Tree Growth and Climate Relationship: Dynamics of Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.) Growing in the Near-Source Region of the Combined Heat and Power Plant During the Development of the Pro-Ecological Strategy in Poland
Abstract:Since the 1990s, the emission of pollutants was reduced in a majority of Polish and developing country factories whereas the level of energy production was similar to that prior to the 1990s. The conifer investigated in this study has grown for many years under the stress of industrial pollution. Despite this, the trees are preserved, to a large extent, sensitive to the natural climatic factors. We present a complex analysis of the climatic (sunshine, temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind circulation)… Show more
“…The biological effects of pollutants stress on trees depend on the species and age of trees and the habitat condition where they grow (e.g. ; Danek 2007;Malik et al, 2012;Sensuła et al, 2015aSensuła et al, , 2015b.…”
Section: Trees As Bio-indicatorsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, industrial pollution affects medium-and long-term changes in the incremental characteristics. This depends on the degree and time of the pollution, tree species, habitat conditions, orography of the area and the location of trees in relation to emitters (Wilczynski, 2006;Malik et al, 2012;Sensuła et al, 2015aSensuła et al, , 2015b. Often sub-populations located along transects relative to the emitters are chosen.…”
This study reports the variation of tree-ring widths and annual variation of concentration of metals (Na, Mg, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb) in pine growing nearby chemical factories. The conifers (Pinus silvestris L.) investigated in this study covered the time span from 1920s to 2010 AD. Tree-ring widths were measured, dated and rechecked using the COFECHA. Radial trace-element profiles were determined by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. The combined usage of tree ring width and chemical composition of wood provides historic records of anthropogenic impact on the environment and allows identifying the behavior adaptation of trees to the pollution. Data of pine tree cores collected from the sites nearby chemical factories show increasing levels of pollution linked to the increasing of industrial activities in Poland and subsequent dust fallout around the site. This study evidences that tree rings can be used as archives of past environmental contamination.
“…The biological effects of pollutants stress on trees depend on the species and age of trees and the habitat condition where they grow (e.g. ; Danek 2007;Malik et al, 2012;Sensuła et al, 2015aSensuła et al, , 2015b.…”
Section: Trees As Bio-indicatorsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, industrial pollution affects medium-and long-term changes in the incremental characteristics. This depends on the degree and time of the pollution, tree species, habitat conditions, orography of the area and the location of trees in relation to emitters (Wilczynski, 2006;Malik et al, 2012;Sensuła et al, 2015aSensuła et al, , 2015b. Often sub-populations located along transects relative to the emitters are chosen.…”
This study reports the variation of tree-ring widths and annual variation of concentration of metals (Na, Mg, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb) in pine growing nearby chemical factories. The conifers (Pinus silvestris L.) investigated in this study covered the time span from 1920s to 2010 AD. Tree-ring widths were measured, dated and rechecked using the COFECHA. Radial trace-element profiles were determined by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. The combined usage of tree ring width and chemical composition of wood provides historic records of anthropogenic impact on the environment and allows identifying the behavior adaptation of trees to the pollution. Data of pine tree cores collected from the sites nearby chemical factories show increasing levels of pollution linked to the increasing of industrial activities in Poland and subsequent dust fallout around the site. This study evidences that tree rings can be used as archives of past environmental contamination.
“…The influence of pollutants depends on the distance of trees from the emitters, the position of sites in relation to the direction of wind carrying pollutants, the age of trees and habitat conditions in which trees grow (Carrer and Urbinati, 2004;Yu et al, 2008;Friedrichs et al, 2009;Dauskane et al, 2011;Wilczyński, 2013;Sensuła et al, 2015aSensuła et al, , 2015b.…”
Section: Variablesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since the beginning of the 20 th century, there has been much discussion about how external environmental factors, including climate changes and anthropogenic effects affect the physiological processes that control tree growth (Schweingruber, 1996;DeVries et al, 2000;McCarroll and Loader, 2004;Pazdur et al, 2007Pazdur et al, , 2013Sensuła et al, 2015aSensuła et al, , 2015bSensuła, 2015). Through photosynthesis, plants convert CO 2 and H 2 O to saccharides (C 6 H 12 O 6 ), using light, and release oxygen to the atmosphere.…”
Section: Variablesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The variation of the annual radial growth was used as an indicator of the tree's response to climate factors during the period of time since 1951-2012, when strong increase of industrial activities in the investigated area were observed. The sampling sites were located in different distance and in different geographical directions from industrial factories (Sensuła et al, 2015a(Sensuła et al, , 2015b.…”
Abstract:The main aims of these studies were dendrochronological and mass spectrometric analysis of the impact of climate on tree rings width and stable isotopes composition in pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). The conifers were growing in the vicinity of chemical and nitrogen factories in Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Poland) in the period of time from 1920s to 2012 AD. The combined usage of tree ring width and isotopic composition data provides historic records of the environment changes. These data allows identifying the behavior adaptation of pine growing under pollution stress to climate changes. The incremental rhythm of the studied pine populations was not identical, probably due to their different sensitivities to some climatic factors. This study evidences that the isotopic records in tree-rings α-cellulose may be sensitive bio-indicators of the way that the components of air and water may be changed by the trees in response to the climate changes and anthropogenic effects. The water use efficiency may be strongly correlated with variability of the surface temperature that may be due to increase of CO 2 emission.
Polyphenolic compounds are electrochemically active components of vegetal matter which were targeted under simple experimental conditions to produce voltammetric profiles characterizing the metabolite composition. Application to bivariate and multivariate chemometric techniques permits to discriminate the species and age of plant leaves, illustrated here for the case of six Pinus species from two different subgenera. Such responses, associated with the electrochemical oxidation of polyphenolic compounds (quercetin, gallic acid, ellagic acid, among others), define a voltammetric profile which varies systematically with the age of the leaves for the different species. The application of this methodology for phylogenetic studies, plant physiology, forensic science, and chemoecology is discussed. Graphical Abstract Image of Pinus in a typical Mediterranean forest; Courtesy of the Botanic Garden of the University of Valencia.
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