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    Increased complementarity in water-limited environments in Scots pine and European beech mixtures under climate change

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    2017
    Author
    González de Andrés, Ester Upna
    Seely, Brad 
    Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio Upna
    Imbert Rodríguez, Bosco Upna
    Lo, Yueh-Hsin Upna
    Castillo Martínez, Federico Upna
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    ES/6PN/AGL2012‐33465 
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    10.1002/eco.1810
     
     
     
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    Abstract
    Management of mixedwoods is advocated as an effective adaptation strategy to increase ecosystem resiliency in the context of climate change. While mixedwoods have been shown to have greater resource use efficiency relative to pure stands, considerable uncertainty remains with respect to the underlying ecological processes. We explored species interactions in Scots pine / European beech mixe ... [++]
    Management of mixedwoods is advocated as an effective adaptation strategy to increase ecosystem resiliency in the context of climate change. While mixedwoods have been shown to have greater resource use efficiency relative to pure stands, considerable uncertainty remains with respect to the underlying ecological processes. We explored species interactions in Scots pine / European beech mixedwoods with the process-based model FORECAST Climate. The model was calibrated for two contrasting forests in the southwestern Pyrenees (northern Spain): a wet Mediterranean site at 625 m.a.s.l. and a subalpine site at 1335 m.a.s.l. Predicted mixedwood yield was higher than that for beech stands but lower than pine stands. When simulating climate change, mixedwood yield was reduced at the Mediterranean site (-33%) but increased at the subalpine site (+11%). Interaction effects were enhanced as stands developed. Complementarity dominated the Mediterranean stand but neutral or net competition dominated the subalpine stand, which had higher stand density and water availability. Reduced water demand and consumption, increased canopy interception, and improved water-use efficiency in mixtures compared to beech stands suggest a release of beech intra-specific competition. Beech also facilitated pine growth through better litter quality, non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation and above- and belowground stratification, leading to higher foliar nitrogen content and deeper canopies in pines. In conclusion, mixtures may improve water availability and use efficiency for beech and light interception for pine, the main limiting factors for each species, respectively. Encouraging pine-beech mixtures could be an effective adaptation to climate change in drought-prone sites in the Mediterranean region. [--]
    Subject
    Species complementarity, Mixedwoods, Ecological modelling, Pinus sylvestris, Fagus sylvatica, Interspecific competition, Intraspecific competition
     
    Publisher
    Wiley
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    Ecohydrology 10(2): e1810
    Departament
    Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Ciencias del Medio Natural / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Natura Ingurunearen Zientziak Saila
     
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    https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eco.1810
    URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/2454/25582
    Sponsorship
    Ramón y Cajal contract, Grant/Award Number:RYC‐2011‐08082; Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Grant/AwardNumber: AGL2012‐33465; mobility aid,Grant/Award Number: EEBB‐I‐15‐09220; Spanish Predoctoral Research Grant, Grant/Award Number: BES‐2013‐066705.
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