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Microclimatic Conditions Restrict the Radial Growth of Nothofagus antarctica Regeneration Based on the Type of Forest Environment in Tierra del Fuego

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  • Guillermo Martínez Pastur

    (Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Houssay 200, Ushuaia 9410, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)

  • Julián Rodríguez-Souilla

    (Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Houssay 200, Ushuaia 9410, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)

  • María V. Lencinas

    (Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Houssay 200, Ushuaia 9410, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)

  • Juan M. Cellini

    (Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Maderas (LIMAD), Universidad Nacional de la Plata (UNLP), Diagonal 113 469, La Plata 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

  • Jimena E. Chaves

    (Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Houssay 200, Ushuaia 9410, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)

  • Marie Claire Aravena-Acuña

    (Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Houssay 200, Ushuaia 9410, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)

  • Fidel A. Roig

    (Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Parque San Martin s/n, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
    Hémera Centro de Observación de la Tierra, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Camino La Pirámide 5750, Santiago 8580745, Chile)

  • Pablo L. Peri

    (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), P.O. Box 332, Río Gallegos 9400, Santa Cruz, Argentina)

Abstract

Regeneration is crucial for forest continuity in natural and managed stands. Analyzing intra-annual dynamics can improve the understanding between growth and climate, identifying regeneration survival thresholds. The objective of this study was to determine the microclimate constraints (rainfall, air, and soil temperatures) of Nothofagus antarctica regeneration growth in closed, open, and edge forests in Southern Patagonia. We measured stand characteristics (forest structure, understory plants, soil properties, animal use), microclimate, and the daily growth of regeneration using dendrometers (n = 6) during two growing seasons. We found significant differences in the studied variables (e.g., overstory, light, soil, understory plants, animal use) in the following order: closed primary forests > open forests > edge forests with openlands. These changes defined the microclimate across the overstory gradient (e.g., soil moisture), influencing the daily growth of regeneration across the growing season (lag, exponential, stationary). Rainfall (the F factor varied from 6.93 to 21.03) influenced more than temperature (the F factor varied from 0.03 to 0.34). Daily growth in closed forests indicated shrinkage (−0.0082 mm day −1 without rain and −0.0008 mm day −1 with 0.0–0.2 mm day −1 rainfall), while for more than 0.2 mm day −1 of rainfall, growth always increased. Open forests presented shrinkage during days without rain (−0.0051 mm day −1 ), showing positive growth according to rainfall. Edge forests always presented positive daily growth. The resilience of regeneration under these changed conditions was directly related to the overstory. The main outputs indicated that regeneration was vulnerable during non-rainy days at the middle or closed overstory (>40% crown cover), suggesting the need for long-term monitoring to develop better silvicultural proposals.

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  • Guillermo Martínez Pastur & Julián Rodríguez-Souilla & María V. Lencinas & Juan M. Cellini & Jimena E. Chaves & Marie Claire Aravena-Acuña & Fidel A. Roig & Pablo L. Peri, 2023. "Microclimatic Conditions Restrict the Radial Growth of Nothofagus antarctica Regeneration Based on the Type of Forest Environment in Tierra del Fuego," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-17, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:11:p:8687-:d:1157297
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