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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (5): 90-100.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20140512

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Initial Effect of Close-to-Nature Management of Chinese Fir Plantation

Li Tingting1, Lu Yuanchang1, Pang Lifeng1, Zhang Xianqiang2, Wang Xia1,3, Liu Xianzhao1,3, Jiang Jun1   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques, CAF Beijing 100091;
    2. Experimental Center of Tropical Forestry, CAF Pingxiang 532600;
    3. Beijing Forestry University Beijing 100083
  • Received:2013-08-19 Revised:2013-12-05 Online:2014-05-25 Published:2014-06-06
  • Contact: 陆元昌

Abstract:

Chinese fir(Cunninghamia lanceolata)is one major tree species in southern china plantation. Poor quality stems, decline in yield and soil fertility have been observed due to condensed planting, pure plantation and short rotation with the rapid increase of Chinese fir afforestation area. This is against the management targets of maximizing plantation's economic benefit, as well as ecological benefit. Close-to-nature forest management(CNFM)is regarded as the best way to equilibrize the ecological, social and economic function of forest utilizing forest natural process. Ten stands grouped three blocks by different treatments were established in experimental center of tropical forestry in Pingxiang, Guangxi Province. T1 with 47% intensity of thinning and six species at understory, T2 with 61% intensity of thinning and six species understory, T0 with no operation as control. Differences of forest characters were found among these three treatments after four years post-operation concerning stand and individual tree volume increment, regeneration species, stand horizontal structure, stand vertical structure, species diversity, importance value of species. the results showed that: stand volume per annual increment(PAI)of stands treated(T1 and T2)were greater than that of control plots(T0), were 7.42, 6.61, 3.36 m3 ·hm-2, respectively. The diameter at breast height(1.3 m)and volume increments at individual level from large to small were T1>T2>T0, well the order was reversed concerning stand mortality. Consequently, it was better that thinning intensity involved in close-to-nature stand improvement is less than 60%. Broad- leaved tree species replanted understory had protective effect on natural regeneration seedlings, increased stand biodiversity and improved growth condition, therefore facilitated the growth of understory trees to enter the main story. In addition, understory replantation could speed succession process up to reach target forest form-multi-strata, uneven age and mingled forest. The best species mixed in Chinese fir plantation were Quercus griffithii, Castanopsis hystrix, Erythrophleum fordii, and Manglietia glauca. Alnus lanata, Schefflera octophylla, Schima superba and Sapium sebiferum with higher importance value comparing with other natural regeneration species. This study proved the rationality and feasibility of transformation from pure plantation to close-to-nature forest which as final management target, and provided case reference for plantation improvement all over the country according to close-to-nature forest management theory.

Key words: Chinese fir, close-to-nature management, growth dynamic, forest structure

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