Decline of spruce (Picea abies) in forests of Belarus

Харук, В. И.; Im, Sergei T.; Dvinskaya, Maria L.

doi:10.1134/s106741361603005x

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“…The starting point for invasion will probably be urban greenery, where the species is already planted, mainly for ornamental purposes (Vinogradova et al, 2014). Afterward, R. pseudoacacia may occupy niches of naturally occurring species, that is, Betula pendula , Picea abies , and Pinus sylvestris , for which the climatic conditions will become unfavorable (Bombi et al, 2017; Dyderski et al, 2018; Kharuk et al, 2016; Thurm et al, 2018). According to predictions (Buras & Menzel, 2019; Dyderski et al, 2018; Falk & Hempelmann, 2013; Kramer et al, 2010), changing climatic conditions in the future should cause a vegetation shift in Northeastern Europe toward temperate broadleaved forest‐forming tree species, such as Fagus sylvatica , Quercus petraea or Q. robur .…”

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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) range contraction and expansion in Europe under changing climate

Puchałka

Dyderski

Vítková

et al. 2021

Global Change Biology

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Robinia pseudoacacia is one of the most frequent non‐native species in Europe. It is a fast‐growing tree of high economic and cultural importance. On the other hand, it is an invasive species, causing changes in soil chemistry and light regime, and consequently altering the plant communities. Previously published models developed for the potential distribution of R. pseudoacacia concerned 2070, and were based mainly on data from Western and Central Europe; here we extended these findings and included additional data from Eastern Europe. To fill the gap in current knowledge of R. pseudoacacia distribution and improve the reliability of forecasts, we aimed to (i) determine the extent to which the outcome of range modeling will be affected by complementing R. pseudoacacia occurrence data with sites from Central, Southeastern, and Eastern Europe, (ii) identify and quantify the changes in the availability of climate niches for 2050 and 2070, and discuss their impacts on forest management and nature conservation. We showed that the majority of the range changes expected in 2070 will occur as early as 2050. In comparison to previous studies, we demonstrated a greater eastward shift of potential niches of this species and a greater decline of potential niches in Southern Europe. Consequently, future climatic conditions will likely favor the occurrence of R. pseudoacacia in Central and Northeastern Europe where this species is still absent or relatively rare. There, controlling the spread of R. pseudoacacia will require monitoring sources of invasion in the landscape and reducing the occurrence of this species. The expected effects of climate change will likely be observed 20 years earlier than previously forecasted. Hence we highlighted the urgent need for acceleration of policies aimed at climate change mitigation in Europe. Also, our results showed the need for using more complete distribution data to analyze potential niche models.

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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) range contraction and expansion in Europe under changing climate

Puchałka

Dyderski

Vítková

et al. 2021

Global Change Biology

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“…Ancient conifer sites do not seem to promote today's conifer volume, in line with evidence for greater climate resilience of mixed stands (Honkaniemi et al, 2020). The dwindling of conifers on ancient conifer sites might be due to water stress and extensive damage by storms and bark beetles in spruce monocultures often present on such sites (Bujoczek et al, 2021;Kharuk et al, 2016). The strongest negative correlation of conifer wood volume is with the amount of open land within a 2 km radius.…”

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Owner attitudes and landscape parameters drive stand structure and valuable habitats in small-scale private forests of Lower Saxony (Germany)

Hansen

Tiebel

Plieninger

et al. 2023

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Small-scale private forests cover large areas in Europe and often contain structures and habitats of high nature conservation value that are increasingly put under pressure due to a rising interest in fuelwood and wood products. We investigate the distribution of variables like living wood and deadwood volumes, management intensity, diversity and density of tree-related microhabitats recorded in 81 small-scale private forest parcels in the Lower Saxon Hills (northwest Germany). We provide an assessment of the influence of predictors like the individual forest owners’ goals and activities, as stated by them in a quantitative survey, as well as topographical parameters like parcel size, slope, landscape fragmentation and forest continuity. Our results indicate that there are two types of valuable structures in small-scale private forests: (a) slowly evolving structures like large-diameter living wood and tree-related microhabitats which mostly depend on topographical parameters that act on longer time scales, and (b) fast evolving structures like deadwood that are influenced by both owner attitudes and topographical parameters. The resulting implications for integrative forest and conservation management are discussed.

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“…Also, the pattern of the Palmer Drought Severity Index for Czechia described by Brázdil et al (2022) is similar to the pattern of the CWB presented here. Besides climatedriven mortality, climate-driven growth variation of Norway spruce in Belarus has been described by Kharuk et al (2016). The importance of the combination of drought and heat as the driver of tree mortality is emphasized by Senf et al (2020) even at the continental level.…”

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Climate‐driven tree growth and mortality in the Black Forest, Germany—Long‐term observations

Spiecker

Kahle

2023

Global Change Biology

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Episodic tree mortality can be caused by various reasons. This study describes climate‐driven tree mortality and tree growth in the Black Forest mountain range in Germany. It is based on a 68‐year consistent data series describing the annual mortality of all trees growing in a forest area of almost 250 thousand ha. The study excludes mortality caused by storm, snow and ice, and fire. The sequence of the remaining mortality, the so‐called “desiccated trees,” is analyzed and compared with the sequence of the climatic water balance during the growing season and the annual radial growth of Norway spruce in the Black Forest. The annual radial growth series covers 121 years and the climatic water balance series 140 years. These unique time series enable a quantitative assessment of multidecadal drought and heat impacts on growth and mortality of forest trees on a regional spatial scale. Data compiled here suggest that the mortality of desiccated trees in the Black Forest during the last 68 years is driven by the climatic water balance. Decreasing climatic water balance coincided with an increase in tree mortality and growth decline. Consecutive hot and dry summers enhance mortality and growth decline as a consequence of drought legacies lasting several years. The sensitivity of tree growth and mortality to changes in the climatic water balance increases with the decreasing trend of the climatic water balance. The findings identify the climatic water balance as the main driver of mortality and growth variation during the 68‐year observation period on a landscape‐scale including a variety of different sites. They suggest that bark beetle population dynamics modify mortality rates. They as well provide evidence that the mortality during the last 140 years never was as high as in the most recent years.

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Decline of spruce (Picea abies) in forests of Belarus

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) range contraction and expansion in Europe under changing climate

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) range contraction and expansion in Europe under changing climate

Owner attitudes and landscape parameters drive stand structure and valuable habitats in small-scale private forests of Lower Saxony (Germany)

Climate‐driven tree growth and mortality in the Black Forest, Germany—Long‐term observations

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