Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management
Drylands represent the main earth biome, providing ecosytemic services to a large number of people. Along these environments, woodlands are often dominated by multi-stemmed trees, which are exploited by local inhabitants to obtain forest products for their livelihood. In central-west Argentina, Nel...
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I11-R107article-71792024-05-02T20:01:23Z Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management Piraino, Sergio Roig, Fidel Alejandro arid woodlands forest management growth form tree-rings bosques de tierras secas manejo forestal forma de crecimiento ancho de anillo Drylands represent the main earth biome, providing ecosytemic services to a large number of people. Along these environments, woodlands are often dominated by multi-stemmed trees, which are exploited by local inhabitants to obtain forest products for their livelihood. In central-west Argentina, Neltuma flexuosa (algarrobo) woodlands are distributed across different landform units, varying in topographical and soil characteristics. This research aimed to reconstruct stem-growth time until harvestable diameter was achieved, and biological rotation age according to topo-edaphic variability in three algarrobo forests using dendrochronological methods. Results indicated that landform heterogeneity modulated species radial growth, influencing stem increments and cutting cycle period. In this sense, a decreasing trend in tree productivity emerged along a loamy-to-sandy textured soil gradient. These findings provide useful novel information for N. flexuosa forest management, suggesting the need to account for spatial landform/soil heterogeneity when examining desert forest dynamics. Highlights: Neltuma flexuosa provides forest product (poles) to Central Monte Desert (Argentina) local inhabitants. N. flexuosa wood productivity was assessed for different topo-edaphic landforms. Cutting cycle was reached at younger ages at river and paleo-river landforms. Wood extraction must consider landscape heterogeneity. Drylands represent the main earth biome, providing ecosytemic services to a large number of people. Along these environments, woodlands are often dominated by multi-stemmed trees, which are exploited by local inhabitants to obtain forest products for their livelihood. In central-west Argentina, Neltuma flexuosa (algarrobo) woodlands are distributed across different landform units, varying in topographical and soil characteristics. This research aimed to reconstruct stem-growth time until harvestable diameter was achieved, and biological rotation age according to topo-edaphic variability in three algarrobo forests using dendrochronological methods. Results indicated that landform heterogeneity modulated species radial growth, influencing stem increments and cutting cycle period. In this sense, a decreasing trend in tree productivity emerged along a loamy-to-sandy textured soil gradient. These findings provide useful novel information for N. flexuosa forest management, suggesting the need to account for spatial landform/soil heterogeneity when examining desert forest dynamics. Highlights: Neltuma flexuosa provides forest product (poles) to Central Monte Desert (Argentina) local inhabitants. N. flexuosa wood productivity was assessed for different topo-edaphic landforms. Cutting cycle was reached at younger ages at river and paleo-river landforms. Wood extraction must consider landscape heterogeneity. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-UNCuyo 2024-05-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/7179 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo; In press; XXX-XXX Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo; En prensa; XXX-XXX 1853-8665 0370-4661 eng https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/7179/6346 Derechos de autor 2018 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.es |
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Piraino, Sergio Roig, Fidel Alejandro Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management arid woodlands forest management growth form tree-rings bosques de tierras secas manejo forestal forma de crecimiento ancho de anillo |
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Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management |
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Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management |
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Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management |
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Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management |
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Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management |
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landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. implication for the central monte desert forest management |
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Drylands represent the main earth biome, providing ecosytemic services to a large number of people. Along these environments, woodlands are often dominated by multi-stemmed trees, which are exploited by local inhabitants to obtain forest products for their livelihood. In central-west Argentina, Neltuma flexuosa (algarrobo) woodlands are distributed across different landform units, varying in topographical and soil characteristics. This research aimed to reconstruct stem-growth time until harvestable diameter was achieved, and biological rotation age according to topo-edaphic variability in three algarrobo forests using dendrochronological methods. Results indicated that landform heterogeneity modulated species radial growth, influencing stem increments and cutting cycle period. In this sense, a decreasing trend in tree productivity emerged along a loamy-to-sandy textured soil gradient. These findings provide useful novel information for N. flexuosa forest management, suggesting the need to account for spatial landform/soil heterogeneity when examining desert forest dynamics.
Highlights:
Neltuma flexuosa provides forest product (poles) to Central Monte Desert (Argentina) local inhabitants.
N. flexuosa wood productivity was assessed for different topo-edaphic landforms.
Cutting cycle was reached at younger ages at river and paleo-river landforms.
Wood extraction must consider landscape heterogeneity.
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arid woodlands forest management growth form tree-rings bosques de tierras secas manejo forestal forma de crecimiento ancho de anillo |
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arid woodlands forest management growth form tree-rings bosques de tierras secas manejo forestal forma de crecimiento ancho de anillo |
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