Growth responses of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) to the climate in the south-eastern part of the Českomoravská Upland (Czech Republic)

Rybníček, Michal; Čermák, Petr; Kolář, Tomáš; Žid, Tomáš

doi:10.2478/s13386-012-0003-7

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“…Although numerous studies regarding the drought tolerance and resilience of forest trees in relation to their site conditions exist [29,31,37,[70][71][72], the behavior of urban trees to drought is rarely researched [33,38,39]. However, urban trees are of great benefit to the climate of a city and the well-being of its citizens.…”

Section: Tree Ring Analysis: Quantification Of Growth Of Urban Trees mentioning

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The Urban Environment Can Modify Drought Stress of Small-Leaved Lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) and Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)

Moser

Rötzer

Pauleit

et al. 2016

Forests

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Abstract:The urban environment characterized by various stresses poses challenges to trees. In particular, water deficits and high temperatures can cause immense drought stress to urban trees, resulting in reduced growth and die-off. Drought-tolerant species are expected to be resilient to these conditions and are therefore advantageous over other, more susceptible species. However, the drought tolerance of urban trees in relation to the specific growth conditions in urban areas remains poorly researched. This study aimed to analyze the annual growth and drought tolerance of two common urban tree species, namely small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata Mill. (T. cordata)) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L. (R. pseudoacacia)), in two cities in southern Germany in relation to their urban growing conditions. Marked growth reductions during drought periods and subsequent fast recovery were found for R. pseudoacacia, whereas T. cordata exhibited continued reduced growth after a drought event, although these results were highly specific to the analyzed city. We further show that individual tree characteristics and environmental conditions significantly influence the growth of urban trees. Canopy openness and other aspects of the surrounding environment (water supply and open surface area of the tree pit), tree size, and tree species significantly affect urban tree growth and can modify the ability of trees to tolerate the drought stress in urban areas. Sustainable tree planting of well adapted tree species to their urban environment ensures healthy trees providing ecosystem services for a high quality of life in cities.

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The Urban Environment Can Modify Drought Stress of Small-Leaved Lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) and Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)

Moser

Rötzer

Pauleit

et al. 2016

Forests

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“…Foresters fear that the growth decline of European beech is likely to become more dramatic in the coming decades (Gerard and Breda 2014), leading to crucial fluctuations in the distribution limits (e.g., geographical/ecological range, altitudinal shift) (Tegel et al 2014). Our study was motivated by the following hypotheses: 1) temperature is the key climate factor controlling leaf phenology; 2) based on the results of previous studies of Norway spruce (Rybníček et al 2012) and sessile oak (Rybníček et al 2015) in this area, we assumed that TRW growth is driven by precipitation and water availability in the soil; and 3) the extended phenological growing season significantly influences the TRW.…”

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Response of the leaf phenology and tree-ring width of European beech to climate variability

Kolář¹,

Giagli²,

Trnka³

et al. 2016

Silva Fenn.

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Highlights• The timing of leaf phenological phases in European beech is controlled by temperature.• Tree-ring width variations in European beech positively reflect growing season precipitation and soil water availability.• The water availability in the top 40 cm of soil layer is more important for European beech growth than that in the deeper layers.• Extension of the phenological growing season does not increase tree-ring width. AbstractVarious environmental conditions (heat waves and drought events) strongly affect leaf and xylem phenology. Disentangling the influence of temperature, precipitation and soil moisture content (AWR) on the forest productivity remains an important research area. We analyzed the impact of climate variability on the leaf phenology (10 sample trees) and radial growth (17 sample trees) of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). The study was conducted on 130-year-old European beech trees growing in a temperate forest stand in the Czech Republic. Detailed 20-year phenological monitoring was performed at the study site (1992-2011). As expected, leaf phenological events were mainly driven by the growing season temperatures. Leaf unfolding was highly affected positively by spring temperatures and the top-layer (to 40 cm) AWR in March. The correlation of tree-ring width with the interpolated climate data was positive significant for the growing season AWR and precipitation signal. Furthermore, the water availability in the top soil layer was found to be an important predictor of tree growth and extremely low growth occurrence. The extended phenological growing season, which was caused by a temperature increase, was not followed by an increased tree-ring width. The examined relationships point out the significance of the water availability in the top soil layer in European beech stands.

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“…Sequences that were the least similar to the standard pattern in the site included WP2, WP12, WP25, WP49, WP50, WP51 and WP53 were excluded from further analysis (Bijak, 2013). ARSTAN software was used to create raw data chronology, indexed chronology by the elimination of the trend and long-term fluctuations, and highlighting the short-term variations, and residual chronology by removing autocorrelations from the series of tree ring indexes (Cook & Holmes, 1999;Poljanšek et al, 2012;Rybníček et al, 2012).…”

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“…when tree ring widths in all or most of the surveyed trees at a given site are greater or smaller than in the previous year (Cedro, 2012). A pointer year may sometimes be the same for different species (Okoński et al, 2014b), and its territorial range may cover not only a single site, but also a region or even an entire continent (Pourtahmasi et al, 2007;Bronisz et al, 2012;Rybníček et al, 2012;De Ridder et al, 2014). Analysis based on pointer years makes it possible to evaluate the course of meteorological conditions in a given year, characterized by a unique combination of conditions, in contrast to statistical analyses that evaluate the relationship between weather and tree ring widths over a multi-year period (Wilczyński, 2004).…”

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Identification of meteorological conditions in the growth of Robinia pseudoacacia on the basis of pointer years in urban conditions

Kalbarczyk¹,

Ziemiańska²

2017

Dendrobiology

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This study assessed changes in air temperature and rainfall during the growth of black locusts (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) in urban conditions in the city of Wroclaw based on pointer years. Materials consisted of 54 wooden discs taken from felled straight-trunked trees at a height of 1.3 m from the ground at four sampling sites in the area of a defunct garden established at the turn of the 20 th century. Meteorological indicators were calculated based on monthly data obtained from the Wroclaw meteorological station, part of the national atmospheric monitoring network. Tree ring widths were determined using LINTAB TM 6 and TSAP-Win software. A set of meteorological elements describing temperature and rainfall conditions during the growth of the black locusts significantly affecting the tree ring widths, were selected using cluster analysis. Pointer years were defined as the years when a unidirectional change (e.g. an increase) in tree ring width compared to a previous year was observed in at least 75% of the trees. In the multiannual period 1955-2014 we found seven pointer years, comprising three positive years (tree ring wider than in the year before) : 1986, 1989, 1996, and four negative years (tree ring narrower than in the year before) : 1963, 1983, 1990, 1991. The width of the tree rings were formed under the influence of different unique thermal and rainfall systems each year. Within the groups of positive and negative pointer years, individual months differed in the impact of air temperature and rainfall conditions on tree ring widths.

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Growth responses of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) to the climate in the south-eastern part of the Českomoravská Upland (Czech Republic)

Cited by 18 publications

References 27 publications

The Urban Environment Can Modify Drought Stress of Small-Leaved Lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) and Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)

The Urban Environment Can Modify Drought Stress of Small-Leaved Lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) and Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)

Response of the leaf phenology and tree-ring width of European beech to climate variability

Identification of meteorological conditions in the growth of Robinia pseudoacacia on the basis of pointer years in urban conditions

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