Amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in pine ecosystems of north-western Spain, Russia and the United States

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Amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in pine ecosystems of north-western Spain, Russia and the United States

Celia Herrero⁽¹⁾ , Olga Krankina⁽²⁾, J Monleon Vicente⁽³⁾, Felipe Bravo⁽¹⁾

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 53-60 (2014)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor0644-007
Published: Oct 28, 2013 - Copyright © 2014 SISEF

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The quantity and characteristics of coarse woody debris (CWD) were examined in four distinct pine ecosystems of north-western (NW) Spain, NW Russia and the NW USA. The average CWD volume and biomass ranged from 3.76 m³ ha^-1, 1.55 Mg ha^-1 in pine plantations in NW Spain to 24.86 m³ ha^-1, 6.69 Mg ha^-1 in Scots pine forest in NW Russia to 55.35 m³ ha^-1, 20.38 Mg ha^-1 and 77.04 m³ ha^-1, 28.84 Mg ha^-1 in ponderosa and lodgepole pine forests in the NW USA. Despite differences in species, ecological conditions and management histories, in all four ecosystems the mean snag volume was less than that of logs, most of the CWD mass was in an intermediate degree of decay, and mature stands had the greatest amount of CWD mass, followed by middle-age and then young stands. The CWD ratio (ratio of dead to live wood volume) ranged from 2.8% to 126.6%, depending on pine ecosystem and stand age, and was influenced by the type of natural and human disturbance. The difference in CWD amount and distribution among the regions studied reflected differences in disturbance history and management practices. Only in NW USA was the sample size large enough to examine the effect of disturbance type on CWD amount and distribution. There, fire and insect damage were found to considerably influence the amount of CWD in both lodgepole and ponderosa pine forests. Comparison of how different factors affect the amount and distribution of CWD in different ecosystems could be useful in developing ecologically sustainable forest management guidelines.

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Disturbance, Lodgepole Pine, Dead Wood, Ponderosa Pine, Scots Pine

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(1)

Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, Uva-INIA, University of Valladolid, Avda. Madrid 44, C.P. 34071 Palencia (Spain)

(2)

Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University, 321 Richardson Hall, 97331 Corvallis, Oregon (USA)

(3)

USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 Jefferson Way, 97331 Corvallis, Oregon (USA)

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Celia Herrero
chdeaza@pvs.uva.es

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Herrero C, Krankina O, Monleon Vicente J, Bravo F (2014). Amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in pine ecosystems of north-western Spain, Russia and the United States. iForest 7: 53-60. - doi: 10.3832/ifor0644-007

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Renzo Motta

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Received: May 21, 2012
Accepted: Jul 28, 2013

First online: Oct 28, 2013
Publication Date: Feb 03, 2014
Publication Time: 3.07 months

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