Thinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations

Forests are key elements in mitigating the effects of climate change due to the fact of their carbon sequestration capacity. Forest management can be oriented to optimise the carbon sequestration capacity of forest stands, in line with other productive objectives and the generation of ecosystem serv...

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Autores principales:	Antonio M. Cachinero-Vivar, Guillermo Palacios-Rodríguez, Miguel A. Lara-Gómez, Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	<i>Pinus</i> spp. carbon stock dendroecology forest management climate change Plant ecology QK900-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3b6ef62db2db4a6daf809a6005a292d02021-11-25T17:39:09ZThinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations10.3390/f121115831999-4907https://doaj.org/article/3b6ef62db2db4a6daf809a6005a292d02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1583https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4907Forests are key elements in mitigating the effects of climate change due to the fact of their carbon sequestration capacity. Forest management can be oriented to optimise the carbon sequestration capacity of forest stands, in line with other productive objectives and the generation of ecosystem services. This research aimed to determine whether thinning treatments have a positive influence on the growth patterns of some of the main Mediterranean pine species and, therefore, on their Carbon (C) fixation capacity, both in terms of living biomass and soil organic carbon. The results obtained show that C sequestration capacity (biomass and SOC) increased at higher thinning intensities due to the induced alterations in tree growth patterns. We observed almost a 1.5-fold increase in <i>P. nigra</i> and <i>P. sylvestris</i>, respectively, and over a two-fold increase in <i>P. pinaster</i> under heavy thinning treatments; SOC stocks were affected by the intensity of the thinning treatments. These results can contribute to improving silvicultural practices aimed at C sequestration in forest plantations located in dry areas of the Mediterranean.Antonio M. Cachinero-VivarGuillermo Palacios-RodríguezMiguel A. Lara-GómezRafael M. Navarro-CerrilloMDPI AGarticle<i>Pinus</i> spp.carbon stockdendroecologyforest managementclimate changePlant ecologyQK900-989ENForests, Vol 12, Iss 1583, p 1583 (2021)
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topic	<i>Pinus</i> spp. carbon stock dendroecology forest management climate change Plant ecology QK900-989
spellingShingle	<i>Pinus</i> spp. carbon stock dendroecology forest management climate change Plant ecology QK900-989 Antonio M. Cachinero-Vivar Guillermo Palacios-Rodríguez Miguel A. Lara-Gómez Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo Thinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations
description	Forests are key elements in mitigating the effects of climate change due to the fact of their carbon sequestration capacity. Forest management can be oriented to optimise the carbon sequestration capacity of forest stands, in line with other productive objectives and the generation of ecosystem services. This research aimed to determine whether thinning treatments have a positive influence on the growth patterns of some of the main Mediterranean pine species and, therefore, on their Carbon (C) fixation capacity, both in terms of living biomass and soil organic carbon. The results obtained show that C sequestration capacity (biomass and SOC) increased at higher thinning intensities due to the induced alterations in tree growth patterns. We observed almost a 1.5-fold increase in <i>P. nigra</i> and <i>P. sylvestris</i>, respectively, and over a two-fold increase in <i>P. pinaster</i> under heavy thinning treatments; SOC stocks were affected by the intensity of the thinning treatments. These results can contribute to improving silvicultural practices aimed at C sequestration in forest plantations located in dry areas of the Mediterranean.
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author	Antonio M. Cachinero-Vivar Guillermo Palacios-Rodríguez Miguel A. Lara-Gómez Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo
author_facet	Antonio M. Cachinero-Vivar Guillermo Palacios-Rodríguez Miguel A. Lara-Gómez Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo
author_sort	Antonio M. Cachinero-Vivar
title	Thinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations
title_short	Thinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations
title_full	Thinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations
title_fullStr	Thinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations
title_full_unstemmed	Thinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations
title_sort	thinning effect of c sequestration along an elevation gradient of mediterranean <i>pinus</i> spp. plantations
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3b6ef62db2db4a6daf809a6005a292d0
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Thinning Effect of C Sequestration along an Elevation Gradient of Mediterranean <i>Pinus</i> spp. Plantations

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