Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests

Autores
Toro Manríquez, Mónica; Cellini, Juan Manuel; Lencinas, María Vanessa; Peri, Pablo Luis; Peña Rojas, Karen A.; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo
Año de publicación
2019
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Background: Variable retention (aggregated and dispersed retention) harvesting proposed for Nothofagus pumilio was designed for timber purposes and biodiversity conservation. Harvesting by opening canopy generates different microenvironments and creates contrasting conditions for seedling establishment, growth, and eco-physiology performance due to synergies (positives or negatives) with biotic and abiotic factors. This study evaluated the regeneration in different microenvironment conditions within managed stands during 5 years after harvesting. Remnant forest structure after harvesting and different microenvironments were characterized in managed stands, where 105 regeneration plots were measured (3 stands × 7 microenvironments × 5 replicas). We characterized the seedling bank, as well as growth and ecophysiology performance of the regeneration. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted for the comparisons. Results: Microenvironments offered different environmental conditions for natural regeneration (soil moisture and light availability). Seedling under debris and dicot plants showed better eco-physiological performance, establishment, and growth than plants growing under monocots or located in the dispersed retention without the protection of other understory plants. The most unfavorable microenvironment conditions were high canopy cover of remnant trees (inside the aggregates or close to trees in the dispersed retention) and heavily impacted areas (skidder extraction roads). Conclusions: Favorable microenvironments in the harvested areas will improve the natural recruitment, growth, and eco-physiology performance of the natural regeneration after harvesting. It is necessary to develop new silvicultural practices that decrease the unfavorable microenvironments (e.g., road density or excessive woody accumulation), to assure the success of the proposed silvicultural method.
Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales
Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Madera
Materia
Ciencias Agrarias
Ciencias Naturales
Aggregated retention
Dispersed retention
Microenvironments
Environmental variables
Biometric values
Biomass allocation
Eco-physiology
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spelling Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forestsToro Manríquez, MónicaCellini, Juan ManuelLencinas, María VanessaPeri, Pablo LuisPeña Rojas, Karen A.Martínez Pastur, GuillermoCiencias AgrariasCiencias NaturalesAggregated retentionDispersed retentionMicroenvironmentsEnvironmental variablesBiometric valuesBiomass allocationEco-physiologyBackground: Variable retention (aggregated and dispersed retention) harvesting proposed for <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> was designed for timber purposes and biodiversity conservation. Harvesting by opening canopy generates different microenvironments and creates contrasting conditions for seedling establishment, growth, and eco-physiology performance due to synergies (positives or negatives) with biotic and abiotic factors. This study evaluated the regeneration in different microenvironment conditions within managed stands during 5 years after harvesting. Remnant forest structure after harvesting and different microenvironments were characterized in managed stands, where 105 regeneration plots were measured (3 stands × 7 microenvironments × 5 replicas). We characterized the seedling bank, as well as growth and ecophysiology performance of the regeneration. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted for the comparisons. Results: Microenvironments offered different environmental conditions for natural regeneration (soil moisture and light availability). Seedling under debris and dicot plants showed better eco-physiological performance, establishment, and growth than plants growing under monocots or located in the dispersed retention without the protection of other understory plants. The most unfavorable microenvironment conditions were high canopy cover of remnant trees (inside the aggregates or close to trees in the dispersed retention) and heavily impacted areas (skidder extraction roads). Conclusions: Favorable microenvironments in the harvested areas will improve the natural recruitment, growth, and eco-physiology performance of the natural regeneration after harvesting. It is necessary to develop new silvicultural practices that decrease the unfavorable microenvironments (e.g., road density or excessive woody accumulation), to assure the success of the proposed silvicultural method.Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y ForestalesLaboratorio de Investigaciones en Madera2019-06-18info: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/10915/124133enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2192-1709info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1186/s13717-019-0175-7info: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:UNLP2025-09-29T11:29:28Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/124133Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:29:28.821SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests
title Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests
spellingShingle Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests
Toro Manríquez, Mónica
Ciencias Agrarias
Ciencias Naturales
Aggregated retention
Dispersed retention
Microenvironments
Environmental variables
Biometric values
Biomass allocation
Eco-physiology
title_short Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests
title_full Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests
title_fullStr Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests
title_full_unstemmed Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests
title_sort Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> forests
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Toro Manríquez, Mónica
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo Luis
Peña Rojas, Karen A.
