Twelfth-year response of Douglas-fir to area of weed control and herbaceous versus woody weed control treatments1
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Coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. menziesii) response to eight weed control treatments was measured 12 years after planting at two Oregon sites. Treatments included four areas of weed control around individual trees (0.375, 1.49, 3.35, and 5.95 m2), no weed control (check), total vegetation control, control of herbaceous competition only, or control of woody competition only. Douglas-fir growth and woody-species invasion differed between the Coast Range site (Summit) and the Cascade Range foothills site (Marcola). Woody species reinvasion was more intense at Summit, with Douglas-fir cumulative mortality in the check treatment reaching 23% in year 12. Woody-only control improved Douglas-fir growth at Summit but had no significant effect on growth at Marcola. Total vegetation control had a profound effect on stem volume growth 12 years after planting. At Summit, total vegetation control resulted in a 355% increase in volume per hectare relative to the check. At Marcola the increase was only 63%. At Summit, growth increased with each increase in area of weed control, whereas at Marcola growth increased with increasing area of weed control up to 3.35 m2 of control. Results suggest that much of the gain in volume growth attributable to weed control may be lost if weed-control treatments are not highly efficacious. The differential response to woody control indicates that its benefit at a given site is strongly related to the abundance of competitive hardwood species, which may be predicted from the preharvest stand structure and vegetation community. Résumé : La réaction du douglas vert (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. menziesii) typique à huit traitements de maîtrise de la végétation compétitrice a été mesurée 12 ans après la plantation dans deux stations de l’Oregon. Les traitements incluaient la maîtrise de la végétation compétitrice sur des superficies de quatre dimensions différentes autour d’arbres individuels (0,375, 1,49, 3,35 et 5,95 m2), un témoin (pas de traitement de maîtrise de la végétation), la maîtrise de toute la végétation, la maîtrise de la végétation herbacée seulement et la maîtrise de la végétation ligneuse seulement. La croissance du douglas vert et l’invasion par les espèces ligneuses différaient entre la station de la chaîne côtière (Summit) et la station située dans les contreforts de la chaîne des Cascades (Marcola). L’invasion par les espèces ligneuses a été plus intense à Summit où la mortalité cumulative du douglas vert atteignait 23 %, 12 ans après la plantation. La maîtrise de la végétation ligneuse seulement a augmenté la croissance du douglas vert à Summit mais n’a eu aucun effet significatif sur la croissance à Marcola. La maîtrise de toute la végétation a eu un effet prononcé sur la croissance en volume des tiges 12 ans après la plantation. À Summit, ce traitement a produit une augmentation de 355 % du volume à l’hectare par rapport au témoin. À Marcola, l’augmentation n’a été que de 63 %. À Summit, la croissance a augmenté avec chaque augmentation de la superficie traitée alors qu’à Marcola, la croissance a augmenté avec l’augmentation de la superficie traitée jusqu’à 3,35 m2. Les résultats suggèrent qu’une grande partie du gain de croissance en volume attribuable à la maîtrise de la végétation peut être perdue si les traitements ne sont pas hautement efficaces. La différence de réaction selon la station indique que les bénéfices de la maîtrise de la végétation compétitrice sur une station donnée sont fortement liés à l’abondance d’espèces feuillues compétitrices qui peut être prédite à partir de la structure et de la composition du peuplement présent avant la coupe. [Traduit par la Rédaction] Rose et al. 2473
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تاریخ انتشار 2006