The forest recovery path after drought dependence on forest type and stock volume
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15547404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hui Luo (0000-0001-6312-9299, Beijing Normal University), Tao Zhou (0000-0003-1295-8331, Beijing Normal University, corresponding author), Peixin Yu (0000-0001-8892-1119, Beijing Normal University), Chuixiang Yi (0000-0001-8546-6157, Queens College, CUNY), Xia Liu (0000-0003-1136-4742, Beijing Normal University), Yajie Zhang (0000-0001-5824-7741, Beijing Normal University), Peifang Zhou (Beijing Normal University, corresponding author), Jing Zhang (0000-0002-6431-9286, Beijing Normal University), Jingzhou Zhang (0000-0003-3920-0846), Yixin Xu (0000-0002-9439-7306, Beijing Normal University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 055006-055006 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ac57e5 |
| OpenAlex | W4213451210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 63 |
Drought legacy effects of forest ecosystems have been widely observed. However, the influence of forest type and stock volume on its recovery path is poorly understood. In this research, we first used the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index to identify a drought event. Then, we applied the normalized difference vegetation index deficit and forest property maps derived from forest inventories to investigate the potential impacts of forest properties on forest recovery paths. The results showed that the legacy effects 1–3 years after a drought event were pervasive, but the forest recovery path was highly dependent on the forest type and forest stock volume. The recovery of forests with low stock volume densities (<60 m 3 ha −1 ) was mostly stronger than that of forests with high stock volume densities (≥60 m 3 ha −1 ) by the second year. Although all forests with different stock volume densities approximately returned to a normal status by the third year, they followed various paths to recovery. Natural coniferous forests in China that have a similar stock volume density (<60 m 3 ha −1 ) took longer to recover than planted coniferous forests and exhibited a lower magnitude of recovery. These findings highlight that drought legacy effects are greater for natural coniferous forests with high stock volume densities, which provides insightful forest management information on how to speed up forest recovery with forest density control and type control
Agroforestry · Biology · Ecosystem · Evapotranspiration · Forest ecology · Forest management · Geography · Stock (firearms · Environmental Science · Forest ecology and management · Forest Management and Policy · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · Ecology · Forestry
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |