@article{fdi:010091038,
  title = {{A}ssessment of {P}inus halepensis forests' vulnerability using the temporal dynamics of carbon stocks and fire traits in {T}unisia},
  author = {{R}ezgui, {F}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent and {S}emmar, {N}. and {Z}ribi, {L}. and {K}haldi, {A}. and {N}asr, {Z}. and {G}harbi, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}arbon stocks provide information that is essential for analyzing the role of forests in global climate mitigation, yet they are highly vulnerable to wildfires in {M}editerranean ecosystems. {T}hese carbon stocks' exposure to fire is usually estimated from specific allometric equations relating tree height and diameter to the overall amount of aboveground carbon storage. {A}ssessments of vulnerability to fire additionally allow for specific fire resistance (bark thickness, crown basal height) and post-fire recovery traits (cone mass for regeneration, and fine branches or leaves mass for flammability) to be accounted for. {T}hese traits are usually considered as static, and their temporal dynamic is rarely assessed, thus preventing a full assessment of carbon stocks' vulnerability and subsequent cascading effects. {T}his study aimed to measure the pools of carbon stocks of individual trees varying between 30 and 96 years old in the {D}jbel {M}ansour {A}leppo pine ({P}inus halepensis) forest in semi-arid central {T}unisia in the southern range of its distribution to fit a sigmoid equation of the carbon pools and traits recovery according to age as a vulnerability framework. {A}llometric equations were then developed to establish the relationships between fire vulnerability traits and dendrometric independent variables (diameter at breast height, height, and live crown length) for further use in regional vulnerability assessments. {T}he total carbon stocks in trees varied from 29.05 {M}g {C} ha(-1) to 92.47 {M}g {C} ha(-1). {T}he soil organic carbon stock ({SOC}) at a maximum soil depth of 0-40 cm varied from 31.67 {M}g {C} ha(-1) to 115.67 {M}g {C} ha(-1) at a soil depth of 0-70 cm. {W}e could identify an increasing resistance related to increasing bark thickness and basal crown height with age, and enhanced regeneration capacity after 25 years of age with increasing cone biomass, converging toward increasing vulnerability and potential cascading effects under shorter interval fires. {T}hese results should be considered for rigorous forest carbon sequestration assessment under increasing fire hazards due to climate and social changes in the region.},
  keywords = {{P}inus halepensis mill ; mediterranean forest ; carbon stock ; vulnerability ; allometric equations ; plant traits ; {TUNISIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}ire},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {204 [17 p.]},
  ISSN = {2571-6255},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.3390/fire7060204},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091038},
}