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Titolo: Evaluation of Deadwood Characteristics and Carbon Storage under Different Silvicultural Treatments in a Mixed Broadleaves Mountain Forest
Autori: Tavankar, Farzam
Kivi, Aezam Rezaee
Taheri-Abkenari, Kambiz
Lo Monaco, Angela 
Venanzi, Rachele 
Picchio, Rodolfo 
Rivista: FORESTS 
Data pubblicazione: 2022
Abstract: 
The deadwood (DW) of the forest is in the following two forms: standing (snag) and fallen (log). The DW categories and decay stage are important functional and structural components of forest ecosystems. We used a field-based assessment to quantify how the relative contribution of deadwood to total above-ground carbon stock changes across a silvicultural method and stand altitude gradient in mixed broadleaves stands. The characteristics of DW and carbon stock in selection-cutting managed stands (Sc), shelter-wood managed stands (Sh) and protected stands (Pr) were examined in three altitude ranges (low, <600; medium, 600–1200; and high, >1200 m a.s.l.) in a mixed broadleaves high forest. The results showed that with increasing altitude, the volume of DW in-creased. The volume of DW in Pr stands was about three times higher than Sh stands and twice higher than Sc stands. The volume of the standing DW was greater than that of the fallen DW in all stands. The highest volume ratio of fallen DW to standing DW was found in the medium altitude in the Sc stand. The amount of carbon stock by DW in the Sh, Sc, and Pr stands was 1.53–2.22, 2.29– 3.19, and 5.03–6.80 t ha−1, respectively. The DW share of C-stock of above ground biomass was 4%– 4.6% in Sh stand, 4.3%–4.8% in Sc stand, and 7.4%–7.9% in the Pr stand. Deadwood assessment and management, in terms of volume, type, species composition, diameter distribution, spatial allocation and decay stage, is one of the new challenges for a proper sustainable forest management.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2067/47698
ISSN: 1999-4907
DOI: 10.3390/f13020259
Diritti: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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