Zanella, A.; Bernier, N.; Zampedri, R.; Mei, G.; André, J.; Ponge, J.; Giannini, R. Soil-Conscious Forestry and the Forbidden Apple. Preprints2023, 2023110411. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0411.v1
APA Style
Zanella, A., Bernier, N., Zampedri, R., Mei, G., André, J., Ponge, J., & Giannini, R. (2023). Soil-Conscious Forestry and the Forbidden Apple. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0411.v1
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Zanella, A., Jean-François Ponge and Raffaello Giannini. 2023 "Soil-Conscious Forestry and the Forbidden Apple" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0411.v1
Abstract
We propose a silviculture with a purely biological logic that takes soil into account. The article is divided into three parts: 1) presentation of the issue in the context of biodiversity and forest pro-tection; 2) impact of the soil functioning on forestry; 3) possible implementation of soil functioning in forestry practice, to support and protect a non-or minimally anthropized evolution of the forest.
The first chapter illustrates the importance of the forest for the future of the planet and our human species, referring to recently published works on the topic of climate warming and biodiversity. The second illustrates the aspects that link soil dynamics to the silvogenetic cycle, focusing on the humipedon (organic and organo-mineral surface horizons, approximately the first 30 cm of forest soil), and more significant carbon storage in old forests since up to 2/3 is found in the soil. In the third chapter we consider the possibility of lengthening the forestry cycle, to allow the return of nutrients to the soil. Theoretical graphs and distribution models of the number of trees as a func-tion of diameter and age are reported, with examples of logging in uneven Alpine forests, with reference to Swiss fir-beech forests published on the Pro-Silva website.
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