Invasion patterns of European larch and Swiss stone pine in subalpine pastures in the French Alps

2001 ◽  
Vol 145 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydie Didier
Keyword(s):  
European Larch ◽  
Stone Pine ◽  
French Alps ◽  
Swiss Stone Pine ◽  
Invasion Patterns

Human impact on size, age, and spatial structure in a mixed European larch and Swiss stone pine forest in the Western Italian Alps

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1809-1820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renzo Motta ◽  
Emanuele Lingua
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Human Impact ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Subalpine Forest ◽  
Point Pattern ◽  
European Larch ◽  
Stone Pine ◽  
Age Cohorts ◽  
Human Land Use ◽  
Swiss Stone Pine

Spatiotemporal development and human impact on dynamic processes were investigated in the mixed European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) and Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.) subalpine forest of Lago Perso (Piedmont, Italy). We mapped and measured all 295 trees (DBH ≥4 cm) and 914 saplings (>10 cm height, <4 cm DBH) in a permanent plot (1 ha). One core per tree was extracted upslope at 50 cm height, and dendrochronological techniques were applied to reconstruct age structure and growth patterns. All of the data collected were stored in a GIS, and tree and stem crown maps were generated and analysed to quantify spatial patterns. Ripley's K(t) univariate and bivariate point pattern analyses were employed to assess the degree of spatial autocorrelation. Documentary research was conducted to reconstruct human land use. The stand is uneven-aged, and there were no obvious age cohorts or other evidence of major disturbances in the past. Stone pine saplings and trees and larch saplings exhibited a clumped structure. The same clumping was not so evident in larch trees. The observed structural changes are mainly related to human land use and grazing regime. Although human influence is still manifest, in the recent decades natural dynamics have become the predominant influence on the forest's structure and processes.

Swiss stone pine growth benefits less from recent warming than European larch at a dry-inner alpine forest line as it reacts more sensitive to humidity

2022 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 108788
Author(s):  
Nikolaus Obojes ◽  
Armin Konrad Meurer ◽  
Christian Newesely ◽  
Erich Tasser ◽  
Walter Oberhuber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Larch ◽  
Stone Pine ◽  
Alpine Forest ◽  
Recent Warming ◽  
Swiss Stone Pine ◽  
Forest Line

scholarly journals Variation in the chloroplast DNA of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembraL.) reflects contrasting post-glacial history of populations from the Carpathians and the Alps

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1798-1806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Höhn ◽  
Felix Gugerli ◽  
Peter Abran ◽  
György Bisztray ◽  
Anna Buonamici ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chloroplast Dna ◽  
Glacial History ◽  
Stone Pine ◽  
The Carpathians ◽  
Swiss Stone Pine ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Alps

scholarly journals Genetic differentiation of European larch along an altitudinal gradient in the French Alps

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 517-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime Nardin ◽  
Brigitte Musch ◽  
Yves Rousselle ◽  
Vanina Guérin ◽  
Leopoldo Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Differentiation ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
European Larch ◽  
French Alps

scholarly journals Ecological and genetic aspects of distribution of the marginal populations of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.) in Ukrainian Carpathians

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-246
Author(s):  
Vasyl Mohytych ◽  
Marcin Klisz ◽  
Roman Yatsyk ◽  
Yuriy Hayda ◽  
Mariana Sishchuk
Keyword(s):  
Soil Formation ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Pinus Cembra ◽  
Stone Pine ◽  
Marginal Populations ◽  
Eastern Carpathians ◽  
Swiss Stone Pine ◽  
Western Ukraine ◽  
Conservation Activity ◽  
High Elevations

Abstract Current distributions of Swiss stone pine mostly cover the mountain regions of Europe (Alps and Carpathians). Easternmost distribution of this species is located in western Ukraine. Due to environmental fragmentation in Eastern Carpathians and competition with Norway spruce and other species, marginal populations of Swiss stone pine create isolated island, where other species are not able to cope with harsh conditions. Still, Pinus cembra L. play an important role for soil-formation and soil-protection in high elevations. The evidence of recent reduction in the area of Swiss stone pine raises the question whether the introduction of this species at lower altitudes can be successful? According to the studies conducted on reciprocal transplant experiments, Swiss stone pine population from higher elevation are able to profit in low elevation sites. Thus, parallelly with gene conservation activity, the possibilities of assisted migration should be recognized for this species.

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