Analysis of damage and recovery proposals

Edges and hardwood stands semi-specialized

Hardwood

• Presentation

• Station condition

• Hardwood importance

• The study of the biodiversity in Aquitaine

Cleaning and reconstitutionDamages evaluation

Plot’s description

Proposition

Damages on Ducamp’s plot

Damages and area 40-60 / 0.45 ha

60 and + / 3.97 ha Biodiversity / 0.13 ha

Ducamp’s plot description

Naturel regeneration of Pinus Pinaster Zone of Quercus Robur Quercus Robur little present

Proposition

• Harvest Pinus Pinaster (and keep Quercus Robur)

• Plantation of Pinus Pinaster

Biomass / semi-specialized stand

• Density: 2 500 t/ha (2 X normal density)

• Harvest at 7 years of 1 250 t/ha

• After normal running

Plot’s map

4 differents plantations for experience

Best plantation

5 m

1.60 m

2 m

Hardwood’ border along Maritime Pine

-Density: 350 trees on two line of 300 metres

-Species: Pyrus Pyraster, Quercus Pobur, Quercus Ilex, Quercus Suber, Quercus Pyrenaica, Malus Sylvestris, Betula Pendula, Sorbus

Domestica, Sorbus Torminalis

Hardwood’s border

Diagnosis’s hardwood

Inventory tree by tree with different criterion:

- Species

- Height

- Death’s tree

- Games damages

- Other hardwood of natural regeneration

ResultsMortality rate

Mortalité

Densité 0 (plants morts)

625 29%

1250 17%

2500 27%

Total 23%

Dégâts gibier

EssencePas de

dégâtsDégâts constatés

B 96% 4%

MS 50% 50%

PP 79% 21%

QI 100% 0%

QPY 76% 24%

QR 69% 31%

QS 100% 0%

SD 73% 27%

ST 67% 33%

X * 100% 0%

Total 83% 17%

Games damages

-To privilege other hardwood of natural regeneration

-To chose a vigorous species

-Important games damages, avoid to plant Malus Sylvestris

Conclusion

Biodiversity + production

-To change the mentality in te wood production

-Respect to the environnemental regulation

-To increase the biological diversity

-To incorporate hardwood area

-To choose the best system for the Biomass

-To improve plantation’s system for the border hardwood

Finally, it’s possible!