The influence of thinning on rainfall interception by Pinus pinea L. in Mediterranean coastal stands (Castel Fusano—Rome)

Mazza, Gianluigi; Amorini, E.; Cutini, Andrea; Manetti, Maria Chiara

doi:10.1007/s13595-011-0142-7

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“…Moreover, EW in the stand with the lower tree density was also positively and significantly correlated with summer precipitation. This result suggest that trees are able to utilize a greater amount of water reaching the soil during the summer months, due to low interception loss because of the presence of gaps within the canopy cover (Mazza et al 2011).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…trees in closed stands were found to be more prone to water shortage than pines in open woodlands (Moreno-Gutiérrez et al 2012). In a Pinus pinea L. pinewood in central Italy, the net under-canopy precipitation was always found to be greater in a thinned stand than in an unthinned stand, especially for low precipitation amounts, because of the greater interception by the tree canopy (Mazza et al 2011). This pattern was observed especially for the dry summer months, when the net under-canopy precipitation in the unthinned area decreased by nearly 23%.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Silvicultural treatments can ensure a greater flow of under-canopy water and reduce competition for water, light and nutrients, enhancing the growth of remnant trees (Stogsdill et al 1989, Simonin et al 2007). Stand density reductions by thinning have been used extensively to increase soil water availability, by reducing stand transpiration and canopy interception of precipitation, thus improving stand growth rates (Aussenac & Granier 1988, Llorens & Domingo 2007, Mazza et al 2011.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…The main results showed that canopy interception represents 12.4 to 39.6% of total precipitation (Chapter three - Table 4 Similar effects are also reported in other thinning studies (Swank et al 1989;Mazza et al 2011, Slodicak et al, 2011.…”

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“…Mazza et al, (2011) found an increase of 11.7% of net precipitation (throughfall+stemflow) in the thinned area compared to control area. However, stemflow measurements were very low, comprising only 0.20% of the total precipitation in the thinned area and 0.27% in the control.…”

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Immediate change in throughfall spatial distribution and canopy water balance after heavy thinning in a dense mature Japanese cypress plantation

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This study revealed the influence of change in forest canopy structure by forest management practice for throughfall generation and canopy water interception process. Throughfall and stemflow were observed in a mature Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) plantation before and after thinning. Decreased stem density (from 2400 to 1300 trees ha À1 ) and basal area (from 107.6 to 60.4 m 2 ha À1 ) resulted in an increase in the throughfall fraction (from 58% to 79%) and decreases in the stemflow fraction (from 14% to 8.6%) and the canopy interception loss fraction (from 27% to 12%). Thinning also decreased spatial variability in throughfall and smoothed temporal persistence of throughfall among sampling points or rainfall events. These results were supported by the change in the throughfall balance between direct throughfall and released throughfall. The proportion of direct throughfall of incident rainfall changed from 0.16 to 0.42 owing to an increase in canopy gap. The distribution ratio of released throughfall from intercepted rainwater by canopy changed from 50% to 64% because of a decrease in foliage; this led to lower water storage in the canopy (from 1.83 to 0.82 mm), and thus less precipitation was needed to saturate the canopy. Consequently, the amount of throughfall increased and less precipitation was needed to stabilize the water flow path during the post-thinning period. This study contributes to knowledge of differential canopy wetting processes and spatiotemporal heterogeneity of throughfall distribution in response to specific silvicultural prescription.

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The influence of thinning on rainfall interception by Pinus pinea L. in Mediterranean coastal stands (Castel Fusano—Rome)

Cited by 45 publications

References 26 publications

Influence of tree density on climate-growth relationships in a Pinus pinaster Ait. forest in the northern mountains of Sardinia (Italy)

Influence of tree density on climate-growth relationships in a Pinus pinaster Ait. forest in the northern mountains of Sardinia (Italy)

Water-oriented management in forest plantations: combining hydrology, dendrochronology and ecophysiology

Immediate change in throughfall spatial distribution and canopy water balance after heavy thinning in a dense mature Japanese cypress plantation

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