Relationship between heartwood radius and early radial growth, tree age, and climate in Pinus canariensis

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Climent ◽  
M R Chambel ◽  
E Pérez ◽  
L Gil ◽  
J Pardos
Keyword(s):  
Radial Growth ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Growth Models ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Residual Variance ◽  
Pinus Canariensis ◽  
Climate Type ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Canary Islands Pine

Heartwood radius at breast height was studied in 31 sampling sites from natural stands of Canary Islands pine (Pinus canariensis Chr. Sm. ex DC) covering the natural range of the species. After withdrawal of defective and nonheartwood samples, 1640 sound radial cores ranging in age from 30 to 265 years were analysed. Linearized models for the prediction of heartwood radius at breast height were obtained using stepwise regression methods. The best fit was attained including age and early radial growth variables (radius of the 25 or to the 50 inner rings), while stem radius inside bark and whole radial growth rate did not improve the prediction. Sampling sites were classified into five climate types, established according to the main plant communities associated with Pinus canariensis. The use of separate models for each climate type led to a significant reduction of the residual variance compared with multiple climate models. This confirmed that climate is an essential factor in heartwood development in Pinus canariensis even when 51–73% of heartwood radius variation is explained by age and early growth. For fixed values of age and early growth, models predicted wider heartwood in drier climate types than in wet and high-altitude (supra-nubius) climate types.

scholarly journals Growth and yield estimation of Chamaecyparis spp. through tree ring analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. K. Kharal ◽  
T. Fujiwara
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Biomass Estimation ◽  
Tree Ring Analysis ◽  
Ring Density ◽  
Ring Analysis

Tree ring analysis is one of the most useful methods in volume and biomass estimation especially of the conifer trees. Ring width and ring density are important parameters in dendrochronological research. The present research was carried out with the aim of estimating the radial and volumetric growth of the Japanese Cypress trees (Chamaecyperis obstusa and C. pisifera). Destructive method was used while collecting the wood samples from the selected trees. Ring width and ring density were measured using soft X-ray densitometry method using micro-densitometer. Computer programme, developed by the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan was used to analyze the ring with and ring density data. The average ring width of the Chamaecyparis spp. was found to be about 3.4 mm at the age of 30 years. However, two types of growth pattern were observed in the trees. Average radial growth was about 5% every year during the first 20 years of the tree age, whereas, the average radial growth was negative during the age of 20–30 years. Average density of the tree rings were increased by about 11% in each height of the trees starting from the ground. Similarly, the stem density decreased by about 3.4% annually along the radial direction from the pith.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v22i2.9197Banko Janakari: A Journal of Forestry Information for NepalVol. 22, No. 2, 2012 November Page: 36-42 Uploaded date: 12/1/2013 

scholarly journals Development of stem cracks in young hybrid aspen plantations

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silva Šēnhofa ◽  
Mārtiņš Zeps ◽  
Arnis Gailis ◽  
Rolands Kāpostiņš ◽  
Āris Jansons
Keyword(s):  
Crack Width ◽  
Crack Formation ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Wood Quality ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Hybrid Aspen ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Grade Scale ◽  
Clear Relation ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Cracks expose wood to fungal infections that significantly affects wood quality, while rapid wound occlusion decreases probability of infections. Assessment of scars was done at four grade scale in three adjacent hybrid aspen trials at the age of 8-10 years in central part of Latvia three years after bark crack occurrence. Occluded wounds were found for 95% of damaged trees, regardless of tree age. Among trees that had cracks wider than 1 cm, 42% had uniformly healed bark, but 7% still had open wounds. Wound development was significantly affected by crack width and length (both p < 0.001), but had no clear relation with tree DBH (diameter at breast height) and relative DBH increment (both p > 0.05). At clonal mean level, scar grade was significantly affected by grade of crack three years earlier and clone (both p < 0.001), but mean DBH of clone had no relation (p > 0.05) to proportion of trees evaluated by any of the scar grades. The results suggest that three years after the bark crack formation most of them had successfully occluded and selection of clones with better diameter growth has no influence on development of cracks.

