Predicting stump sprouting and competitive success of five oak species in southern Indiana
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We measured 2188 oak trees (Quercus spp.) on the Hoosier National Forest in southern Indiana before and 1, 5, and 10 years after clear-cutting to determine the influence of parent tree age, diameter breast height, and site index on the probability that there was one or more living sprouts per stump: (i) 1 year after clear-cutting (sprouting probability) or (ii) that were competitively successful 5 or 10 years after clear -cutting (competitive success probability) We used logistic regression to develop predictive models for five species in each of the three measurement years. Two species were in the white oak group: white oak (Quercus alba L.) and chestnut oak (Qurcus prinus L.). Three species were in the red oak group: black oak (Quercus velutina Lam.), scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea Muenchh.), and northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.). Black oak site index ranged from 15 to 25 m at an index age of 50 years on the study sites. Parent tree age and diameter at breast height were significant predictors in all models. Sprouting and competitive success probabilities decreased with increasing parent tree age and diameter at breast height. Increasing site index was a significant contributor of increasing sprouting probabilities for year 1 and competitive success probabilities for year 5. By year 10, site index was negatively related to competitive success for the white oaks but was not a significant predictor for the red oaks. The models have practical value for predicting the stump sprouting potential of oak stands in southern Indiana and possibly in ecologically similar regions. Résumé : Nous avons mesuré 2188 chênes (Quercus spp.) dans la forêt nationale de Hoosier située dans le sud de l'Indiana avant et 1, 5 et 10 ans aprês une coupe a blanc pour determiner l'influence de l'âge de l'arbre parent, de son diamètre a hauteur de poitrine et de I'indice de station sur la probabilité qu'il y ait plus d'un rejet vivant par souche (i) 1 an après la coupe a blanc (probabilité qu'il y ait production de rejets) ou (ii) qui ont réussi a vaincre la compétition 5 ou 10 ans aprés la coupe a blanc (probabilité de réussir a vaincre la competition). Nous avons utilisé la régression logistique pour développer des modéles de prediction pour cinq espèces pendant chacune des trois années de prise de données. Deux espèces appartenaient au groupe des chênes blancs : le chêne blanc (Quercus alba L.) et le chêne des montagnes (Quercus prinus L.). Trois espéces appartenaient au groupe des chênes rouges : le chêne des teinturiers (Quercus velutina Lam.), le chéne écarlate (Quercus coccinea Muenchh.) et le chêne rouge (Quercus rubra L.). L'indice de station du chêne des teinturiers variait de 15 a 25 m a 50 ans sur leg stations a l'étude. L'âge de l'arbre parent et son diamètre a hauteur de poitrine étaient des prédicteurs significatifs dans tous leg modèles. Les probabilités qu'il y ait production de rejets et de réussir a vaincre la competition diminuent avec l'augmentation de l'age de l'arbre parent et de son diamétre a hauteur de poitrine. L'augmentation de l'indice de station contribue de facon significative a l'augmentation de la probabilité qu'il y ait production de rejets a Fan 1 et de la probabilité de réussir a vaincre la competition a l'an 5. A l'an 10, l'indice de station était négativement relié a la capacité de vaincre la competition pour le groupe des chênes blancs mais n'etait pas un prédicteur significatif pour le groupe des chênes rouges. Les modéles ont un intérêt pratique pour prédire la production potentielle de rejets de souche dans leg peuplements de chênes du sud de l'Indiana et possiblement dans des regions écologiques semblables. [Traduit par la Redaction]
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