Deadwood volume assessment in Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) peri-urban forests: Comparison between two sampling methods. (3rd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Meo, Isabella; Agnelli, Alessandro Elio; Graziani, Anna; Kitikidou, Kyriaki; Lagomarsino, Alessandra; Milios, Elias; Radoglou, Kalliopi; Paletto, Alessandro
• Is Part Of: Journal of sustainable forestry. Volume 36:Number 7(2017)
• Page Start: 666
• Page End: 686
• Publication Date: 2017-10-03
• Subjects: Deadwood volume -- fixed-area sampling method -- line intersect sampling method -- lying deadwood -- standing dead trees -- stumps; Sustainable forestry -- Periodicals; 634.905
• DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2017.1345685
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1054-9811

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In the Sustainable Forest Management, deadwood is a fundamental substrate for numerous species, and a key factor in carbon and nutrient cycles. The main aim of the paper is to estimate the amount of deadwood in two Calabrian pine forests (Monte Morello in Italy; Xanthi in Greece) characterized by different stand conditions and management practices. The second aim is to compare two different sampling methods to estimate the volume of lying deadwood: the fixed-area sampling (FAS) method and the line intersect sampling (LIS) method. The results show that the Monte Morello peri-urban forest is characterized by a high quantity of deadwood (75.1 m 3 ha −1 ) divided in 80% of lying deadwood, 18% of standing dead trees, and 2% of stumps. The Xanthi peri-urban forest is characterized by a total amount of deadwood of 9.21 m 3 ha −1 divided in 34% of lying deadwood, 18% of standing dead trees and 48% of stumps. The mean volume of lying deadwood in Monte Morello estimated using the FAS is 59.91 m 3 ha −1, while using the LIS the mean volume is 64.9 m 3 ha −1 . In the Xanthi, the mean volume of lying deadwood is 3.11 m 3 ha −1 using FAS and 5.49 m 3 ha −1 using LIS.