Effects of thinning and urea fertilization on the distribution of area increment along the boles of Douglas-fir at Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia

1984 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 879-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Thomson ◽  
H. J. Barclay
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Temporal Trend ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
Average Area ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Urea Fertilization ◽  
Measurement Period ◽  
Growth Distribution

The effects of fertilization and thinning of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco) on the distribution of area increment along the bole were assessed using radial growth measurements 6 and 9 years after treatment. Within treatments, the average area increment per tree was linearly related to diameter at breast height, and this relationship was used to evaluate the effects of treatment on growth rate. Fertilization had the greatest effect on average area increment, and for a particular fertilization regime, thinning increased the response. Thinning modified the distribution of growth over the bole of all trees and increased butt flare, especially in smaller trees. The effect declined from the 4- to 6-year measurement period to the 7-to 9-year measurement period. Fertilization had no consistent effect on growth distribution. The regression methods used in this study provided a more sensitive measure of form changes than previous methods, were independent of size distribution, and facilitated extrapolations and evaluation of temporal trend.

scholarly journals Linkages between Climate, Radial Growth and Defoliation in Abies pinsapo Forests from Southern Spain

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1002
Author(s):  
Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo ◽  
Antonio Gazol ◽  
Carlos Rodríguez-Vallejo ◽  
Rubén D. Manzanedo ◽  
Guillermo Palacios-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Southern Spain ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
Tree Ring Data ◽  
Abies Pinsapo ◽  
Old Trees

Systematic forest networks of health monitoring have been established to follow changes in tree vigor and mortality. These networks often lack long-term growth data, but they could be complemented with tree ring data, since both defoliation and radial growth are proxies of changes in tree vigor. For instance, a severe water shortage should reduce growth and increase tree defoliation in drought-prone areas. However, the effects of climatic stress and drought on growth and defoliation could also depend on tree age. To address these issues, we compared growth and defoliation data with recent climate variability and drought severity in Abies pinsapo old and young trees sampled in Southern Spain, where a systematic health network (Andalucía Permanent Plot Network) was established. Our aims were: (i) to assess the growth sensitivity of old and young A. pinsapo trees and (ii) to test if relative changes in radial growth were related with recent defoliation, for instance, after severe droughts. We also computed the resilience indices to quantify how old and young trees recovered growth after recent droughts. Wet-cool conditions during the prior autumn and the current early summer improved the growth of old trees, whereas late-spring wet conditions enhanced the growth of young trees. Old trees were more sensitive to wet and sunny conditions in the early summer than young trees. Old and young trees were more responsive to the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index drought index of June–July and July–August calculated at short (one–three months) and mid (three–six months) time scales, respectively. Old trees presented a higher resistance to a severe drought in 1995 than young trees. A positive association was found between stand defoliation and relative growth. Combining monitoring and tree ring networks is useful for the detection of early warning signals of dieback in similar drought-prone forests.

Assessment of sugar maple health based on basal area growth pattern

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 2074-2080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Duchesne ◽  
Rock Ouimet ◽  
Claude Morneau
Keyword(s):  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Acer Saccharum ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Tree Health ◽  
Health Decline ◽  
Area Growth ◽  
Natural Range

The first tree health decline symptoms usually observed are foliar deficiency symptoms, foliage loss, and dieback. To improve the subjective nature and unspecificity of these assessments, we examined sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) radial growth and health to develop an indicator of sugar maple tree health status based on radial growth pattern. We used the basal area increment (BAI) of 328 tree-ring collections from 16 sites located in southern Quebec, throughout the sugarbush natural range, that were categorized by defoliation class. BAI of trees with decline symptoms was significantly lower than that of healthy trees in 9 of the 16 stands. BAI trends since 1955 showed an inverse relationship with tree decline class measured in 1989, irrespective of tree age. The results indicate that declining trees in these stands have not recovered based on BAI. They also suggest that the decrease in slope of BAI predated the observed symptoms of sugar maple decline by at least one decade. Results suggest that sugar maple vigor and health can be assessed by measuring tree's BAI trend, an indicator that may be useful for the diagnosis of sugar maple health and status years before the appearance of visible canopy symptoms.

Global Changes of Köppen-Trewartha Climate Zones Derived from RegCM CORDEX-CORE Simulations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Belda ◽  
Tomáš Halenka
Keyword(s):  
Climate Models ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Vegetation Zone ◽  
Climate Type ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Driving Model ◽  
Dry Climates ◽  
The Individual

