Cross-dating of highly sensitive Common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) tree-ring series with numerous missing rings

Grundmann, Britt Maria; Bonn, Stephan; Roloff, Andreas

doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2008.05.002

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“…The crossdated chronologies from this dendrochronological network should provide a reference for future dendrochronological research in the region. By definition, MR cannot be seen and therefore they can confound accurate assignation of calendar dates to rings (e.g., Grundmann et al, 2008 ). Although not directly countable, the position of MR can be identified through careful crossdating (e.g., Novak et al, 2011 ).…”

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Missing Rings in Pinus halepensis – The Missing Link to Relate the Tree-Ring Record to Extreme Climatic Events

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Climate predictions for the Mediterranean Basin include increased temperatures, decreased precipitation, and increased frequency of extreme climatic events (ECE). These conditions are associated with decreased tree growth and increased vulnerability to pests and diseases. The anatomy of tree rings responds to these environmental conditions. Quantitatively, the width of a tree ring is largely determined by the rate and duration of cell division by the vascular cambium. In the Mediterranean climate, this division may occur throughout almost the entire year. Alternatively, cell division may cease during relatively cool and dry winters, only to resume in the same calendar year with milder temperatures and increased availability of water. Under particularly adverse conditions, no xylem may be produced in parts of the stem, resulting in a missing ring (MR). A dendrochronological network of Pinus halepensis was used to determine the relationship of MR to ECE. The network consisted of 113 sites, 1,509 trees, 2,593 cores, and 225,428 tree rings throughout the distribution range of the species. A total of 4,150 MR were identified. Binomial logistic regression analysis determined that MR frequency increased with increased cambial age. Spatial analysis indicated that the geographic areas of south-eastern Spain and northern Algeria contained the greatest frequency of MR. Dendroclimatic regression analysis indicated a non-linear relationship of MR to total monthly precipitation and mean temperature. MR are strongly associated with the combination of monthly mean temperature from previous October till current February and total precipitation from previous September till current May. They are likely to occur with total precipitation lower than 50 mm and temperatures higher than 5°C. This conclusion is global and can be applied to every site across the distribution area. Rather than simply being a complication for dendrochronology, MR formation is a fundamental response of trees to adverse environmental conditions. The demonstrated relationship of MR formation to ECE across this dendrochronological network in the Mediterranean basin shows the potential of MR analysis to reconstruct the history of past climatic extremes and to predict future forest dynamics in a changing climate.

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“…Missing rings are usually considered as a “problem” that hampers the correct dating of tree rings ( Grundmann et al, 2008 ; Rutherford and Mann, 2014 ). Conceptually, analysis of MR poses a challenge in that they are absent from direct observation.…”

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Missing Rings in Pinus halepensis – The Missing Link to Relate the Tree-Ring Record to Extreme Climatic Events

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“…Tree rings were measured on a LINTAB 3 digital positioning table (Rinntech, Heidelberg, Germany) with a resolution of 0.01 mm according to standard dendrochronological methods (Stokes and Smiley, 1968). The TSAP tree-ring software (Rinntech, Heidelberg, Germany) was used for cross-dating, which was difficult for the smallest trees due to suppression (see also Grundmann et al, 2008). A master chronology was calculated based on the best synchronised ring-width series (46 series) to visually check the crossdating.…”

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Age structure and disturbance dynamics of the relic virgin beech forest Uholka (Ukrainian Carpathians)

Trotsiuk

Hobi

Commarmot

2012

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…The years of growth depression identified by our PCA (1935, 1941, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1976 and 1981) are in accordance with documented pointer years. Numerous years are in common with studies in different areas and within different tree species (Becker et al 1989(Becker et al , 1994Grundmann et al 2008;Lebourgeois 2007; Vectors indicate significant climatic variables (P \ 0.05) that were obtained using a Monte Carlo forward based selection. The length of a vector indicates its' strength.…”

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Climate sensitivity of radial growth in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) at different aspects in southwestern Germany

Maaten

2011

Trees

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The climate sensitivity of radial growth in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) was analyzed within a narrow valley in the Swabian Alb (southwestern Germany). We collected stem disks from three aspects (NE, NW and SW) of trees belonging to different social classes. Common climatic factors limiting growth across the valley were identified using a principal component analysis (PCA). Further, we performed hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), redundancy analysis (RDA) and bootstrapped correlation analysis to reveal differences in chronologies and climategrowth relationships between aspect and social class. Climatic variables considered in our analyses were monthly and seasonal data on temperature and precipitation, as well as a self-calibrating Palmer drought severity index (sc-PDSI). We identified drought in the period June-August as the most prominent factor limiting growth across the valley. Dominant and co-dominant trees at the NW and SW aspects were found to be particularly drought sensitive, whereas intermediate trees were less susceptible to drought. Underlying causes of established climate-growth relationships are discussed in the context of drought susceptibility, tree-size modulation and tree physiological processes.

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Cross-dating of highly sensitive Common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) tree-ring series with numerous missing rings

Cited by 19 publications

References 11 publications

Missing Rings in Pinus halepensis – The Missing Link to Relate the Tree-Ring Record to Extreme Climatic Events

Missing Rings in Pinus halepensis – The Missing Link to Relate the Tree-Ring Record to Extreme Climatic Events

Age structure and disturbance dynamics of the relic virgin beech forest Uholka (Ukrainian Carpathians)

Climate sensitivity of radial growth in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) at different aspects in southwestern Germany

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