Roles of land-use and climate change on the establishment and regeneration dynamics of Mediterranean semi-deciduous oak forests

Kouba, Yacine; Camarero, J. Julio; Alados, Concepción L.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.02.033

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“…These trends are consistent with recent reports of limited recruitment in pine plantations in Spain (Ruiz‐Benito et al ., ; Coll et al ., ). Other studies have reported limited pine recruitment and more expansion of oaks after the cessation of logging, grazing and management (Gimmi et al ., ; Kouba et al ., ; Vilà‐Cabrera et al ., 2012a).…”

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“…The ecological drivers of recruitment in the Mediterranean Basin are diverse, and a variety of species-specific responses have been reported. For example, recruitment limitation in Mediterranean forests has been associated with drought stress (Castro et al, 2004), forest succession and disturbance (Zavala & Zea, 2004) and changes in land uses and forest management practices (Kouba et al, 2012). Drought and seasonal rains produce large interannual variations in the success of tree recruitment in Mediterranean forests (Gómez-Aparicio et al, 2005;Kouba et al, 2012).…”

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“…For example, recruitment limitation in Mediterranean forests has been associated with drought stress (Castro et al, 2004), forest succession and disturbance (Zavala & Zea, 2004) and changes in land uses and forest management practices (Kouba et al, 2012). Drought and seasonal rains produce large interannual variations in the success of tree recruitment in Mediterranean forests (Gómez-Aparicio et al, 2005;Kouba et al, 2012). Succession also significantly determines the process of recruitment because, as forest succession advances, the ecological conditions in the understorey that determine recruitment success are progressively modified (Zavala & Zea, 2004;Zavala et al, 2011).…”

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“…Finally, forest management, fire and changes in land use are also tightly related to the observed recruitment responses. Indeed, forest management and fire in the Mediterranean Basin have historically delayed and modified successional paths and have altered patterns of tree recruitment and forest composition (Broncano et al, 2005;Kouba et al, 2012).…”

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Large‐scale recruitment limitation in Mediterranean pines: the role of Quercus ilex and forest successional advance as key regional drivers

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Coll

Pons

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Global Ecology and Biogeography

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Aim Large‐scale patterns of limitations in tree recruitment remain poorly described in the Mediterranean Basin, and this information is required to assess the impacts of global warming on forests. Here, we unveil the existence of opposite trends of recruitment limitation between the dominant genera Quercus and Pinus on a large scale and identify the key ecological drivers of these diverging trends. Location Spain Methods We gathered data from the Spanish National Forest inventory to assess recruitment trends for the dominant species (Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinea, Pinus pinaster, Pinus nigra, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus uncinata, Quercus suber, Quercus ilex, Quercus petraea, Quercus robur, Quercus faginea and Quercus pyrenaica). We assessed the direct and indirect drivers of recruitment by applying Bayesian structural equation modelling techniques. Results Severe limitations in recruitment were observed across extensive areas for all Pinus species studied, with recruitment failure affecting 54–71% of the surveyed plots. In striking contrast, Quercus species expanded into 41% of the plots surveyed compared to only 10% for Pinus and had a lower local recruitment failure (29% of Quercus localities compared to 63% for Pinus species). Bayesian structural equation models highlighted the key role of the presence of Q. ilex saplings and the increase in the basal area of Q. ilex in limiting recruitment in five Pinus species. The recruitment of P. sylvestris and P. nigra showed the most negative trends and was negatively associated with the impacts of fire. Main conclusions This study identified Q. ilex, the most widespread species in this area, as a key driver of recruitment shifts on a large scale, negatively affecting most pine species with the advance of forest succession. These results highlight that the future expansion/contraction of Q. ilex stands with ongoing climate change will be a key process indirectly controlling the demographic responses of Pinus species in the Mediterranean Basin.

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Large‐scale recruitment limitation in Mediterranean pines: the role of Quercus ilex and forest successional advance as key regional drivers

Carnicer

Coll

Pons

et al. 2013

Global Ecology and Biogeography

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“…Muchas de las especies que consideramos mediterráneas, en realidad, tienen su origen en un ambiente mucho más húmedo que el actual y hoy permanecen como herencias de un pasado distinto; de ahí, por ejemplo, los problemas de regeneración que presentan numerosas especies arbóreas típicamente mediterráneas en el actual contexto de cambio global (Kouba et al, 2012).…”

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Impacto del calentamiento global en la distribución y supervivencia del pinsapo (Serranía de Ronda)

Gutiérrez-Hernández¹

2018

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Tras la retirada de los hielos glaciares del Cuaternario, los abetos se replegaron hacia el norte o ascendieron en altitud hacia las montañas. Escindido del tronco común del abeto primigenio, Abies pinsapo persiste como especie relicta y endémica de la Serranía de Ronda, y una de las reliquias más meridionales de la aciculisilva. En este trabajo, desarrollamos un ensamblaje de modelos de nicho ecológico del pinsapo calibrados con datos actuales y proyectados hasta el horizonte 2100 según los escenarios previstos por el IPCC (AR5) regionalizados para el área de estudio. Nuestros modelos estimaron una drástica reducción de la distribución potencial de la especie en el área de estudio, incluso la desaparición del espacio ecológico del pinsapo en el peor de los escenarios.

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Dynamics of Mixed Pine–Oak Forests

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Sheffer

2021

Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin

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Roles of land-use and climate change on the establishment and regeneration dynamics of Mediterranean semi-deciduous oak forests

Cited by 29 publications

References 45 publications

Large‐scale recruitment limitation in Mediterranean pines: the role of Quercus ilex and forest successional advance as key regional drivers

Large‐scale recruitment limitation in Mediterranean pines: the role of Quercus ilex and forest successional advance as key regional drivers

Impacto del calentamiento global en la distribución y supervivencia del pinsapo (Serranía de Ronda)

Dynamics of Mixed Pine–Oak Forests

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