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The analysis of climate patterns can be performed for each climatic variable separately or the data can be aggregated using e.g. a kind of climate classification. The advantage of such method, in our case K&amp;#246;ppen-Trewartha classification, is putting together the most important variables, i.e. temperature and precipitation, considering not only annual means, but through monthly values the annual cycle as well. These classifications usually correspond to vegetation distribution in the sense that each climate type is dominated by one vegetation zone or eco-region. Climate classifications represent a convenient tool for the assessment and validation of climate models and for the analysis of simulated future climate changes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The results of RegCM driven by selected CMIP5 simulations (mostly HadGEM, MPI and NorESM) produced within the CORDEX-CORE experiment over nine CORDEX domains are analysed. Validation based on ERA-Interim driven runs compared to CRU database (E-OBS for higher resolution in Europe) shows reasonable agreement in the Northern hemisphere with a tendency towards wetter and colder climate types in North America. Worse representation in Southern hemisphere is observed, mainly in Australia (lack of desert type). Through the analysis of the control experiments together with the performance of driving GCMs we can assess the sources of the biases in present conditions as well as the added value, which comes mainly from better representation of topography in higher resolution and thus appearance of mountaineous tundra type, as well as better representation of coastal regions and thus separating maritime subtypes. Finally, for two scenarios RCP8.5 and RCP2.6 we show the projections of the individual types&amp;#8216; area changes, mainly decline of boreal and polar types, their shift to the higher latitudes and altitudes, increase of temperate, subtropical and dry climates. Magnitude, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and in some cases (temperate climate) even the sign&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; of change is largely dependent on the region and driving model.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals Influence of Cryphonectria parasitica Basal Cankers on Radial Growth of Scarlet Oak in Pennsylvania

Plant Disease ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. D. Davis ◽  
Mary L. Torsello ◽  
James R. McClenahen
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Cryphonectria Parasitica ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Host Pathogen ◽  
Natural Range ◽  
Endothia Parasitica

Basal cankers induced by Cryphonectria parasitica (=Endothia parasitica) occur throughout the natural range of scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) within Pennsylvania. Because colonization of scarlet oak is thought to be a long-term host/pathogen relationship, analyses were conducted to investigate effects of basal cankers on radial growth (expressed as area increment) at 1.4 m, breast height (BH). Moderately cankered oaks grew more slowly at BH than did noncankered trees. However, severely cankered scarlet oaks generally exhibited greater radial growth at BH than did noncankered trees. This apparent anomaly likely reflects stimulated growth at BH due to the fungal infection.

Stem growth responses of declining mature Abiesamabilis trees after tephra deposition from Mount St. Helens

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1493-1502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Segura ◽  
Thomas M. Hinckley ◽  
Chadwick D. Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Radial Growth ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Silver Fir ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Stem Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Mount St Helens

Stem analysis of mature Abiesamabilis (Dougl.) Forbes (Pacific silver fir) trees was used to analyze patterns of radial growth in areas of southwestern Washington where this species is experiencing a severe crown decline associated with heavy tephra deposition from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Reductions in stem growth after 1980 appeared to be related to the severity of crown damage. The largest reductions in cross-sectional area increment exceeded 50% and extended along most of the stem. An increase in stem growth in the upper crown was common among declining trees. This zone coincided with a portion of the crown that has experienced vigorous and rapid growth since 1980. The role of this recovery zone on subsequent tree recovery is discussed. Decline or recovery of trees appeared independent of crown class per se. Reductions in radial growth of declining trees tended to be more pronounced at breast height, suggesting that estimations of whole-stem growth based on breast height measurements would overestimate growth losses.

Residual-tree growth responses to partial stand harvest in the black spruce (Picea mariana) boreal forestThis article is one of a selection of papers published in the Special Forum IUFRO 1.05 Uneven-Aged Silvicultural Research Group Conference on Natural Disturbance-Based Silviculture: Managing for Complexity.

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 1563-1571 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. C. Thorpe ◽  
S. C. Thomas ◽  
J. P. Caspersen
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Picea Mariana ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Growth Response ◽  
Black Spruce ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Partial Harvest ◽  
Partial Harvesting

Variants of partial harvesting are gaining favour as means to balance ecosystem management and timber production objectives on managed boreal forest landscapes. Understanding how residual trees respond to these alternative silvicultural treatments is a critical step towards evaluating their potential from either a conservation or a wood supply perspective. We used dendroecological techniques combined with a chronosequence approach to quantify the temporal radial growth response pattern of residual black spruce ( Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) trees to partial harvest in northeastern Ontario. At its peak, 8–9 years after harvest, radial growth of residual trees had doubled. The growth pattern was characterized by a 2-year phase of no response, a subsequent period of increase 3–9 years after harvest, and a stage of declining rates 10–12 years after harvest. The magnitude of tree growth response depended strongly on tree age: peak postharvest growth was substantially higher for young trees, while old trees displayed only modest growth increases. Both the large magnitude and the time delay in postharvest growth responses have important implications for the development of more accurate quantitative tools to project future yields and, more generally, for determining whether partial harvesting is a viable management option for the boreal forest.

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