Serbian Spruce and Climate Change: Possible Outcomes and Conservation Strategy

Ivetić, Vladan; Aleksić, J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-95267-3_30

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“…In terms of climate change, weather extremes, in particular, heat waves (Sippiel & Otto 2014) and a decrease in precipitation (Ivetić & Aleksić 2019), have also had an impact on the damage to Siberian spruce stands in the last two decades. Vacek et al (2021) also documented a rela-tively higher sensitivity of Serbian spruce to suboptimal precipitation distribution (however, lower compared to spruce), and at the same time, its high resistance to temperature fluctuations.…”

Section: Threats Diseases and Pestsmentioning

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Challenges and risks of Serbian spruce (Picea omorika [pančić] purk.) in the time of climate change – a literature review

Vacek,

Vacek

2023

Central European Forestry Journal

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Serbian spruce (Picea omorika [Pančić] Purk.) is a Balkan endemic coniferous species, the expansion of which is restricted by limited knowledge. This literature review paper compiles findings from 176 scientific papers and presents a summary of research results that pertain to the Serbian spruce potential in general, with a specific focus on European forests from 1951 to 2022. It summarizes the importance of its taxonomy, biological and ecological characteristics, site demands, production and silviculture, risks and pests, as well as the potential of this tree species in relation to global climate change. Serbian spruce is very resistant to the negative effect of air pollution and extreme heat waves compared to other spruce species, especially the most economically important spruce species in Europe– Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.). Moreover, its radial growth shows highly balanced annual increments, and the density and technical parameters of the wood are comparable with Norway spruce. On the other hand, the highest weakness may be the limited genetic variability. Despite its rather limited natural range, Serbian spruce can be considered one of the most adaptable spruces to anthropogenic factors and climate change, and a valuable tree species for urban landscapes. Its production potential of wood on acidic, dry and extreme sites makes it attractive for forestry, through its introduction.

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Section: Threats Diseases and Pestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges and risks of Serbian spruce (Picea omorika [pančić] purk.) in the time of climate change – a literature review

Vacek,

Vacek

2023

Central European Forestry Journal

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“…This phenomenon is due to the three-year dry period and the dynamics of extinction going in the following order: drought, physiological weakening, disease, pests and mortality (Ivetić and Aleksić, 2016). The unfavourable climate conditions lead to the physiological weakening of trees and as a result, they become more susceptible to diseases and pests, leading ultimately to the lethal outcome -unfortunately, this is the most likely response of Serbian spruce to the ongoing rapid climate change (Ivetić and Aleksić, 2019). That is why the Serbian spruce is susceptible to Hylobius abietis L. (Barredo et al 2015), is susceptible to the bark beetles Ips typographus, Dendroctonus micans also to Gremmeniella abietina (Vujičić and Budimir, 1995), especially because the precipitation and temperature are the crucial factors for this canker (Thomsen, 2009).…”

Section: Serbian Spruce -Picea Omorika (Pancic) Purkmentioning

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A review of the influence of climate change on coniferous forests in the Balkan peninsula

Tanovski¹,

Matović²,

Kesić³

et al. 2022

Topola

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Evidence of climate change and global warming is becoming more visible; it is an ongoing process that is likely to become increasingly influential in the near future, not only at the global level but also at the local and regional levels. The fact that climate change affects the development of all forest communities and forest tree species, accordingly, has resulted in the increasing awareness in society towards this phenomenon. Having this in mind, the main aim of this paper is to evaluate the relationship between climate change and coniferous forests in the Balkan Peninsula, as well as to review the management strategies that may contribute to forest adaptation to climate change, with a special emphasis on the conservation of forest genetic resources. Hence, we have analyzed 202 papers regarding climate change and its effects on coniferous forests in the Balkan region, as well as papers dealing with adaptive forest management and forest genetic resources conservation. We concluded that climate change will likely represent one of the major challenges for coniferous forests on the Balkan peninsula in the future, imposing a need for the application of different management strategies to address these challenges and to facilitate adaptation of forests to the altered environmental conditions.

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Picea pungens exhibits greatest tolerance to short-time thermal stress compared to Picea abies, and Picea omorika

Ouyang,

Sun,

Cui

et al. 2023

New Forests

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Serbian Spruce and Climate Change: Possible Outcomes and Conservation Strategy

Cited by 6 publications

References 50 publications

Challenges and risks of Serbian spruce (Picea omorika [pančić] purk.) in the time of climate change – a literature review

Challenges and risks of Serbian spruce (Picea omorika [pančić] purk.) in the time of climate change – a literature review

A review of the influence of climate change on coniferous forests in the Balkan peninsula

Picea pungens exhibits greatest tolerance to short-time thermal stress compared to Picea abies, and Picea omorika

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