Coarse woody debris' invertebrate community is affected directly by canopy type and indirectly by thinning in mixed scots pine-European beech forests
| dc.contributor.author | Herrera Álvarez, Ximena | |
| dc.contributor.author | Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Imbert Rodríguez, Bosco | |
| dc.contributor.author | Álvarez, Willin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rivadeneira Barba, Gabriela | |
| dc.contributor.department | Zientziak | eu |
| dc.contributor.department | Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology - IMAB | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Ciencias | es_ES |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-15T10:10:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-15T10:10:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Research Highlights: Thinning and tree species alter the forest floor microclimate by modifying canopy cover, radiation, wind, and humidity. Thus, forest management can directly influence the edaphic mesofauna responsible for decomposing coarse woody debris (CWD). Background and Objectives: This research was carried out in the Southwestern Pyrenees Mountains (Northern Spain) and aimed to determine the influence of forest thinning and canopy type (pure Pinus sylvestris L. or a mix of P. sylvestris and Fagus sylvatica L.) on CWD colonization by edaphic fauna. Materials and Methods: CWD samples were collected belonging to intermediate and advanced decomposition stages, approximately 10 cm long and 5 cm in diameter. Using a design of three thinning intensities (0%, 20%, and 40% of basal area removed), with three replications per treatment (nine plots in total), four samples were taken per plot (two per canopy type) to reach 36 samples in total. Meso- and macrofauna were extracted from CWD samples with Berlese-Tullgren funnels, and individuals were counted and identified. Results: 19 taxonomic groups were recorded, the most abundant being the mesofauna (mites and Collembola). Mixed canopy type had a significant positive influence on richness, whereas advanced decay class had a positive significant influence on total abundance and richness. In addition, there were non-significant decreasing trends in richness and abundance with increasing thinning intensity. However, interactions among thinning intensity, canopy type, and decay class significantly affected mesofauna. Furthermore, some taxonomic groups showed differential responses to canopy type. CWD water content was positively correlated with total invertebrate abundance and some taxonomic groups. Our results suggest that stand composition has the potential to directly affect invertebrate communities in CWD, whereas stand density influence is indirect and mostly realized through changes in CWD moisture. As mesofauna is related to CWD decomposition rates, these effects should be accounted for when planning forest management transition from pure to mixed forests. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work has been funded through the AGL2012-33465 projects of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, and the CIG-2012-326718-ECOPYREN3 project of the Marie Curie Actions of the 7th Framework Program of the European Commission. The first author of this article conducted this research during her MSc. thesis at the Public University of Navarre sponsored by the grants of the Carolina Foundation of Spain. Published with the support of the Marie Curie Alumni Association. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 17 p. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/f11090975 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1999-4907 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/38965 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Forests, 2020, 11(9): 975 | en |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//AGL2012-33465/ES/ | |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/FP7/326718/ | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090975 | |
| dc.rights | © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. | en |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Pinus sylvestris | en |
| dc.subject | Fagus sylvatica | en |
| dc.subject | Forest thinning | en |
| dc.subject | Species composition | en |
| dc.subject | Mesofauna | en |
| dc.subject | Invertebrates | en |
| dc.title | Coarse woody debris' invertebrate community is affected directly by canopy type and indirectly by thinning in mixed scots pine-European beech forests | en |
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