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

Autores
Chaves, Jimena E.; Aravena Acuña, Marie‑Claire; Rodríguez Souilla, Julián; Cellini, Juan Manuel; Rappa, Nolan J.; Lencinas, María Vanessa; Peri, Pablo L.; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Año de publicación
2023
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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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.
Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Madera
Materia
Ingeniería Forestal
Carbon reservoir
Temperate forest
Ecological stability
Recovery rate
Forest carbon management
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spelling Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del FuegoChaves, Jimena E.Aravena Acuña, Marie‑ClaireRodríguez Souilla, JuliánCellini, Juan ManuelRappa, Nolan J.Lencinas, María VanessaPeri, Pablo L.Martínez Pastur, Guillermo JoséIngeniería ForestalCarbon reservoirTemperate forestEcological stabilityRecovery rateForest carbon managementBackground: 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.Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Madera2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/152612enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2192-1709info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1186/s13717-023-00418-zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:39:32Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/152612Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:39:32.533SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
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 E.
Ingeniería Forestal
Carbon reservoir
Temperate forest
Ecological stability
Recovery rate
Forest carbon management
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 E.
Aravena Acuña, Marie‑Claire
Rodríguez Souilla, Julián
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Rappa, Nolan J.
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo L.
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
author Chaves, Jimena E.
author_facet Chaves, Jimena E.
Aravena Acuña, Marie‑Claire
Rodríguez Souilla, Julián
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Rappa, Nolan J.
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo L.
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 L.
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ingeniería Forestal
Carbon reservoir
Temperate forest
Ecological stability
Recovery rate
Forest carbon management
topic Ingeniería Forestal
Carbon reservoir
Temperate forest
Ecological stability
Recovery rate
Forest carbon management
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.
Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Madera
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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