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Variation in carbon concentration and basic density along stems of sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) and Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.) in the Cantabrian Range (NW Spain)

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Abstract

Context

Information about variations in basic density (BD) and carbon content (%C) along tree stems is key to assessing forest carbon sinks.

Aims

The aim of the study was to determine any differences in %C and BD between different woody tissues (bark, sapwood and heartwood) in two widespread European oak species (Quercus pyrenaica and Quercus petraea).

Methods

Twenty trees were felled in northern Spain, and 317 discs cut from the trees were dried and analysed to determine %C and BD.

Results

There were significant differences in %C between bark, heartwood and sapwood, and between species. There were also significant differences in BD between the tissues (heartwood > sapwood > bark), and the BD was higher in Q. petraea than in Q. pyrenaica. Both %C and BD varied along the stem.

Conclusion

More accurate estimates of carbon contents were obtained by using specific values for different heights and anatomical parts, than by using single values.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Celia Herrero de Aza and Cristobal Ordóñez (Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute UVa-INIA) for their valuable comments, Juan Carlos Arranz from University of Valladolid for assistance with LECO analysis, and Sayfor S.L. for invaluable help during sampling in the field. Special thanks to Christine Francis for revising the English of the manuscript and especially to Dr. Marcos Barrio Anta for his invaluable suggestions during revision of the manuscript.

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This worked was funded by the University of Valladolid.

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  1. Department of Biology, Escuela Politécnica de Mieres, University of Oviedo, C/Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós s/n, 33600, Mieres, Spain

    Javier Castaño-Santamaría

  2. Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid-INIA, ETS Ingenierías Agrarias, University of Valladolid, Avda. Madrid 44, 34071, Palencia, Spain

    Felipe Bravo

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Javier Castaño-Santamaría: carried out the laboratory analyses, ran the data analysis, wrote the manuscript and corrected the referees’ comments and editor’s comments in the following versions of the manuscript.

Felipe Bravo: designed the experiment, supervised the work and corrected the first version of the manuscript.

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Castaño-Santamaría, J., Bravo, F. Variation in carbon concentration and basic density along stems of sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) and Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.) in the Cantabrian Range (NW Spain). Annals of Forest Science 69, 663–672 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-012-0183-6

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