The influence of thinning and tree size on the sapwood area / leaf area ratio in coigue
2005
Gajardo-Caviedes, P.A. | Espinosa, M.A. | Gonzalez, U. del T. | Rios, D.G.
The effect of thinning and crown class on the projected leaf area, specific leaf area, and projected leaf area / sapwood area ratio was evaluated in a 48-year-old even-aged stand of coigue (Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Oerst.). The data were collected through destructive sampling of 27 trees and analyzed with analysis of variance and regression models. The projected leaf area was greater in trees from more intensely thinned stands. The specific leaf area and the projected leaf area / sapwood area ratio did not vary between treatments. The sapwood cross-sectional area at breast height (1.3 m) and at the base of the live crown provided the best fit for the relationship between projected leaf area and sapwood area. The current sapwood area provided the worst fit, suggesting that at an early age, coigue sapwood does not present permeability problems associated with tyloses.
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