Practical step-by-step recipe to construct low-cost point dendrometers

Authors

  • Juan P. Diez Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria (EEA) Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología Forestal, Laboratorio de Ecología, Ecofisiología y Madera (LEEMA). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias IFAB (INTACONICET). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina.
  • Manuel De Paz Becario Postdoctoral Proyecto PICT 2015-0866.
  • Santiago A. Varela Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria (EEA) Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología Forestal, Laboratorio de Ecología, Ecofisiología y Madera (LEEMA). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias IFAB (INTACONICET). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina.
  • Guillermina Dalla Salda Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria (EEA) Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología Forestal, Laboratorio de Ecología, Ecofisiología y Madera (LEEMA). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias IFAB (INTACONICET). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Laboratorio Internacional Asociado (LIA) FORESTIA, INRAE, Francia-INTA, Argentina.
  • Anne S. Sergent Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria (EEA) Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología Forestal, Laboratorio de Ecología, Ecofisiología y Madera (LEEMA). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias IFAB (INTACONICET). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Laboratorio Internacional Asociado (LIA) FORESTIA, INRAE, Francia-INTA, Argentina.
  • Alejandro Martínez Meier Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria (EEA) Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología Forestal, Laboratorio de Ecología, Ecofisiología y Madera (LEEMA). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias IFAB (INTACONICET). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Laboratorio Internacional Asociado (LIA) FORESTIA, INRAE, Francia-INTA, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.2.0.1080

Keywords:

radial growth, stem, potentiometer, calibration, data logger

Abstract

Automatic point dendrometers are measuring equipment used in forestry to measure variations in the stem of trees in high spatial and temporal resolution. This information has a high level of detail and is relevant to assess the factors and conditions governing the contraction, expansion and growth of stems. This is due to balances of water content in the stem and cell division of the cambium. Variations of climate, competition for resources and human activity may influence the growth of the stem. This work proposes the step-by-step construction of a point dendrometer at a lower cost than would imply the acquisition of commercial equipment. For this, a series of component elements is listed, as well as the assembly procedure and calibrations carried out by the workgroup, and the comparative tests with commercial dendrometers. Preliminary results show it is feasible to assemble dendrometers from their component parts and that there is a similarity of records between developed and commercial equipment. This may allow large-scale phenotyping of the stem growth, at a significantly lower cost than acquiring commercial equipment.

Author Biography

Juan P. Diez, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria (EEA) Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología Forestal, Laboratorio de Ecología, Ecofisiología y Madera (LEEMA). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias IFAB (INTACONICET). San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina.

Desde el año 2007 al año 2013 desarrolló su actividad en Bosques Cultivados Instituto de Recursos Biológicos en INTA Castelar trabajando en Mejoramiento Genético con distintas especies forestales. Actualmente participa en los distintos proyectos del Área Forestal de la EEA INTA Bariloche. Trabaja en ensayos de silvicultura y manejo forestal, diversificación forestal, sistemas silvopastoriles, técnicas de mitigación de estrés ambiental, dinámica de crecimiento de bosques nativos y plantaciones y su relación con el cambio climático y control de invasiones de distintas especies de Pinos entre otros temas.

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Receta práctica paso a paso para construir dendrómetros de punto de bajo costo

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2020-07-06

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Diez, J. P., De Paz, M., Varela, S. A., Dalla Salda, G., Sergent, A. S., & Martínez Meier, A. (2020). Practical step-by-step recipe to construct low-cost point dendrometers. Ecología Austral, 30(2), 220–227. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.2.0.1080

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Vol. 30 No. 2 (2020): August 2020. Pages 175-330

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