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Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe

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Forrester, David Ian [Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland - Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany] Ammer, Christian [Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, Germany] Annighöfer, Peter J. [Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, Germnay] Barbeito, Ignacio Bielak, Kamil [Warsaw University of Life sciences, Warszawa, Poland] Ponette, Quentin [UCL] Pretzsch, Hans

(eng) 1. When tree-species mixtures are more productive than monocultures, higher light absorption is often suggested as a cause. However, few studies have quantified this effect and even fewer have examined which light-related interactions are most important, such as the effects of species interactions on tree allometric relationships and crown architecture, differences in vertical or horizontal canopy structure, phenology of deciduous species or the mixing effects on tree size and stand density. 2. In this study, measurements of tree sizes and stand structures were combined with a detailed tree-level light model (Maestra) to examine the contribution of each lightrelated interaction on tree- and stand-level light absorption at 21 sites, each of which contained a triplet of plots including a mixture and monocultures of Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris (63 plots). These sites were distributed across the current distribution of these species within Europe. 3. Averaged across all sites, the light absorption of mixtures was 14% higher than the mean of the monocultures. At the whole community level, this positive effect of mixing on light absorption increased as canopy volume or site productivity increased, but was unrelated to climate. At the species population or individual tree levels, the mixing effect on light absorption resulted from light-related interactions involving vertical canopy structure, stand density, the presence of a deciduous species (F. sylvatica), as well as the effects of mixing on tree size and allometric relationships between diameter and height, crown diameter and crown length. 4. The mixing effects on light absorption were only correlated with the mixing effects on growth for P. sylvestris, suggesting that the mixing effects on this species were driven by the light-related interactions, whereas mixing effects on F. sylvatica or whole community growth were probably driven by non-light-related interactions. 5. Synthesis. The overall positive effect of mixing on light absorption was the result of a range of light-related interactions. However, the relative importance of these interactions varied between sites and is likely to vary between other species combinations and as stands develop.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2018
Language Anglais
Journal information "Journal of Ecology" - Vol. 106, p. 746-760 (2018)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
issn 0022-0477
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SST/ELI/ELIE - Environmental Sciences
Keywords allometric equation ; biodiversity ; complementary ; Maestra model ; plant-plant interactions ; resource availability ; tree height
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Bibliographic reference Forrester, David Ian ; Ammer, Christian ; Annighöfer, Peter J. ; Barbeito, Ignacio ; Bielak, Kamil ; et. al. Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe. In: Journal of Ecology, Vol. 106, p. 746-760 (2018)
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