Dendroecology applied to silvicultural management in the Southern Patagonian forests: A case of study from an experimental forest in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

IA MUNDO; DA PALAZZINI; AJ BAROTTO; G MARTÍNEZ PASTUR; MD BARRERA

Latin American dendroecology: Combining tree-ring sciences and ecology in a megadiverse territory

Springer

Lugar: Cham; Año: 2020; p. 135 - 155

The study of forest dynamics over large temporal and spatial scales haswidely benefited from dendrochronological techniques. Patagonia is home to several long-lived tree species (Austrocedrus chilensis, Araucaria araucana, Fitzroyacupressoides, Nothofagus dombeyi and N. pumilio) with well-defined tree rings suitable for reconstructing tree establishment, mortality, spatio-temporal growth patterns and disturbance regimes with annual resolution. The first dendrochronologicalstudies in the region date back to the 1950s and had a strong emphasis on hydroclimatology. It was not until the last few decades that studies using dendroecologicaltechniques began to emerge. In this chapter, we review the experience gained by thetree-ring lab at IANIGLA (CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina) and colleagues fromother institutions over the past 30 years applying dendroecological techniques.