Did the late spring frost in 2007 and 2011 affect tree-ring width and earlywood vessel size in Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in northern Poland?

Puchałka, Radosław; Koprowski, Marcin; Przybylak, Julia; Przybylak, Rajmund; Dąbrowski, Henryk P.

doi:10.1007/s00484-015-1107-6

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“…4, 5), the study trees may have reacted differently to late spring frost. Hence, we suppose that the differences in phenology probably constitute the cause for the lack of a climatic signal in 2007 and 2011 in our study trees (Puchałka et al 2016).…”

Section: Phenological Variability and Its Ecological Significancementioning

confidence: 83%

“…Their age was determined after cross-dating the tree-ring series with a regional oak chronology (Puchałka et al 2016). Nine trees were co-dominant and three subdominant, and they ranged from 7 to 14 m in height and were from 17 to 62 years old.…”

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“…Some studies showed that characteristics of earlywood vessels, such as their size and number, conveyed information on winter and early spring meteorological conditions (Garcia-González and Eckstein 2003;GarciaGonzález andFonti 2006, 2007;Fonti and Garcia-Gonzá-lez 2008;González-González et al 2013a;Kniesel et al 2015). On the other hand, other studies did not detect variation in earlywood-vessel size and number, or in treering width, in response to defoliation caused by late spring frost (Puchałka et al 2016).…”

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“…Smaller earlywood vessels can also be produced as a result of unsuitable weather conditions in the previous summer or low temperatures at the end of winter and in early spring (Garcia-González and Eckstein 2003;Fonti and GarciaGonzález 2008;González-González et al 2013a, b) or flooding (George et al 2002;Gričar et al 2013). In northcentral Poland in 2007 and 2011, late spring frost, which completely damaged the expanding leaves of Pedunculate oaks, did not affect the earlywood-vessel number and size and tree-ring width (Puchałka et al 2016). This suggests that the population was well adapted to spring defoliation or individuals were in different stages of wood formation and their reaction to late spring frost may differ (Puchałka et al 2016).…”

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“…In northcentral Poland in 2007 and 2011, late spring frost, which completely damaged the expanding leaves of Pedunculate oaks, did not affect the earlywood-vessel number and size and tree-ring width (Puchałka et al 2016). This suggests that the population was well adapted to spring defoliation or individuals were in different stages of wood formation and their reaction to late spring frost may differ (Puchałka et al 2016).…”

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Does tree-ring formation follow leaf phenology in Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)?

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We monitored leaf phenology and xylogenesis of 12 Pedunculate oaks in northern Poland in 2014. We hypothesized that the individual trees, which differed in size, age and habitat (tree stand or gap), also diverged in terms of the seasonal patterns of leaf phenology and xylogenesis. The samples used for wood formation observations were collected most frequently during the early leaf phenophases (from March to end of June). The transverse sections of the cambial region were cut with a sledge microtome. We counted the number of cambial cells, measured the width of xylem increment and assessed the timing of xylogenesis and earlywood-vessel formation. We found significant differences in leaf phenology and timing of xylogenesis among individual trees. The smallest differences in wood formation among the trees were observed at the beginning of the vegetation season when the first earlywood vessels were detected (9 days). The dates of completion of the first tangential row of earlywood vessels varied by up to 30 days, while for the completion of the entire earlywood dates varied by up to 32 days. The highest productivity of cambial cells (13 cell layers) was observed around the time of bud swelling at mid-April. In the last days of April, the number of cambial cell layers decreased and subsequently increased again when the leaves were nearly fully expanded at the end of May. To summarize, we observed a high seasonal variability in the number of cambial cell layers. Differences in the time of cessation of cambial activity and xylogenesis amounted to 1 month. We conclude that: (1) oak tree-ring widths and earlywoodvessel sizes and numbers may not be sensitive indicators for early spring temperature and spring defoliation; (2) the missing association between leaf phenophases and xylogenesis as well as the phenological variability may be the reasons for the lack of a clear climatic effect on the abovementioned parameters.

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confidence: 83%

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Section: Relationships Between Leaf Phenology and Earlywood-vessel Fomentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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confidence: 99%

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Does tree-ring formation follow leaf phenology in Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)?

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Pine and larch tracheids capture seasonal variations of climatic signal at moisture-limited sites

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Key message: Although the radial diameter and wall thickness of conifer tracheids from dry environments are 10 climatic-sensitive across the full ring area, each cell parameter has a specific zone in a ring where its climatic response 11 reaches the maximum. 12Abstract Seasonal dynamics of the timing and rate in cell production and differentiation imprint climate signals 13 into intra-ring variations of anatomical wood structure (e.g. intra-annual density fluctuations). Despite recent 14 methodological advances in quantitative wood anatomy, our understanding of xylem response to climate at the finest scale 15 of intra-ring resolution is incomplete. The goal of this study is to investigate intra-ring changes of tracheid dimensions (cell 16 radial diameter and wall thickness) controlled by moisture stress. Anatomical wood parameters of Pinus sylvestris and 17 Larix sibirica from two drought-susceptible locations in Khakassia, South Siberia, were analysed. We found that inter-18 annual variation of tracheid parameters regularly exceeds the variation between radial tracheid files. This suggests that the 19 climatic signal is recording throughout the entire ring. However, each cell parameter has a specific zone in the ring where 20 its climatic response reaches the maximum. The climatic response of the radial cell diameter has a temporal shift across the 21 ring, which is particularly apparent in pine rings. The climatic response of cell-wall thickness at the intra-ring scale has a 22 more complex pattern. Our results facilitate investigation of the climate impact on tree rings at the finest intra-ring scale by 23 quantifying the timing of climatic impact on ring structure and identifying specifically when climate impacts the formation 24 of a particular cell. 25Acknowledgements This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 17-04-30 00315). Collaborative activities of I. Panyushkina were sponsored by the CRDF-Global project #FSCX-18-63880-0. We would like to thank Prof. S. W. Leavitt (University of Arizona) for proofreading of the manuscript. We are grateful to 32 editor and reviewers for their helpful comments. 33Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. 34climate variations at the time of their formation, and furthermore xylem formation may be responding to climatic stress 65 with various strategies (Castagneri et al. 2017). 66The main goal of this research was to evaluate the intra-ring dynamics of climatic signals in xylem anatomical 67 parameters of conifer trees growing in a moisture-stressed environment in order to understand the climatic sensitivity of 68 xylem at very fine intra-seasonal resolution. For this, we aim to 1) develop site chronologies of xylem anatomical 69 parameters and evaluate their statistical characteristics, 2) determine the relationship between tree-ring width, cell number 70 and mean cell size, 3) compare the intra-seasonal and inter-annual variability of xylem anatomical parameters, and 71 4) identify main clima...

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Climate triggers and growth effects of cold damage in silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) populations from Eastern Carpathians

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Did the late spring frost in 2007 and 2011 affect tree-ring width and earlywood vessel size in Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in northern Poland?

Cited by 24 publications

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Does tree-ring formation follow leaf phenology in Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)?

Does tree-ring formation follow leaf phenology in Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)?

Pine and larch tracheids capture seasonal variations of climatic signal at moisture-limited sites

Climate triggers and growth effects of cold damage in silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) populations from Eastern Carpathians

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