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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (2): 30-39.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20210869

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Simulation on Crop Tree Management Tending and Thinning of Larix principis-rupprechtii Plantation in Chongli Winter Olympics Core Area Based on Coefficient of Light Competition

Xiaohong Zhang1,2,Chaofan Zhou1,2,Zhuang Zhang1,2,Linyan Feng1,2,Liyong Fu1,2,Huiru Zhang2,3,*   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, CAF Beijing 100091
    2. Key Laboratory of Forest Management and Growth Modeling, National Forestry and Grassland Administration Beijing 100091
    3. Experimental Centre of Forestry in North China, CAF Beijing 102300
  • Received:2021-11-24 Online:2023-02-25 Published:2023-04-27
  • Contact: Huiru Zhang

Abstract:

Objective: Taking larch near-mature plantations (Larix principis-rupprechtii) in the core area of Chongli Winter Olympics as objects, this paper was carried out to discuss the selection method of target trees thinning and its effects on forest spatial structure in order to provide scientific bases for reasonable management activities making and plantation quality improvement. Method: Six sample plots with the area of 0.09 hm2 (30 m × 30 m) were set up and measured. 125 tree · hm?2 target trees were marked according to qualitative and quantitative indicators. Based on crown overlap and crown light competition height, the method of cutting trees selection was developed, which was used to select cutting trees simulated in 6 sample plots by setting different values of light competition coefficient( $ c $ ). Changes on cutting intensity were analyzed while those of target tree and stand spatial structure indexes under different c values were analyzed by using angular scale, mingling, crowding, intersection competition index, storey index and comprehensive index. Result: The cutting intensity of both tree number and basal area varied from 10% to 35% when the value of $ c $ ranged from 0 to 1, indicating the same trend of decreasing with the increase of value of $ c $ . The spatial structure of target trees was optimized by simulated tending thinning, and the improvement increased along with the increase of cutting intensity. The maximum increase of comprehensive spatial structure index was 45.50% when value of $ c $ was 0.6. The maximum improvement of angular scale and crowding were 17.93% and 46.83%, respectively, under $ c $ value was 0.7, while other spatial structure parameters reached the maximum improvement with the values of $ c $ is 0.6. Thinning also optimized the spatial structure of stand, and improved the isolation degree of tree species, light transmission conditions and competition level among trees in different degrees. Conclusion: The thinning intensity could be controlled by adjusting the coefficient of light competition using cutting trees selection method based on crown overlap and crown light competition height. The coefficient of canopy light competition could be used as a constraint for selecting cutting trees of crop tree management. However, the thinning objects and thinning methods should be determined according to the stand characteristics and operation requirements.

Key words: crop tree management, cutting trees, coefficient of light competition, Winter Olympics core area, spatial structure, tending

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