Tree growth and time-varying climate response along altitudinal transects in central China

Fang, Keyan; Gou, Xiaohua; Chen, Fahu; Li, Jinbao; D’Arrigo, Rosanne; Cook, Edward R.; Yang, Tao; Liu, Wenhuo; Zhang, Fen

doi:10.1007/s10342-010-0408-x

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“…High temperatures in autumn may accelerate the evaporation of soil water, causing drought stress and subsequently limiting tree growth, although precipitation would also increase (Fang et al. ). Additionally, high temperatures during the growing season could exacerbate respiration and limit the uptake of nutrients that are needed for growth (Liang et al.…”

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Radial growth response of two oaks to climate at their disparate distribution limits in semiarid areas, Beijing, China

Gao

Lei

et al. 2020

Ecosphere

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Impending climate warming is expected to influence plant growth and distribution, and the distribution range limit of tree species is extremely sensitive to climate change. However, synchronous comparisons of responses of different tree species with overlapping ecological niches to climate at their distribution range limit in the same region have received little attention. In the present study, we assessed the discrepancy in radial growth responses of two dominant oak species to climate at their distribution range limit (southern range limit for Quercus mongolica, northern range limit for Quercus variabilis) in Beijing, China. Furthermore, growth–climate relationships were examined using linear mixed‐effects models, and growth trends up to the year 2100 were forecast based on future climate scenarios (RCP2.6 and RCP8.5). Our results indicated that there were no significant differences in the growth response to climate between Q. variabilis at its northern limit and Q. mongolica at its southern limit, and the growth of the two tree species was positively correlated with the minimum temperature and negatively correlated with the climatic moisture deficit of autumn. However, the growth response to climate variables varied at different sites. Additionally, the model forecast showed an increase in radial growth of Q. variabilis at its northern limit and Q. mongolica at its southern limit up to the end of the present century.

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Radial growth response of two oaks to climate at their disparate distribution limits in semiarid areas, Beijing, China

Gao

Lei

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Ecosphere

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“…Despite our low correlation between growth and precipitation, drought stress likely has an impact on growth of trees in the region. Several studies from central and SE China have shown high correlations between Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and growth [5], [8], [43], [46]. Also, growth of P. tabuliformis has been shown to be sensitive to drought in northern China [6], [44], [45].…”

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“…Response is not likely to be consistent across all of JNNR for a given species. Several studies have demonstrated variable growth response to climate, depending on topographic position [3], [5], [43], [46].…”

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Forest Structure, Stand Composition, and Climate-Growth Response in Montane Forests of Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China

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Montane forests of western China provide an opportunity to establish baseline studies for climate change. The region is being impacted by climate change, air pollution, and significant human impacts from tourism. We analyzed forest stand structure and climate-growth relationships from Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve in northwestern Sichuan province, along the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau. We conducted a survey to characterize forest stand diversity and structure in plots occurring between 2050 and 3350 m in elevation. We also evaluated seedling and sapling recruitment and tree-ring data from four conifer species to assess: 1) whether the forest appears in transition toward increased hardwood composition; 2) if conifers appear stressed by recent climate change relative to hardwoods; and 3) how growth of four dominant species responds to recent climate. Our study is complicated by clear evidence of 20th century timber extraction. Focusing on regions lacking evidence of logging, we found a diverse suite of conifers (Pinus, Abies, Juniperus, Picea, and Larix) strongly dominate the forest overstory. We found population size structures for most conifer tree species to be consistent with self-replacement and not providing evidence of shifting composition toward hardwoods. Climate-growth analyses indicate increased growth with cool temperatures in summer and fall. Warmer temperatures during the growing season could negatively impact conifer growth, indicating possible seasonal climate water deficit as a constraint on growth. In contrast, however, we found little relationship to seasonal precipitation. Projected warming does not yet have a discernible signal on trends in tree growth rates, but slower growth with warmer growing season climates suggests reduced potential future forest growth.

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“…Bigler et al, 2004;Gray et al, 2004;Muzika et al, 2004;Büntgen et al, 2006;Carrer and Urbinati, 2006;Koprowski and Zielski, 2006;Esper et al, 2007;Büntgen et al, 2007;Čejková and Kolář, 2009;Feliksik and Wilczyński, 2009;Bijak, 2010;Fang et al, 2010;Bošeľa et al, 2011;Bošeľa et al, 2014;Dittmar et al, 2012;Hökkä et al, 2012), and studies using more than two cores or discs are less frequent (e.g. Brienen and Zuidema, 2005;Ďurský et al, 2006;Van Der MaatenTheunissen et al, 2013) because they are costly and destructive.…”

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“…Cook and Kairiukstis, 1990;Schweingruber, 1996;Pretzsch, 2009). For such analysis, core extraction via increment borer has become standard practice (Hasenauer et al, 1999;Bigler et al, 2004;Carrer and Urbinati, 2006;Metsaranta and Lieffers, 2009;Fang et al, 2010).…”

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Evaluating similarity of radial increments around tree stem circumference of European beech and Norway spruce from Central Europe

Bošeľa¹,

Sedmák²,

Marušák

et al. 2014

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Extracting cores from a tree using an increment borer has been standard practice in dendrochronological studies for a long time. Although empirical rules exist regarding how many samples to take and which methodology to apply, comparatively few studies provide quantification of the similarity of relative tree-ring-widths (TRW) around the stem circumference. The aim of this study was therefore to precisely measure the similarity of standardised TRWs around the stem circumference and to provide objective suggestions for optimal core sampling of Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst. [L.]) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) growing in Central European temperate forests. A large sample of cross-sectional discs was used from Norway spruce and European beech trees growing on various slopes, at different altitudes and biogeographic regions across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The similarity of TRWs measured in different coring directions was analysed by testing the relativized TRW around the trunk (rTRW). Comparison of rTRWs revealed no significant differences between coring directions, indicating that the relative increment was the same around the radius. The results also showed the high similarity between the rTRWs to be independent of both slope inclination and altitude. Moreover, the reconstruction of proportional tree diameters and basal areas backward in time from one core sample and one measurement of tree diameter (basal area) at the time of sample extraction is possible with reasonable precision.

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Tree growth and time-varying climate response along altitudinal transects in central China

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Radial growth response of two oaks to climate at their disparate distribution limits in semiarid areas, Beijing, China

Radial growth response of two oaks to climate at their disparate distribution limits in semiarid areas, Beijing, China

Forest Structure, Stand Composition, and Climate-Growth Response in Montane Forests of Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China

Evaluating similarity of radial increments around tree stem circumference of European beech and Norway spruce from Central Europe

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