Fast response of Scots pine to improved water availability reflected in tree-ring width and δ13C

Abstract The study presents an analysis of radial growth of Scots pine and Norway spruce trees growing on drained soils formed on varved clays at the sample sites of the Lisino Experimental Forestry (Lisino). Based on dendrochronological studies in Lisino, it has been found that the radial growth of Scots pine and Norway spruce is a sensitive indicator of changes in the soil water regime, climate, and phytocenotic relationships. On the basis of the character of tree-ring width growth, the growth charts allowed distinguishing zones with close to average growth values, as well as with increased and decreased values of radial growth. The cyclical pattern of tree ring width is well expressed in the successive change of zones. The availability of dendrochronological research materials with precise spatial and temporal reference makes it possible to organize monitoring of radial growth of trees as an indicator of changes in climate and habitat conditions.

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Subcentury scale variability in height-increment and tree-ring width chronologies of Scots pine since ad 745 in northern Fennoscandia

The Holocene ◽

10.1177/0959683611427332 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 22 (5) ◽

pp. 571-577 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Markus Lindholm ◽

Risto Jalkanen

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Ring Width ◽

Height Increment ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Northern Fennoscandia

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Plasticity of response of tree-ring width of Scots pine provenances to weather extremes in Latvia

Dendrochronologia ◽

10.1016/j.dendro.2019.01.002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Roberts Matisons ◽

Diāna Jansone ◽

Didzis Elferts ◽

Andis Adamovičs ◽

Volker Schneck ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Ring Width ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Weather Extremes

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Influence of climatic conditions and air pollution on radial growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Szczecin’s city forests

Forest Research Papers ◽

10.2478/frp-2018-0011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 79 (2) ◽

pp. 105-112

Author(s):

Anna Cedro ◽

Bernard Cedro

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Pinus Sylvestris ◽

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Radial Growth ◽

Ring Width ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Relative Growth ◽

Chemical Factory

Abstract The aim of the present work was to characterize the growth – climate relationship of pines growing in the Szczecin city forests in intensively used recreational areas and to identify the effect of air pollutants emitted by a nearby chemical factory on tree-ring width. Our research area was located in the Głębokie forest complex, which is one of the most frequently visited. The chemical factory Police that produces fertilizers is located at a distance 11 km away from the study plot. The largest emissions of pollutants from the factory in terms of volume occurred in the 1980s and early 1990s. Wood samples were collected from Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) with the Pressler borer from 30 trees and examined using standard dendrochronological methodology. The result was a local chronology of 169 years from 1848–2016. Dendroclimatological analyses indicated that the weather conditions at the turn from winter to spring are the dominant factors influencing radial growth. For example, higher than average temperatures in February, March and April result in a wide tree-ring in the upcoming growth season. Following Nowacki and Abram’s method, we also determined the relative growth change in order to delimit the timeframe when air pollution potentially alters tree-ring width. Due to the lack of data for the period 1848–1945, the increasing and decreasing relative growth could not be linked to specific events. For the period 1944–1972 however, we observed and increase in the tree-ring width, which in this case can be attributed to favorable weather conditions. The final period, 1973–1991, on the other hand showed the strongest decline in annual growth throughout our chronology and this was largely due to the nearby chemical factories, which released huge amounts of pollution into the atmosphere during this period. At present, despite new technologies and a decrease in overall production by the nearby chemical factory, we found a negative trend in ring width dynamics indicating a need for pollutant monitoring and further research.

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Differences in the Climate-Growth Relationship of Scots Pine: A Case Study from Poland and Hungary

Forests ◽

10.3390/f10030243 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 243 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Dávid Misi ◽

Radosław Puchałka ◽

Charlotte Pearson ◽

Iain Robertson ◽

Marcin Koprowski

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Ring Width ◽

Summer Precipitation ◽

Growth Patterns ◽

Dominant Factor ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Important Species ◽

