Forgetting fire: Traditional fire knowledge in two chestnut forest ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula and its implications for European fire management policy

Seijo, Francisco; Millington, James D.A.; Gray, Robert W.; Sanz, Verónica; Lozano, Jorge; García-Serrano, Francisco; Sangüesa‐Barreda, Gabriel; Camarero, J. Julio

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.03.006

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“…Socioeconomic factors and the spread of diseases, such as chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) and ink disease (Phythophthora spp. ), has reduced the interest in the management of these forests (Amorini et al 2000;Gallardo 2001;Conedera and Krebs 2008;San Roman Sanz et al 2013;Seijo et al 2015). As a result, chestnut stands tend to become invaded by other species and to evolve toward mixed deciduous forests (Conedera et al 2000(Conedera et al , 2001(Conedera et al , 2016Zlatanov et al 2013).…”

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Does the persistence of sweet chestnut depend on cultural inputs? Regeneration, recruitment, and mortality in Quercus- and Castanea-dominated forests

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Annals of Forest Science

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& Key message Quercus secondary forests show a gradual transition toward mixed forests, with sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) becoming increasingly abundant in the western Spanish Central System. Additionally, in chestnut-dominated stands, it shows a certain resistance to competitive displacement by Quercus pyrenaica. Our results partially refute the traditional view that C. sativa is unable to recruit in the absence of cultural inputs. & Context Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, is a component of European broadleaf forests and is one of the most managed trees. Due to a reduction in cultural inputs, chestnut-dominated stands tend to be invaded by other species, and it is unclear how chestnut is able to persist in natural mixed forests. & Aims Our work aimed to identity the main factors that limit the establishment of C. sativa and to analyze the recruitment and mortality processes of C. sativa trees. & Methods The age, growth ring patterns, regeneration density, and the spatial structure of trees and saplings in 11 plots in the Spanish Central System were analyzed. & Results Chestnut seedling density increased with C. sativa basal area, but transition toward the sapling stage appeared limited owing to light availability. In Quercus pyrenaica secondary forests, sparse canopies did not constrain chestnut regeneration, and in old chestnut stands, C. sativa showed a certain resistance to competitive displacement. By contrast, mixed young coppices showed a high mortality, most likely due to competition with other vigorous resprouters. & Conclusion Quercus secondary forests showed a gradual transition toward mixed forests with sweet chestnut becoming increasingly more abundant. In old stands, C. sativa is likely to persist under a gap-phase mode of regeneration. Our results partially refute the traditional view that C. sativa is unable to recruit in the absence of cultural inputs.

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Does the persistence of sweet chestnut depend on cultural inputs? Regeneration, recruitment, and mortality in Quercus- and Castanea-dominated forests

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“…Unfortunately, in most countries with tropical pine ecosystem, the important role of fire is not understood and prescribed fire is not an accepted ecosystem management tool because to sprout up new vegetation is not hard, so the using of fire to stimulate the growth of new species is not necessary. According to Seijo et al (2015), fire is a useful ecosystem management tool. The most important perceived utility is a tool to improve fertility and clear shrubs or trees from arable land.…”

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The effect of various types of forest fires on pine resin productivity in Gunung Walat University Forest, Sukabumi, Indonesia

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Abstract. Prasetya CD, Syaufina L, Santosa G. 2017. The effect of various types of forest fires on pine resin productivity in Gunung Walat University Forest, Sukabumi,. Gunung Walat University Forest (GWUF) of Sukabumi, Indonesia is one of pine resin producers that has 71 hectares of resin production area. The forest fire burned 7 hectares of resin production area in August 2015 was expected to affect the resin productivity. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of each type of forest fire to pine resin productivity and analyze the correlation between the biophysic aspect and pine resin productivity after the fire. The types of forest fire were litter and shrub fire, stem fire, and crown fire. ANOVA test showed that the types of forest fire have significant effect to resin production with the value of F table (3.12)

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“…Here, we examine the role played by Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK; Berkes, 2000), and its derivative Traditional Fire Knowledge (TFK; Seijo et al 2015) based management practices, in conditioning these feedbacks. TFK can be defined as "fire-related knowledge, beliefs, and practices that have been developed and applied on specific landscapes for specific purposes by long time inhabitants" (Huffman, 2013: 1) and is a variant of TEK.…”

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“…We used "open canopy" and "no canopy" forest structure types as proxies for evaluating the landscape-level impacts of pre-industrial era traditional landscape management practices which were, and still are, oriented to certain specific forms of land use such as agricultural, pastoral and chestnut production activities (Seijo et al, 2015). "No canopy" structure types, however, can also be a product of deforestation or an interruption in natural forest regeneration processes resulting from increasingly severe forest fires, fires for expanding pastures, grazing by domestic cattle, and/or shifting agricultural cultivation.…”

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“…We believe that these repeated annual fire scars were probably caused by annual controlled litterfall burning next to or inside the hollow chestnut tree trunk or catface. This is a common practice in TFK-based burning in both sites and is believed by practitioners to prevent root rot (phytophthora cinnamomi) infestation in old growth trees (Seijo et al, 2015).…”

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Forgetting fire: Traditional fire knowledge in two chestnut forest ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula and its implications for European fire management policy

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Does the persistence of sweet chestnut depend on cultural inputs? Regeneration, recruitment, and mortality in Quercus- and Castanea-dominated forests

Does the persistence of sweet chestnut depend on cultural inputs? Regeneration, recruitment, and mortality in Quercus- and Castanea-dominated forests

The effect of various types of forest fires on pine resin productivity in Gunung Walat University Forest, Sukabumi, Indonesia

Divergent Fire Regimes in Two Contrasting Mediterranean Chestnut Forest Landscapes

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