V.; Peri P.L.; Martínez Pastur G. (2023) Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego
title Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego
spellingShingle Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego
Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth
Primary Forests
Silviculture
Carbon
Harvesting
Sustainable Forestry
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Bosque Primario
Nothofagus pumilio
Silvicultura
Carbono
Cosecha
Gestión Sostenible de los Bosques
Biodiversidad
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Tierra del Fuego
Lenga
Sinergia Positiva
Corta de Retención Variable
Retención Agregada
Retención Dispersa
Balance de Carbono
Dinámica de Carbono
Región Patagónica
Positive Synergies
Variable Retention Harvesting (VRH)
Aggregated Retention
Dispersed Retention
Carbon Balance
Carbon Dynamics
title_short Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego
title_full Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego
title_fullStr Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego
title_full_unstemmed Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego
title_sort Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth
Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire
Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Rappa, Nolan J.
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo Luis
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
author Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth
author_facet Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth
Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire
Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Rappa, Nolan J.
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo Luis
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
author_role author
author2 Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire
Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Rappa, Nolan J.
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo Luis
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Primary Forests
Silviculture
Carbon
Harvesting
Sustainable Forestry
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Bosque Primario
Nothofagus pumilio
Silvicultura
Carbono
Cosecha
Gestión Sostenible de los Bosques
Biodiversidad
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Tierra del Fuego
Lenga
Sinergia Positiva
Corta de Retención Variable
Retención Agregada
Retención Dispersa
Balance de Carbono
Dinámica de Carbono
Región Patagónica
Positive Synergies
Variable Retention Harvesting (VRH)
Aggregated Retention
Dispersed Retention
Carbon Balance
Carbon Dynamics
topic Primary Forests
Silviculture
Carbon
Harvesting
Sustainable Forestry
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Bosque Primario
Nothofagus pumilio
Silvicultura
Carbono
Cosecha
Gestión Sostenible de los Bosques
Biodiversidad
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Tierra del Fuego
Lenga
Sinergia Positiva
Corta de Retención Variable
Retención Agregada
Retención Dispersa
Balance de Carbono
Dinámica de Carbono
Región Patagónica
Positive Synergies
Variable Retention Harvesting (VRH)
Aggregated Retention
Dispersed Retention
Carbon Balance
Carbon Dynamics
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background It is necessary to determine the implications for managing forest stands using variable retention harvesting for maintaining carbon and for calculating the effects of different harvesting practices on above‑ and belowground carbon balance in forest ecosystems. In this context, forest carbon management has gained more attention among managers and policy‑makers during recent years. The aim of this study was to determine carbon pool dynamics in different forest ecosystem components after variable retention harvesting (VRH) to characterize the ecological stability and quantify the recovery rate through the years‑after‑harvesting (YAH). Methods Carbon pool compartmentalization of 14 different components was determined in 60 harvested and primary unmanaged forests during the first 18 YAH in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). We compared them using uni‑ and multi‑variate methods, relativizing the outputs with primary unmanaged forests. Results We determined the effectiveness to retain carbon components in post‑harvested stands under different retention strategies (aggregated vs. dispersed). The balance among carbon pool components changed between managed and unmanaged stands across the YAH, and was directly related to the impact magnitude. Aggregated retention improved the ecological stability of the harvested areas, where the below‑ground components were more stable than the above‑ground components. The recovery rate was directly related to the post‑harvesting natural dynamics of the stands. The studied period was not enough to fully recover the C levels of primary unmanaged forests, but VRH showed advantages to increase the C pools in the managed stands. Conclusions Promoting VRH can improve sustainable forestry at the landscape level and in the long term, generating positive synergies with biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. This study provides important new insights into forest carbon management, in particular to setting standards in carbon projects and sets the groundwork for analysing the economics of the mentioned harvesting systems.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fil: Aravena Acuña, Marie Claire. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC). Laboratorio de Recursos Agroforestales; Argentina.
Fil: Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fil: Cellini, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Maderas; Argentina.
Fil: Rappa, Nolan J. University of Freiburg. Nature Conservation & Landscape Ecology; Alemania
Fil: Lencinas, María Vanessa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
description Background It is necessary to determine the implications for managing forest stands using variable retention harvesting for maintaining carbon and for calculating the effects of different harvesting practices on above‑ and belowground carbon balance in forest ecosystems. In this context, forest carbon management has gained more attention among managers and policy‑makers during recent years. The aim of this study was to determine carbon pool dynamics in different forest ecosystem components after variable retention harvesting (VRH) to characterize the ecological stability and quantify the recovery rate through the years‑after‑harvesting (YAH). Methods Carbon pool compartmentalization of 14 different components was determined in 60 harvested and primary unmanaged forests during the first 18 YAH in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). We compared them using uni‑ and multi‑variate methods, relativizing the outputs with primary unmanaged forests. Results We determined the effectiveness to retain carbon components in post‑harvested stands under different retention strategies (aggregated vs. dispersed). The balance among carbon pool components changed between managed and unmanaged stands across the YAH, and was directly related to the impact magnitude. Aggregated retention improved the ecological stability of the harvested areas, where the below‑ground components were more stable than the above‑ground components. The recovery rate was directly related to the post‑harvesting natural dynamics of the stands. The studied period was not enough to fully recover the C levels of primary unmanaged forests, but VRH showed advantages to increase the C pools in the managed stands. Conclusions Promoting VRH can improve sustainable forestry at the landscape level and in the long term, generating positive synergies with biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. This study provides important new insights into forest carbon management, in particular to setting standards in carbon projects and sets the groundwork for analysing the economics of the mentioned harvesting systems.
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