文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：A management tool for reducing the potential risk of windthrow for coastal Casuarina equisetifolia L. stands on Hainan Island, China

作者：Meng, Jinghui[1] Bai, Yanfeng[2] Zeng, Weisheng[3] Ma, Wu[4]

第一作者：Meng, Jinghui

通信作者：Meng, JH[1]

机构：[1]Beijing Forestry Univ, Key Lab Forest Resources & Ecosyst Proc Beijing, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China;[2]Chinese Acad Forestry, Res Inst Forestry, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China;[3]State Forestry Adm, Acad Forest Inventory & Planning, Beijing 100714, Peoples R China;[4]West Virginia Univ, Sch Nat Resources, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA

年份：2017

卷号：136

期号：3

起止页码：543-554

外文期刊名：EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

收录：;WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000403722900013)】；

基金：We thank the Daodong Forest Farm in northeast Hainan Province in South China for their support during our research. We thank Professor Yuanchang Lu in Chinese Academy of Forestry for providing the data. This study was supported by Research and Experimental Demonstration of Multi-functional Forest Silviculture Regimes in China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31300532).

语种：英文

外文关键词：Coastal natural disasters; Stand density management diagram; Casuarina equisetifolia L. plantation; Stand stability

摘要：Coastal forests are normally established to mitigate coastal natural disasters instead of artificial barriers because of their low cost, ecological friendliness and economic benefits. The stand stability of coastal forests is of great importance to protect against coastal natural disasters. In the present study, we produced a stand density management diagram (SDMD) that can quantitatively guide the management of stand density to reduce the potential risk of windthrow in the coastal Casuarina equisetifolia L. plantations in southern China. The SDMD was developed using a relative spacing index (RS), average slenderness coefficient (SC) and a system of two equations as the basic components. The RS was used to characterize the growing stock, and the average SC was included to assess stand stability. Finally, we illustrated the application of the SDMD in formulating thinning schedules to secure stand stability. For comparison purposes, management options both with and without considering stand stability were produced and discussed. The study indicated that the SDMD produced here can provide detailed quantitative guidance of regulating stand density to secure stand stability for C. equisetifolia plantations. Additionally, this SDMD can be used to develop thinning schedules for a wide range of site qualities and management objectives for C. equisetifolia plantations.