Climatic response of three tree species growing at different elevations in the Lüliang Mountains of Northern China

Cai, Qiufang; Liu, Yu

doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2012.07.003

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“…The reason for this presumably is that for three sites (2700, 3100 and 3300 m elevation) about half of the span of years covered by the chronologies were based on very few samples (<5 sample trees) leading to high fluctuation in the ring width data and presumably inflating the mean sensitivity statistic. Nevertheless, this sort of pattern was also noticed in parts of China and Europe (Dittmar et al, 2012;Cai and Liu, 2013;Liu et al, 2013). The variation of the mean sensitivity was found highly significant (ANOVA, p<0.001).…”

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Tree ring variability and climate response of Abies spectabilis along an elevation gradient in Mustang, Nepal

Kharal

Meilby²,

Rayamajhi

et al. 2015

Banko

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In mountainous areas including the Himalayas, tree lines are expected to advance to higher altitudes due to global climate change affecting the distribution and growth of plant species. This study aimed at identifying the tree ring variability of Abies spectabilis (D. Don) and its response to the climate along an elevation gradient in the high Himalayas of central Nepal. Tree core samples were collected from four sites in Mustang district. All sites were located in the same valley and exposed to similar weather conditions. Out of 232 samples collected from the sites, Titi lower (2700 m), Titi upper (2900 m), Pangukhark (3100 m) and Lete upper (3300 m), 44, 40, 39 and 41 series were successfully cross-dated and ring-width chronologies including 168, 79, 138 and 156 years previous to 2012 were developed, respectively. Statistically significant differences in average annual radial growth were noted among the four sites with the highest radial growth observed at mid-elevation sites. Chronological statistics based on residual chronologies for the common period revealed that A. spectabilis at the upper elevation site was more climate sensitive than at the other three sites. At the highest-elevation sites the correlation between pre-monsoon precipitation and tree growth was positive, and for the month of May this was statistically significant (p<0.05). Moreover, spring temperature (March-June) was negatively correlated with precipitation and with tree growth at all sites, and at the upper elevation site (3300 m) the correlation was significant for March, April and May. Banko Janakari, Vol. 24, No. 1 pp. 3-13

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Tree ring variability and climate response of Abies spectabilis along an elevation gradient in Mustang, Nepal

Kharal

Meilby²,

Rayamajhi

et al. 2015

Banko

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“…The significant positive correlations between temperature during the growing season and growth of P. meyeri and L. principis-rupprechtii, were also reported for north-facing slopes in other studies [4,34]. These climatic responses imply a limiting effect of cool summer months on tree growth, typical at high elevations in a semi-humid mountainous area [29,36].…”

Section: Topography-dependent Growth In Response To Climatesupporting

confidence: 49%

“…The underlying mechanism that caused high temperatures in winter to have negative effects on the tree-ring width is still unclear although some results like ours were presented. The negative effect of temperature on the growth of P. meyeri and L. principis-rupprechtii was reported by Cai and Liu in the Lüliang Mountains [4]. Similarly, at treeline of the Changbai Mountains in Northeast China [29] and the Norikura Mountains in central Japan [30], the growth of both Larix olgensis and Betula ermanii were negatively correlated with December temperatures.…”

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“…At the end of the preceding growing season, less precipitation prior to defoliation can bring about more light input for photosynthesis, resulting in more net primary production stored for the next growing season. The negative effects of precipitation during autumn of the previous year on growth of this species have also been reported in the Wutai and Lüliang Mountains, both approximately 150 km from our study area [4,33].…”

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confidence: 82%

“…For example, Oberhuber reported different sensitivities to climate in the growth of Pinus cembra L. that was associated with slope aspect in the timberline ecotone of the Central Austrian Alps [3]. Cai and Liu found different climatic responses in the growth of three co-existing tree species, L. principis-rupprechtii, P. meyeri and Pinus tabulaeformis, in the Lüliang Mountains of China [4]. At timberline in the Qinghainan Mountains, on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, species and site differences both led to variability in the climatic responses of Sabina przewalskii Kom.…”

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Topography- and Species-Dependent Climatic Responses in Radial Growth of Picea meyeri and Larix principis-rupprechtii in the Luyashan Mountains of North-Central China

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Jiang

Wang

et al. 2015

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Dendroecological techniques were used to examine the relationships between topographic aspects, climate factors and radial growth of Picea meyeri and Larix principis-rupprechtii in Luyashan Mountains, North-Central China. Four sites were selected at timberline and totally 67 trees and 134 cores were collected. Pearson correlation and regression surface analysis were conducted to reveal the growth-climate relationships. The results indicated that the two species both showed significant negative correlations with temperature during preceding November on the two topographic aspects. On both slope aspects, growth of P. meyeri exhibited significant negative correlations with precipitation in current June, whereas growth of L. principis-rupprechtii showed significant negative correlations with precipitation in preceding September. On north-facing slope, tree growth was limited by low temperature in early growing season, which not shown on south-facing slope. If climate warming continues, L. principis-rupprechtii may be more favored and a reverse between relationships with temperature and precipitation maybe occur in growth of trees. Treeline position on the north-facing slope may possess a greater potential for elevation shifting than the OPEN ACCESSForests 2015, 6 117 south-facing slope. Our results supply useful information for discussing the potential effect of future climate on the forest growth in North-Central China.

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Reconstruction of seasonal precipitation anomalies from tree-ring latewood records in southeastern China

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Climatic response of three tree species growing at different elevations in the Lüliang Mountains of Northern China

Cited by 24 publications

References 47 publications

Tree ring variability and climate response of Abies spectabilis along an elevation gradient in Mustang, Nepal

Tree ring variability and climate response of Abies spectabilis along an elevation gradient in Mustang, Nepal

Topography- and Species-Dependent Climatic Responses in Radial Growth of Picea meyeri and Larix principis-rupprechtii in the Luyashan Mountains of North-Central China

Reconstruction of seasonal precipitation anomalies from tree-ring latewood records in southeastern China

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