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Advanced Approaches for Postfire Restoration of Forest Ecosystems
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Advanced Approaches for Postfire Restoration of Forest Ecosystems

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2021) | Viewed by 2009

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Dr. Petros Ganatsas

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Laboratory of Silviculture, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: forest ecology; silviculture; ecological restoration; biodiversity conservation
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Dear colleagues,

During the last several decades, there has been an increase in the rate of forest fires at a global scale. Even though many forest ecosystems have developed adapted mechanisms related to fire, there also many forest ecosystems that present low fire adaptation or no adaptation, and thus, human restoration actions are needed in order to conduct forest re-establishment. The observed increase of fire events in the last years shows that forest fires have extended towards forest ecosystems which are not adapted to fire. Taking into consideration the various scenarios of climate changes, tackling this problem becomes even more imperative, since a great number of fires are expected to appear in these ecosystems due to the increase of temperatures and the frequency of extreme weather events such as very hot weather, prolonged droughts, etc. Under these circumstances, it is urgent for the scientific community to develop effective methods and techniques for the postfire restoration of burned forest ecosystems, especially those not adapted to fires. The current Special Issue aims to publish highly rated research results throughout the world on innovative and effective ways to conduct the postfire restoration of burned forest ecosystems. Climate change parameters can be modified in the methodological approach in order to achieve reliable outputs.

Prof. Dr. Petros Ganatsas
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Keywords

  • Forest fires
  • Low fire adaptation
  • Reforestation
  • Forest ecosystems not adapted to fire
  • Postfire restoration techniques
  • Tree species biology
  • Silvicultural treatments
  • Plantings and seeding
  • Climate changes
  • Restoration of ecosystem services

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Is the Reproduction Capacity of Pinus brutia Stands 20 Years after Wildfire Efficient to Secure Forest Restoration in the Case of a Fire Re-Occurrence?
by Petros Ganatsas, Maria Giannakaki, Alexandros Gouvas and Marianthi Tsakaldimi
Forests 2021, 12(8), 991; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12080991 - 26 Jul 2021
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A critical issue in effective post-fire regeneration and re-establishment of a burnt forest is the stage concerning the burned stands. When stands are mature and produce seeds, the regeneration can theoretically be achieved, while in the case of immature stands, they may not [...] Read more.
A critical issue in effective post-fire regeneration and re-establishment of a burnt forest is the stage concerning the burned stands. When stands are mature and produce seeds, the regeneration can theoretically be achieved, while in the case of immature stands, they may not be able to produce enough quantities of germinable seeds that can secure stand re-establishment. It is estimated that a period of 15–16 years after fire is needed for enough seed production to achieve natural forest re-establishment. This study aimed at the estimation of the real reproduction capacity of Pinus brutia stands 20 years after a wildfire, in an area of northern Greece. The study focused on stand structure, cone production and their morphological characteristics, the morphological characteristics of the produced seed as well as quality of produced seeds. Results analyses showed that despite the young age of the stands, they are quite productive, producing a high number of cones per ha, with a high percentage of trees bearing cones, but with a low number of cones per tree (11.0 cones). An average number of 58.0 fully developed seeds per cone were found, which corresponds to a total number of 620,136 seeds per ha. Considering that the average rate of seed germination is 25.6% (at laboratory conditions), and the theoretical possibility for establishing viable seedling under ambient conditions, these data give an estimation of 1587.5 of one-year old seedlings to recruit the burnt area, in the case of a fire event, if all other parameters remain favorable. These data confirmed the hypothesis that a period of 15–16 years interval between two fires is enough for a burnt serotinous pine forest to reach in such a reproductive stage, able to secure its renewal if a fire occurs. This should be greatly considered in forest fire protection and management plans, which should aim to effectively protect young post-fire forests at least to the age of 15–16 years. Full article
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