Summary:
Published in Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research (Ahead-of-print).
Root systems of plants are highly plastic and responsive to environmental factors. However, little is known about the effects of regeneration methods on root morphology and growth. Here, root ingrowth cores were used to assess root traits (diameter, dry weight, length, surface area, volume, specific root area, and specific root length) in clearcuts or partial cuts, both with and without competing vegetation control, as well as in an uncut control. It was found that silvicultural treatments only affected mean root diameter, possibly through changes in the plant community or through changes in the soil characteristics affecting root traits.
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Sector(s):
Forests
Catégorie(s):
Scientific Article
Theme(s):
Forestry Research, Forests, Silviculture
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Author(s):
OLA, Anne, Gilles Raoul LONTSI MELI, Mathieu BOUCHARD, Patricia RAYMOND et Alison D. MUNSON
Year of publication:
2025
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ISSN:
0282-7581
Keyword(s):
article scientifique, scientific article, sylviculture et rendement des forêts naturelles – peuplements mixtes, silviculture and yield of natural forests - mixed stands, coupe totale, coupe partielle, scarifiage, débroussaillage, végétation concurrente, forêt mixte tempérée, clearcut, partial cut, scarification, brushing, competing vegetation, temperate mixedwood forest