Growth Environment ◽

Wide Range

Scots pine is an adaptable and prevalent European tree species that grows naturally throughout Europe and has been planted in a wide range of environments. Previous studies have indicated that climatic variables affect tree-ring growth patterns in this species, but it is also possible that certain aspects of the growth environment moderate this response. In order to understand the potential impact a shifting climate has on this important species, this study compared the growth response of two populations of Scots pine. Trees from similar bioclimatic regions in Hungary and Poland were compared using the hypothesis that differences in the association between climate and growth would be reflected by the degree of tree-ring width variation. We also wanted to know how changing climatic conditions influenced the temporal stability of the climate–growth signal in the most important periods for tree growth. Clear similarities in the effect of temperature and precipitation on tree-ring width variation were found between the two sites, but there were also some interesting differences. In the late winter to early spring period both populations reacted to warming with a decreasing association with temperature. Summer precipitation was shown to be the dominant factor in controlling ring-width. A decreasing trend in summer precipitation values at both Hungarian and Polish sites resulted in a weakening in correspondence for the Hungarian trees, while the Polish trees showed a significant increase in correlation with summer precipitation. The results indicated that changes in climate influenced the studied trees in different ways which has implications for the future balance of Scots pine growth in Europe.

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The Impact of Climate Change and Strong Anthropopressure on the Annual Growth of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Wood Growing in Eastern Poland

Forests ◽

10.3390/f9110661 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 661

Author(s):

Robert Kalbarczyk ◽

Monika Ziemiańska ◽

Anna Nieróbca ◽

Joanna Dobrzańska

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Ring Width ◽

Meteorological Conditions ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Annual Growth ◽

Anthropogenic Factors ◽

Regression Equations ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

The Impact

Changes in annual tree ring width (TRW) and its size depends not only on the changing climate and natural stress factors such as extreme air temperatures, shortages in rainfall and excess rainfall during the growing season, but also on anthropogenic stress, including chemical compounds emitted to the atmosphere or lowering of the groundwater table caused by the operations of plants with high environmental impact. The purpose of this article is to assess the impact of meteorological conditions and anthropogenic factors on the size of annual growth of Scots pine tree-stands in the conditions of the climate of central-eastern Poland. On the basis of five created site chronologies in the vicinity of Zakłady Azotowe Puławy (nitrogen factories in Puławy) and using the moving correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis, a significant influence of temperature and precipitation conditions on the TRW size is proved. A significant, positive influence of air temperature on TRW was proved for the majority of chronologies created in the period of January–March, as well as in June, while it remained negative in May. The wide rings of Scots pines were formed when the precipitation of October and January (prior to the resumption of cambium activity) was lower than the average, and higher in April and in June–August. After including the anthropopressure factors in the regression equations, the description of the variability of the annual tree ring width was corrected. The coefficient of determination ranged from approx. 29% to even above 45% and was higher, on average by 10%, for all studied chronologies of Scots pine compared to the one calculated for constructed equations considering only meteorological conditions. The strength and direction of the impact of the independent variables (SO2, NH3, NOx) analysed on TRW mainly depended on the distance from the plants, as well as on the direction of inflow of industrial pollution to the stands examined. In light of the proven climate changes in central and eastern Poland, the growth conditions of pine stands will most likely deteriorate.

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Further observations on sudden diebacks of Scots pine in the European Alps

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc86110-1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 86 (1) ◽

pp. 110-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Paolo Gonthier ◽

Luana Giordano ◽

Giovanni Nicolotti

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Ring Width ◽

European Alps ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Climatic Parameters ◽

Crown Transparency ◽

Dryness Index ◽

Summer Dryness

Since the beginning of the 1990s, significant mortality of Scots pine trees has been observed in inner valleys of the Alps. The objectives of this work were to investigate and describe the aetiology of a Scots pine dieback in the Aosta Valley (western Italian Alps) in 2005. Surveys were conducted in three forest stands. Crown transparency was assessed to evaluate the incidence and severity of dieback symptoms. Phytosanitary surveys were also performed. The time series of the major climatic parameters was analyzed in order to identify common climatic anomalies between the dieback of 2005 and similar dieback episodes in other periods and in other areas of the western Alps. Dendrochronological analyses were performed to assess the relationship between tree-ring widths and climatic parameters. The lack of primary biotic agents and the low frequency of secondary pathogens suggest an abiotic origin of diebacks. The time series analysis shows that two consecutive years with a value of summer dryness index below 1.5 preceded the diebacks. Tree-ring width and summer dryness index were strongly and significantly associated. Key words: climate change, forest dieback, Scots pine, crown transparency, ecophysiology, tree-ring width

