Impact of species composition on fire-induced stand damage in Spanish forests
Abstract Mixed forests play a fundamental ecological role increasing biodiversity and providing ecosystem services; it has been suggested they have higher resilience and resistance against disturbances, particularly fire. Here, we compare tree mortality in post-fire mixed and pure stands in Spain, o...
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| author | Marina Peris-Llopis Blas Mola-Yudego Frank Berninger Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo José Ramón González-Olabarria |
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| description | Abstract Mixed forests play a fundamental ecological role increasing biodiversity and providing ecosystem services; it has been suggested they have higher resilience and resistance against disturbances, particularly fire. Here, we compare tree mortality in post-fire mixed and pure stands in Spain, on 2,782 plots and 30,239 trees during the period 1986 to 2007. We show evidence that mixed stands can have higher post-fire mortality than pure stands, and specific mixtures of species with different fire-related strategies increase the stand's vulnerability to fire damage versus pure stands of either species, such is the case of Pinus halepensis—Pinus nigra mixtures. Mixtures of two species often had higher mortality than species growing in pure stands. Combinations of species with different fire-related strategies can both enhance or reduce forest resistance. The role and management of mixed forests should be reconsidered after these findings, in order to enhance forest resilience to fires. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e808b5ab89f74eb885634f89d0ddf7202024-04-14T11:14:46ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-04-011411910.1038/s41598-024-59210-4Impact of species composition on fire-induced stand damage in Spanish forestsMarina Peris-Llopis0Blas Mola-Yudego1Frank Berninger2Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo3José Ramón González-Olabarria4School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern FinlandSchool of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern FinlandDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern FinlandJoint Research Unit CTFC – AGROTECNIOJoint Research Unit CTFC – AGROTECNIOAbstract Mixed forests play a fundamental ecological role increasing biodiversity and providing ecosystem services; it has been suggested they have higher resilience and resistance against disturbances, particularly fire. Here, we compare tree mortality in post-fire mixed and pure stands in Spain, on 2,782 plots and 30,239 trees during the period 1986 to 2007. We show evidence that mixed stands can have higher post-fire mortality than pure stands, and specific mixtures of species with different fire-related strategies increase the stand's vulnerability to fire damage versus pure stands of either species, such is the case of Pinus halepensis—Pinus nigra mixtures. Mixtures of two species often had higher mortality than species growing in pure stands. Combinations of species with different fire-related strategies can both enhance or reduce forest resistance. The role and management of mixed forests should be reconsidered after these findings, in order to enhance forest resilience to fires.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59210-4 |
| spellingShingle | Marina Peris-Llopis Blas Mola-Yudego Frank Berninger Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo José Ramón González-Olabarria Impact of species composition on fire-induced stand damage in Spanish forests Scientific Reports |
| title | Impact of species composition on fire-induced stand damage in Spanish forests |
| title_full | Impact of species composition on fire-induced stand damage in Spanish forests |
| title_fullStr | Impact of species composition on fire-induced stand damage in Spanish forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of species composition on fire-induced stand damage in Spanish forests |
| title_short | Impact of species composition on fire-induced stand damage in Spanish forests |
| title_sort | impact of species composition on fire induced stand damage in spanish forests |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59210-4 |
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