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Forest Productivity Enhancement and Compensatory Growth: A Review and Synthesis
Chao Li1, Hugh Barclay2, Bernard Roitberg1,3
1Canadian Wood Fibre Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Frontiers in Plant Science
|January 1, 2021
Summary
Forestry can enhance wood supply by leveraging compensatory growth, a phenomenon where trees grow more after stress. This strategy, using overcompensation, offers a sustainable solution to wood shortages.
Area of Science:
- Forestry Science
- Ecology
- Growth Biology
Background:
- The forest sector faces a significant wood supply shortage.
- Forest productivity enhancement is crucial for mitigating this issue.
- Compensatory growth, observed in biological systems, offers potential solutions.
Conclusions:
- Overcompensation presents a viable strategy for forest productivity enhancement.
- New mitigation strategies can be developed by promoting overcompensation.
- Forest growth modeling can provide decision support for sustainable forest management.
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