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Characteristics and metrics of resilient forests in the Sierra de San Pedro Martír, Mexico
Forest Ecology and Management ( IF 3.7 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 , DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118864
Julia S. Murphy , Robert York , Hiram Rivera Huerta , Scott L. Stephens

Ecological restoration of fire-excluded yellow pine-mixed conifer (YPMC) forests in the western US first requires the definition of desired future conditions. The Sierra de San Pedro Martír (SSPM) in Baja California has been used as a modern reference for other western US YPMC forests because it shares similar vegetation, soils, climate, and fire regimes, but is less impacted by logging and fire suppression. Our study re-visited a 14 ha SSPM watershed 16 years after it experienced a moderate severity fire preceded by four years of severe drought, in order to better understand resilient forests. We also provide a management-applicable metric for reference conditions by characterizing density and inter-tree competition using stand density index (SDI). We found no significant differences in forest structure between 2004 (1-yr post fire) and 2019 (16-yr post fire) periods, except for moderate and highly variable increases in duff and 1000-hr rotten fuel loads. Our exploration of SDI suggests that this watershed exists at extremely low levels of site occupancy and inter-tree competition relative to its potential. We concluded that, more than competition for resources, fire activity and large-scale climate fluctuations are the most important drivers of stand structure in the SSPM. This study demonstrates the importance of managing for very low tree densities as a component of resilience in YPMC forests.



中文翻译:

墨西哥圣佩德罗马蒂尔山脉回弹森林的特征和指标

在美国西部,防火除火的黄松混交针叶林(YPMC)森林的生态恢复首先需要确定所需的未来条件。下加利福尼亚州的圣佩德罗火山(Sierra de San PedroMartír)(SSPM)被用作美国西部其他YPMC森林的现代参考,因为它拥有相似的植被,土壤,气候和火情,但受伐木和灭火的影响较小。为了更好地了解有韧性的森林,我们的研究在经历了中度严重火灾,四年严重干旱之后的16年重新访问了14公顷SSPM分水岭。我们还通过使用林分密度指数(SDI)表征密度和树间竞争来提供参考条件的管理适用度量。我们发现,2004年(火灾后1年)和2019年(火灾后16年)之间的森林结构没有显着差异,不同的是duff和1000小时腐烂燃料负荷的增加幅度适中且变化很大。我们对SDI的探索表明,相对于其潜力,该分水岭的土地占用率和树间竞争水平极低。我们得出的结论是,SSPM展位结构的最重要驱动因素不仅仅是资源争夺,火灾和大规模的气候波动。这项研究表明,管理非常低的树木密度作为YPMC森林中复原力的一部分非常重要。我们对SDI的探索表明,相对于其潜力,该分水岭的土地占用率和树间竞争水平极低。我们得出的结论是,SSPM展位结构的最重要驱动因素不仅仅是资源争夺,火灾和大规模的气候波动。这项研究表明,管理非常低的树木密度作为YPMC森林中复原力的一部分非常重要。我们对SDI的探索表明,相对于其潜力,该分水岭的土地占用率和树间竞争水平极低。我们得出的结论是,SSPM展位结构的最重要驱动因素不仅仅是资源争夺,火灾和大规模的气候波动。这项研究表明,管理非常低的树木密度作为YPMC森林中复原力的一部分非常重要。

更新日期:2020-12-29
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