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Species composition modulates seedling competitiveness of temperate tree species under hemiboreal conditions

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Conversion from coppice to high stand increase soil erosion in steep forestland of European beech

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Impact of climate and management on radial growth dynamics of two coexisting Mediterranean Quercus species in south Albania

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An integrated method for high-resolution definition of new diameter-based fine root sub-classes of Fagus sylvatica L.

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Fine Root Dynamics in Three Forest Types with Different Origins in a Subalpine Region of the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

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A remote sensing assessment of oak forest recovery after postfire restoration

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Half-Sib Lines of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur L.) Respond Differently to Drought Through Biometrical, Anatomical and Physiological Traits

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Antonio Montagnoli, Mattia Terzaghi, Alessio Miali, Donato Chiatante, R. Kasten Dumroese

(2023)

Unusual late-fall wildfire in a pre-Alpine Fagus sylvatica forest reduced fine roots in the shallower soil layer and shifted very fine-root growth to deeper soil depth

Scientific Reports, 13(1)

10.1038/s41598-023-33580-7

Drought and fire stress influence seedling competition in oak forests: fine-root dynamics as indicator of adaptation strategies to climate change

Antonio Montagnoli ,
Antonio Montagnoli
Mattia Terzaghi ,
Mattia Terzaghi
Barbara Baesso ,
Barbara Baesso
Rosaria Santamaria ,
Rosaria Santamaria
Gabriella Stefania Scippa ,
Gabriella Stefania Scippa
Donato Chiatante
Donato Chiatante

Published: 01.12.2015.

Volume 0, Issue 1 (2016)

pp. 86-105;

https://doi.org/10.21750/refor.1.06.6

Abstract

Increased summer drought and wildfires as a consequence of continuing climate change are expected to lead to disturbance of Mediterranean ecosystems. Seedlings recruitment is sensitive to both stresses and, therefore, any adaptation and restoration strategy devised to protect these forests should take into account a careful study on their effects on seedling development. As a substantial fraction of net primary productivity of forested ecosystems is channelled in the belowground compartments, the knowledge of how roots behave under stressful conditions becomes of primary importance to select the right management strategy to be implemented. This work tries to enlighten the events occurring in the fine root portion of the root system in young seedlings of three co-existing oak species (Quercus ilex, Quercus trojana and Quercus virgiliana) under controlled conditions. We have made a comparative analysis of the effect of these two stresses, alone or in combination, with the aim to evaluate the tolerance level of these seedlings and, therefore, to obtain an indication of their recruitment potential in the field. The parameters investigated were biomass and a number of morphological traits. Data obtained suggest that a decrease in diameter could be part of a tolerance strategy in all three oaks tested together with a reduction of root length. In addition, tolerance to water shortage could require a reduction of carbon allocated belowground, in particular in the very fine roots, which leads to an overall reduction of the root system dimension. Q. trojana seedlings seem to be the fastest in resuming growth after stress interruption but a good recovery was also found for the remaining two oak species. Although our study provides interesting information regarding a possible tolerance strategy taking place in the fine root compartment when seedlings of these three oak species undergo water stress and fire treatment, more information is needed before any suggestion can be made as to which species would be best suited to make these forests more resistant to global changes.

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