Latin American Dendroecology by Marín Pompa-García & J. Julio Camarero

Author:Marín Pompa-García & J. Julio Camarero
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030369309
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Although tree-fall gaps are a very common process in different forests, very few dendrochronological studies have studied the fall of individuals or small group of trees in the Patagonian Andes (Veblen et al. 1996, 2004). The first study in Patagonia using tree ages based on ring counting was conducted by Veblen (1989). Age structures and species composition in gaps originated from the fall of individuals were determined for mixed stands of A. chilensis, N. dombeyi and N. antartica. The most successful species regenerating in the gaps was N. dombeyi due to the lack of competing species in these relatively xeric forests with less dense bamboo understory. In the A. chilensis forests, the fall of individual trees is also very frequent since the root system are weakened by pathogens, although the tree falls also occur as a consequence of strong winds (Relva et al. 2009).Gaps of Knowledge

Post-disturbance forest dynamics including the age structure and dominant growth patterns

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