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Environmental influences on post-harvest natural regeneration of Pinus pinaster Ait. in Mediterranean forest stands submitted to the seed-tree selection method

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Research on natural regeneration is crucial for the development of sustainable forestry practices, in light of the global climate changes taking place. In this study, 151 plots were sampled in six Pinus pinaster stands that were naturally regenerated by the seed-tree method in Mediterranean forests in central Spain. The objectives of the survey were to study the suitability of different forest stands designated for natural regeneration as well as to analyse seedling establishment and the relationship between regeneration and different site factors. Analysis of variance and multivariate analysis with canonical ordination techniques were employed. Full and partial redundancy analyses on a correlation matrix were used to carry out a direct gradient analysis of regeneration density as a function of site factors. Nearly all stands presented seedling densities over 2,000 seedlings ha−1 and were thus found to be suitable for natural regeneration of Pinus pinaster by the seed-tree selection method. Significant variables that best explained total seedling and viable seedling density were spring and autumn precipitation of the year prior to establishment, spring and summer precipitation of the year of establishment and percentage cover of litter. There were no signs of competition between shrubs and seedlings, but a negative significant correlation with grass cover was observed. Pinus pinaster natural regeneration was successful with the seed-tree method, although it appeared to be highly dependent on climate and stand conditions.

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Acknowledgments

We thank two anonymous referees and the editor for their valuable comments on the initial version of the manuscript. We are grateful to the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación for financial support for projects AGL2001-1780 and AGL2004-07094-CO2-O2, and for grant BES-2005-7498. We thank the Spanish Meteorology Agency (AEMET), which facilitated climatic data, and V. Pando for his comments on the statistical analysis. We also thank Dr. G. Gratzer, Dr. J. Reque and B. Guerra for their valuable comments and are grateful to C. Ordóñez and A. de Lucas for field assistance.

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  1. Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Recursos Forestales, E.T.S. de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid, Avenida de Madrid, 44, 34004, Palencia, Spain

    Encarna Rodríguez-García, Libertad Juez & Felipe Bravo

  2. Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute UVA-INIA, Avenida de Madrid, 44, 34004, Palencia, Spain

    Encarna Rodríguez-García, Libertad Juez & Felipe Bravo

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10342-010-0416-x

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Rodríguez-García, E., Juez, L. & Bravo, F. Environmental influences on post-harvest natural regeneration of Pinus pinaster Ait. in Mediterranean forest stands submitted to the seed-tree selection method. Eur J Forest Res 129, 1119–1128 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-010-0399-7

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