Weather as main driver for masting and stem growth variation in stone pine supports compatible timber and nut co-production

2021 ◽  
Vol 298-299 ◽  
pp. 108287
Author(s):  
Tatiana A. Shestakova ◽  
Sven Mutke ◽  
Javier Gordo ◽  
J. Julio Camarero ◽  
Ester Sin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Growth ◽  
Stone Pine ◽  
Growth Variation ◽  
Main Driver

Drought sensitivity and stem growth variation of nine alien and native tree species on a productive forest site in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 256-257 ◽  
pp. 431-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Hoffmann ◽  
Peter Schall ◽  
Christian Ammer ◽  
Bertram Leder ◽  
Torsten Vor
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Drought Sensitivity ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Growth Variation ◽  
Native Tree Species

Climate warming does not adequately translate to increased radial stem growth of coniferous species along the Alpine treeline ecotone

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Oberhuber ◽  
Ursula Bendler ◽  
Vanessa Gamper ◽  
Jacob Geier ◽  
Anna Hölzl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Warming ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Growth Response ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Stone Pine ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
Swiss Stone Pine ◽  
Competition For Resources

<p>It is well established, that tree growth at high elevations is mainly limited by low temperature during the growing season and climate warming was frequently found to lead to more growth and expansion of trees into alpine tundra. However, dendroclimatological studies revealed contradictory growth response to recent climate warming at the upper elevational limit of tree growth, and transplant experiments unveiled that high elevation tree provenances are not adequately benefiting from higher temperatures when planted at lower elevation. We therefore re-evaluated growth response of trees to recent climate warming by developing tree ring series of co-occurring conifers (Swiss stone pine (<em>Pinus cembra</em>), European larch (<em>Larix decidua</em>), and Norway spruce (<em>Picea abies</em>)) along several altitudinal transects stretching from the subalpine zone to the krummholz-limit (1630–2290 m asl; n=503 trees) in the Central European Alps (CEA). We evaluated whether trends in basal area increment (BAI) are in line with two phases of climate warming which occurred from 1915–1953 and from mid-1970s until 2015. We expected that BAI of all species shows an increasing trend consistent with distinct climate warming during the study period (1915–2015) amounting to >2 °C. Although enhanced tree growth was detected in all species in response to climate warming, results revealed that at subalpine sites (<em>i</em>) intensified climate warming since mid-1970s did not lead to corresponding increase in BAI, and (<em>ii</em>) increase in summer temperature primarily favored growth of Norway spruce, although Swiss stone pine dominates at high altitude in the CEA and therefore was expected to mainly benefit from climate warming. At treeline BAI increase was above the determined age trend in all species, whereas at the krummholz-limit only deciduous larch showed minor growth increase. We explain missing adequate growth response to recent climate warming (<em>i</em>) by strengthened competition for resources (primarily nutrients and light) in increasingly denser stands at subalpine sites leading to changes in carbon allocation among tree organs, and (<em>ii</em>) by frost desiccation injuries of evergreen tree species at the krummholz-limit. Our findings indicate that tree growth response to climate warming at high elevation is possibly nonlinear, and that increasing competition for resources and the influence of climate factors beyond the growing season impair stem growth. </p>

REINTERPRETASI HADIS PENAKLUKAN KONSTANTINOPEL PERSPEKTIF FAZLUR RAHMAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-85
Author(s):  
Harel Bayu Paizin
Keyword(s):  
Main Driver

This paper discusses the criticism conveyed by Rahman on the understanding of hadith that has been developed in the midst of Islamic societies regarding the hadith about the conquest of Constantinople, where so far the hadith about the conquest of Constantinople is believed to be the main driver of Islamic commanders to conquer Constantinople. But Fazlur Rahman denied it by stating that the hadith was a hadith that emerge during the period of defamation which was used by certain groups to support their ambitions. To support his suspicion, Rahman offers a methodology called the theory of historicity, where each hadith must be seen first in terms of the history that follows it. The results obtained from the hadith about the conquest caused a shift in understanding that had been believed by Muslims that the conquest of Constantinople was inspired by the hadith that was revealed by the Prophet Muhammad.

Regular estimates of paddock pasture mass can improve profitability on New Zealand dairy farms

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. Beukes ◽  
S. Mccarthy ◽  
C.M. Wims ◽  
A.J. Romera
Keyword(s):  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Average Error ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Perfect Knowledge ◽  
Operating Profit ◽  
A Value ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Imperfect Knowledge ◽  
Farm Scale

Paddock selection is an important component of grazing management and is based on either some estimate of pasture mass (cover) or the interval since last grazing for each paddock. Obtaining estimates of cover to guide grazing management can be a time consuming task. A value proposition could assist farmers in deciding whether to invest resources in obtaining such information. A farm-scale simulation exercise was designed to estimate the effect of three levels of knowledge of individual paddock cover on profitability: 1) "perfect knowledge", where cover per paddock is known with perfect accuracy, 2) "imperfect knowledge", where cover per paddock is estimated with an average error of 15%, 3) "low knowledge", where cover is not known, and paddocks are selected based on longest time since last grazing. Grazing management based on imperfect knowledge increased farm operating profit by approximately $385/ha compared with low knowledge, while perfect knowledge added a further $140/ha. The main driver of these results is the level of accuracy in daily feed allocation, which increases with improving knowledge of pasture availability. This allows feed supply and demand to be better matched, resulting in less incidence of under- and over-feeding, higher milk production, and more optimal post-grazing residuals to maximise pasture regrowth. Keywords: modelling, paddock selection, pasture cover

Effects of defoliation on current-year stem growth and fine root dynamics in Fraxinus mandschurica and Larix gmelinii seedlings

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1082-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
LI Jun-Nan ◽  
◽  
WANG Wen-Na ◽  
XIE Ling-Zhi ◽  
WANG Zheng-Quan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fine Root ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Larix Gmelinii ◽  
Root Dynamics ◽  
Fine Root Dynamics

Root and Stem Growth Patterns of Young `Mauritius' Lychee Trees

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 815-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Marler ◽  
Leah E. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Extension Growth ◽  
Glass Wall ◽  
Litchi Chinensis ◽  
Root Extension ◽  
Stem Extension ◽  
Root Observation

`Mauritius' lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) trees were planted in root observation chambers in July 1990 to determine the pattern of root and stem extension growth during 12 months. Root and stem lengths were measured at intervals ranging from 7 to 18 days from Aug. 1990 until Aug. 1991. During each period of active canopy growth, up to six stem tips were tagged and measured. Root growth was determined by measuring tracings of the extension of each root in a visible plane of the glass wall of the observation chambers. Stem growth was cyclic, with distinct periods of rapid extension followed by periods with no extension. In contrast, root growth was fairly continuous with only three periods of no visible root extension. Mean absolute extension rates were higher for stems than for roots. There were no consistent relationships between the timing of root and stem extension growth.

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