Potential of tree-ring analysis in a wet tropical forest: A case study on 22 commercial tree species in Central Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Groenendijk ◽  
Ute Sass-Klaassen ◽  
Frans Bongers ◽  
Pieter A. Zuidema
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Ring Analysis

Retrospective analysis of growth A contribution to sustainable forest management in the tropics

IAWA Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-S21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neda Lotfiomran ◽  
Michael Köhl
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Rings ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Cedrela Odorata ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Hymenaea Courbaril ◽  
Ring Analysis

Reliable information on tree growth is a prerequisite for sustainable forest management (SFM). However, in tropical forests its implementation is often hampered by insufficient knowledge of the growth dynamics of trees. Although tree ring analysis of tropical trees has a long history, its application for SFM has only recently been considered. In the current study, we illustrate both the potentials and limitations of a retrospective growth assessment by tree ring analysis under the prevailing tropical conditions in a Surinamese rain forest. For this purpose, 38 commercial tree species were screened and grouped into three categories according to the visibility of their tree ring boundaries: (I) tree rings absent or indistinct, (II) distinct but partially vague tree rings which enable approximate age estimation, (III) very distinct tree rings. In 22 out of 38 commercial tree species distinct to very distinct tree ring boundaries could be identified. The anatomy of tree ring boundaries was described following Worbes and Fichtler (2010). Four species with distinct growth rings, Cedrela odorata, Hymenaea courbaril, Pithecellobium corymbosum and Goupia glabra, were studied in greater detail. Time-series analysis was used to characterise their radial growth. From the tree ring width, the annual diameter increment and cumulative diameter growth were calculated to find long-term growth patterns. Pithecellobium corymbosum and partially Hymenaea courbaril followed a typical S-shaped growth curve. By contrast, Goupia glabra and Cedrela odorata did not exhibit an age-related decrease of growth, but showed a constant linear growth over their entire life span. If based on more sample trees, such data can provide target-oriented information for improving SFM in tropical forests.

scholarly journals Effects of climate dataset type on tree-ring analysis: A case study for Siberian forests

Polar Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 136-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunsuke Tei ◽  
Shin Nagai ◽  
Atsuko Sugimoto
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Ring Analysis ◽  
Siberian Forests

No evidence for consistent long-term growth stimulation of 13 tropical tree species: results from tree-ring analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 3762-3776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Groenendijk ◽  
Peter van der Sleen ◽  
Mart Vlam ◽  
Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin ◽  
Frans Bongers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Growth Stimulation ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Tropical Tree Species ◽  
Ring Analysis ◽  
Stimulation Of

scholarly journals Growth-Climate Relationships and Long-Term Growth Trends of the Tropical Forest Tree Choerospondias axillaris (Anacardiaceous) in East-Central Thailand

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1655
Author(s):  
Wisawakorn Surayothee ◽  
Supaporn Buajan ◽  
Peili Fu ◽  
Nathsuda Pumijumnong ◽  
Zexin Fan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
East Central ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Growth Trends ◽  
Ring Analysis ◽  
Central Thailand

Tropical forests play important roles in global carbon cycling. Tree-ring analysis can provide important information for understanding long-term trends in carbon-fixation capacity under climate change. However, tree-ring studies in tropical regions are limited. We carried out a tree-ring analysis to investigate the dendrochronological potential of the tropical forest tree Choerospondias axillaris (Anacardiaceae) in east-central Thailand. Our study focused on growth-climate relationships and long-term growth trends. A chronology was constructed covering the period from 1932 to 2019. The tree-ring width index of C.axillaris was positively correlated with precipitation in June, July, and October. Furthermore, growth of C.axillaris was positively correlated with the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) from July to October, indicating that growth of C.axillaris is mainly limited by moisture availability in the late monsoon season. Moving correlation analysis further revealed the consistency and temporal stability of the relationship of tree growth with monsoon season precipitation and SPEI during the period under study. There was a significant increasing trend in long-term growth from 1932 to 2002 (slope = 0.017, p < 0.001); however, long-term growth decreased from 2003 to 2019 (slope = −0.014, p < 0.001). Our study provides important insight into the growth-climate correlations of a broad-leaved tree species in a dry evergreen forest in tropical Asia.

scholarly journals The extreme drought in the 1920s and its effect on tree growth deduced from tree ring analysis: a case study in North China

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eryuan Liang ◽  
Xuemei Shao ◽  
Zhaochen Kong ◽  
Jinxing Lin
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
North China ◽  
Extreme Drought ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Ring Analysis

Climate factors and oak decline based on tree-ring analysis. A case study of peri-urban forest in the Mediterranean area

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Romagnoli ◽  
Sara Moroni ◽  
Fabio Recanatesi ◽  
Riccardo Salvati ◽  
Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Oak Decline ◽  
Climate Factors ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Ring Analysis

scholarly journals Assessing long-term changes in tropical forest dynamics: a first test using tree-ring analysis

Trees ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danaë M. A. Rozendaal ◽  
Claudia C. Soliz-Gamboa ◽  
Pieter A. Zuidema
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Ring Analysis ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics

Spatio-temporal maps of past avalanche events derived from tree-ring analysis: A case study in the Zermatt valley (Valais, Switzerland)

2018 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 9-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrien Favillier ◽  
Sébastien Guillet ◽  
Daniel Trappmann ◽  
Pauline Morel ◽  
Jérôme Lopez-Saez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Ring Analysis
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