Grey alder Alnus incana (L.) Moench additional growth changes after thinning in Aegopodiosa site type
2015
MiezIte, O., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Liepa, I., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Sereiko, A., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Luguza, S., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
Grey alder stands Alnus incana (L.) Moench have a number of distinctive features. In fertile soils it successfully forms productive forest stands without any human intervention. Therefore, relatively few publications can be found on the thinning effects on stand reaction after thinning. It is possible that due to the highly intensive circulation of substances in the ecosystems of grey alder (high photosynthesis and canopy thinning, withering and breaking off of the lower branches, litter decomposition within a few years, thereby ensuring a continuous and stable plant mineral nutrition substance complementarity in the soil) response reaction of the remaining trees and management of grey alder forest stands could be different comparing to other tree species. The study analyses stock volume additional increment dynamics during 10-year period after the thinning in 24-year-old grey alder pure stands in Aegopodiosa site type. Thinning of grey alder forest stands have caused a moderate positive reference reaction – during 10 years, in addition to the total increase, 3.17 m**3 haE-1 have been added. During the valuation interval response reaction differs among the years. In the first four years it is relatively small as accumulation of the growing potential is taking place. From the fifth to seventh year after felling an intensive growing takes place, which results in repeatedly additional annual increment. Starting from the eighth year, the trees show tendency to return to a steady state as it was before the thinning.
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