Landform heterogeneity drives multi-stemmed Neltuma flexuosa growth dynamics. Implication for the Central Monte Desert forest management
Journal Title: Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo - Year 2024, Vol 56, Issue 1
Abstract
Drylands represent the main earth biome, providing ecosytemic services to a large number of people. Along these environments, woodlands are often dominated by multi-stemmed trees, which are exploited by local inhabitants to obtain forest products for their livelihood. In central-west Argentina, Neltuma flexuosa (algarrobo) woodlands are distributed across different landform units, varying in topographical and soil characteristics. This research aimed to reconstruct stem-growth time until harvestable diameter was achieved, and biological rotation age according to topo-edaphic variability in three algarrobo forests using dendrochronological methods. Results indicated that landform heterogeneity modulated species radial growth, influencing stem increments and cutting cycle period. In this sense, a decreasing trend in tree productivity emerged along a loamy-to-sandy textured soil gradient. These findings provide useful novel information for N. flexuosa forest management, suggesting the need to account for spatial landform/soil heterogeneity when examining desert forest dynamics.
Authors and Affiliations
Sergio Piraino, Fidel Alejandro Roig
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP764354
- DOI https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.39.120
- Views 39
- Downloads 0
About identification of features that affect the estimation of citrus harvest
Accurate models for early harvest estimation in citrus production generally involve expensive variables. The goal of this research work was to develop a model to provide early and accurate estimations of harvest using lo...
Gas exchange in yellow melon (Cucumis melo) crop under controlled water deficit (RDI) and application of a biostimulant
The São Francisco River Valley region in Brazil is a major producer of irrigated melons, facing stresses due to climate change. New strategies for crop management are essential to maintain sustainable cultivation. This s...
Quality of Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum) haylage in relation to plant dry matter content
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum) haylage with varying contents of dry matter (DM) and stored for 90 days. The quality of this grass was evaluated through the lens of a variety...
Green solvents for the recovery of phenolic compounds from strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch) and apple (Malus domestica) agro-industrial bio-wastes
We aimed to study the obtention of valuable phenolic compounds from tissue by-products of agro-industrial processing of apple (GS) and strawberry (RF) using green solvents and Soxhlet extraction methodology. The effects...
Conventional to organic transition of Citrus x sinensis (L.) Osbeck (pro. sp.) orchards in municipalities of northern Veracruz state
This research determined the degree of transition towards organic production and management of Valencia orange in the municipalities of northern Veracruz State. One hundred and six surveys were administered to producers...