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo
author Toro Manríquez, Mónica
author_facet Toro Manríquez, Mónica
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo Luis
Peña Rojas, Karen A.
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo
author_role author
author2 Cellini, Juan Manuel
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo Luis
Peña Rojas, Karen A.
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Agrarias
Ciencias Naturales
Aggregated retention
Dispersed retention
Microenvironments
Environmental variables
Biometric values
Biomass allocation
Eco-physiology
topic Ciencias Agrarias
Ciencias Naturales
Aggregated retention
Dispersed retention
Microenvironments
Environmental variables
Biometric values
Biomass allocation
Eco-physiology
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background: Variable retention (aggregated and dispersed retention) harvesting proposed for <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> was designed for timber purposes and biodiversity conservation. Harvesting by opening canopy generates different microenvironments and creates contrasting conditions for seedling establishment, growth, and eco-physiology performance due to synergies (positives or negatives) with biotic and abiotic factors. This study evaluated the regeneration in different microenvironment conditions within managed stands during 5 years after harvesting. Remnant forest structure after harvesting and different microenvironments were characterized in managed stands, where 105 regeneration plots were measured (3 stands × 7 microenvironments × 5 replicas). We characterized the seedling bank, as well as growth and ecophysiology performance of the regeneration. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted for the comparisons. Results: Microenvironments offered different environmental conditions for natural regeneration (soil moisture and light availability). Seedling under debris and dicot plants showed better eco-physiological performance, establishment, and growth than plants growing under monocots or located in the dispersed retention without the protection of other understory plants. The most unfavorable microenvironment conditions were high canopy cover of remnant trees (inside the aggregates or close to trees in the dispersed retention) and heavily impacted areas (skidder extraction roads). Conclusions: Favorable microenvironments in the harvested areas will improve the natural recruitment, growth, and eco-physiology performance of the natural regeneration after harvesting. It is necessary to develop new silvicultural practices that decrease the unfavorable microenvironments (e.g., road density or excessive woody accumulation), to assure the success of the proposed silvicultural method.
Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales
Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Madera
description Background: Variable retention (aggregated and dispersed retention) harvesting proposed for <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> was designed for timber purposes and biodiversity conservation. Harvesting by opening canopy generates different microenvironments and creates contrasting conditions for seedling establishment, growth, and eco-physiology performance due to synergies (positives or negatives) with biotic and abiotic factors. This study evaluated the regeneration in different microenvironment conditions within managed stands during 5 years after harvesting. Remnant forest structure after harvesting and different microenvironments were characterized in managed stands, where 105 regeneration plots were measured (3 stands × 7 microenvironments × 5 replicas). We characterized the seedling bank, as well as growth and ecophysiology performance of the regeneration. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted for the comparisons. Results: Microenvironments offered different environmental conditions for natural regeneration (soil moisture and light availability). Seedling under debris and dicot plants showed better eco-physiological performance, establishment, and growth than plants growing under monocots or located in the dispersed retention without the protection of other understory plants. The most unfavorable microenvironment conditions were high canopy cover of remnant trees (inside the aggregates or close to trees in the dispersed retention) and heavily impacted areas (skidder extraction roads). Conclusions: Favorable microenvironments in the harvested areas will improve the natural recruitment, growth, and eco-physiology performance of the natural regeneration after harvesting. It is necessary to develop new silvicultural practices that decrease the unfavorable microenvironments (e.g., road density or excessive woody accumulation), to assure the success of the proposed silvicultural method.
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