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Climatic influence on Scots pine growth on dry and wet soils in the central Scandinavian mountains, interpreted from tree-ring width

Silva Fennica ◽

10.14214/sf.574 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Hans Linderholm

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Ring Width ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Climatic Influence

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Tree-Ring Width And Its Interrelation With Environmental Parameters: Case Study In Central Hungary

Journal of Environmental Geography ◽

10.1515/jengeo-2015-0012 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (3-4) ◽

pp. 53-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zsuzsanna Ladányi ◽

Viktória Blanka

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Water Availability ◽

Water Scarcity ◽

Robinia Pseudoacacia ◽

Ring Width ◽

Environmental Parameters ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

The Past ◽

Aridity Indices ◽

The Impact

Abstract Tree ring width is influenced by several internal and external factors, among which climate became one of the most dominant due to the altering conditions and patterns of precipitation and temperature. The study aims to analyse the interrelationship between tree ring-width and the dominant environmental parameters in a landscape exposed to water scarcity in the past decades due to climate change and human interventions. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and white poplar (Populus alba) plantations were sampled to reveal their exposure to climatic forcing and water scarcity (different water availability). Correlation and similarity analysis were carried out to compare the calculated ring-width indices to climatic parameters and aridity indices. Tree ring sensitivity was assessed to reveal the impact of water scarcity on yearly ring-growth. Spatial overlapping of significance levels and mean sensitivity with the hydrological changes of the past decades were evaluated to reveal presumable spatial differences of the investigated samples. In the study area (South Danube-Tisza Interfluve) droughts and the deep groundwater table had both impacts on tree growth. The spectacular decrease of ring-width corresponds to the drought years determined by the investigated aridity indices. The relationship between the climate parameters and the ring-widths varies spatially with the changing site conditions. The highest level of correlation coefficients was experienced in areas with the lowest level of water availability. Ring-width sensitivity assessments showed an increasing tendency of sensitivity when comparing the consecutive decades, except for samples with favorable water availability.

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Response of Annual Ring Width and Latewood Content of Scots Pine to Weather Conditions in Provenance Trials

Lesnoy Zhurnal (Forestry Journal) ◽

10.37482/0536-1036-2020-5-64-80 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 64-80

Author(s):

S.R. Kuzmin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Ring Width ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Southern Taiga ◽

Test Point ◽

Forest Steppe ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Mean Values ◽

Provenance Trials

Tree-ring width and latewood content were studied to assess the response of wood to growing conditions. Samples were taken from the trees of six Scots pine climatypes with contrast origin, grown in the conditions of provenance trials in southern taiga of Central Siberia (Boguchany forestry) and forest-steppe of Western Siberia (Suzun forestry). A comparative analysis of variance of mean values of the studied features between the climatypes within each test point and between the points is carried out. Correlation analysis was used to analyze the dynamics of the studied traits and as their response to weather conditions over a long period. It was revealed that in the forest-steppe conditions maximal radial increments for all climatypes were observed on average at the age of 9 and in southern taiga at the age of 12–16. Tree-ring width of the climatypes from the south is significantly lower in the foreststeppe conditions than that of of the representatives of northern origin. Climatypes transferred from a warmer climate to southern taiga are characterized by significantly larger values of tree-ring width than in the northernmost of the studied ones. The latewood content decreases in all studied climatypes of pine in southern taiga in comparison with foreststeppe. Significant response of the latewood content of climatypes in forest-steppe is observed not only with average monthly weather conditions of the second part of vegetation period but also with the first. It indicates a higher sensitivity of their wood structure to the complex of climatic and ecological conditions in the provenance trials of forest-steppe compared with southern taiga. The research results show that the Boguchany climatype is genetically stable in terms of the average values of tree-ring width and latewood content in foreststeppe and southern taiga.

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