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Cent ans de dynamique forestière spontanée en plein petit âge glaciaire dans le Pays de Bitche, Lorraine
Cent ans de dynamique forestière spontanée en plein petit âge glaciaire dans le Pays de Bitche, Lorraine
Abstract : This study is an analysis of a historical document dating back to 1758, entitled Atlas topographique du comté de Bitche (north-eastern France). This document was signed by a French engineer. It was drafted during the small ice age, following a period when forestry practices were stopped for 100 years or so because of severe political unrest. The document describes beech-oak forests (age, dimensions, sanitary state, regeneration) of the Pays de Bitche, in order to evaluate their richness. By converting the qualitative data of the atlas into semi-quantitative data, we managed to recreate landscapes at that time. The age-diameter matching proposed by the atlas was re-evaluated by coring present-day trees. The results showed the presence of a mature beech forest dominated by beech, very rich in large and very large trees, including a substantial number of oaks that died following competition with beech and repeated climate stress. The better resistance of beech to climate stress is discussed.
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