scholarly journals Quantifying Radial Growth Response of Pinus Yunnanensis to Climate Change and Drought Event at Different Altitudes and Ages in the Jinsha River Basin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianrong Su ◽  
Jiayan Shen ◽  
Shuaifeng Li ◽  
Xiaobo Huang ◽  
Wande Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Mature Trees ◽  
Jinsha River ◽  
Pinus Yunnanensis ◽  
Temperature Factors ◽  
Different Altitudes

Abstract Background The relative influence of climate change and drought events on tree growth at different altitude and tree ages remains insufficiently understood in the Jinsha River Basin, southwest China, limiting prediction of forest adaptability to high-frequency droughts and climate change. We conducted a dendroecological study to explore and quantify the dominant climate factors that determining radial growth of Pinus yunnanensis trees of different ages and at different altitudes, to evaluate their resilience to drought events. Results Radial growth of P. yunnanensis at high elevations is typically limited by low temperatures, the explanatory rate of temperature factors on growth increased from 23.6–59.7% with altitude. Tree growth at low elevations is more sensitive to moisture factors, the explanatory rate of moisture factors on growth decreased from 76.4–40.3% with altitude. The young and mature trees are more prone to moisture factors than middle-age and near-mature trees, the young and near-mature trees are more prone to temperature factors than middle-age and mature trees. The older trees usually showed less drought resistance and recovery than the young and middle-age trees. The resistance and recovery of P. yunnanensis weakened with the increased frequency of drought events. Tree resistance and resilience was highly dependent on the average pre-drought growth, whereas the recovery showed weak or no significant relationships with average pre-drought growth. Conclusion Our study demonstrates that radial growth of P. yunnanensis trees showed age- and altitude-specific demand for energy and moisture. P. yunnanensis trees at different altitudes and ages are differentially adapted to varying levels of climate stress and display different strategies to withstand the effects of drought with altitude and ages.

scholarly journals Impacts of climate change and LULC change on runoff in the Jinsha River Basin

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qihui Chen ◽  
Hua Chen ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Yukun Hou ◽  
Mingxi Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Jinsha River ◽  
Lulc Change ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

scholarly journals Comparison of the Radial Growth Response of Picea crassifolia to Climate Change in Different Regions of the Central and Eastern Qilian Mountains

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1015
Author(s):  
Xuan Wu ◽  
Liang Jiao ◽  
Dashi Du ◽  
Changliang Qi ◽  
Ruhong Xue
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Qilian Mountains ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Total Precipitation ◽  
Picea Crassifolia ◽  
The Qilian Mountains

It is important to explore the responses of radial tree growth in different regions to understand growth patterns and to enhance forest management and protection with climate change. We constructed tree ring width chronologies of Picea crassifolia from different regions of the Qilian Mountains of northwest China. We used Pearson correlation and moving correlation to analyze the main climate factors limiting radial growth of trees and the temporal stability of the growth–climate relationship, while spatial correlation is the result of further testing the first two terms in space. The conclusions were as follows: (1) Radial growth had different trends, showing an increasing followed by a decreasing trend in the central region, a continuously increasing trend in the eastern region, and a gradually decreasing trend in the isolated mountain. (2) Radial tree growth in the central region and isolated mountains was constrained by drought stress, and tree growth in the central region was significantly negatively correlated with growing season temperature. Isolated mountains showed a significant negative correlation with mean minimum of growing season and a significant positive correlation with total precipitation. (3) Temporal dynamic responses of radial growth in the central region to the temperatures and SPEI (the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index) in the growing season were unstable, the isolated mountains to total precipitation was unstable, and that to SPEI was stable. The results of this study suggest that scientific management and maintenance plans of the forest ecosystem should be developed according to the response and growth patterns of the Qinghai spruce to climate change in different regions of the Qilian Mountains.

scholarly journals Directional Variability in Response of Pinus koraiensis Radial Growth to Climate Change

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1684
Author(s):  
Yingjie Sun ◽  
Mark Henderson ◽  
Binhui Liu ◽  
Hong Yan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Pinus Koraiensis ◽  
Climate Trends ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Individual Scale ◽  
Individual Trees

Climate change affects forest ecosystems at a variety of scales, from the composition of landscapes to the growth of individual trees. Research across regions and tree species has produced contradictory findings on the effects of climate variables on radial growth. Here, we examine tree ring samples taken from four directions of a tree to determine whether there is directional variability in tree growth in relation to climate trends. The results showed directional differences in the temporal growth processes of Pinus koraiensis, with more commonalities between the west and north directions and between the east and south directions. The contemporaneous June maximum temperature was the main climate factor associated with the difference between the growth of tree rings toward the east or west. Annual tree ring growth toward the east was more affected by the year’s temperature while growth toward the south was more sensitive to the year’s precipitation. Our research demonstrates that diverse response of tree growth to climate may exist at intra-individual scale. This contributes to understanding the sensitivity of tree growth to climate change at differ scales.

scholarly journals Drought Assessment and Projection under Climate Change: A Case Study in the Middle and Lower Jinsha River Basin

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Yuan ◽  
Jijun Xu ◽  
Jin Chen ◽  
Junjun Huo ◽  
Yangyue Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Spatiotemporal Variability ◽  
Balance Model ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Drought Severity ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Jinsha River ◽  
Drought Assessment ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation

To gain an insight into the spatiotemporal variability of drought events and to assess trends under future climate change scenarios are fundamental for making sound mitigation and adaptation strategies. A new drought index, standardized supply-demand water index (SSDI), has been proposed in this research. The SSDI describes drought from the view of water supply-demand relations using a simple water balance model. It was used to assess historical drought events in the middle and lower Jinsha river basin (MLJRB) located in the southwest China and applied to address the drought conditions in the MLJRB under current and future climates. The results showed the following: (1) The average drought area during 2001 to 2011 reached up to 9.9 × 103 km2, accounting for 35.4% of the whole farmland area in the MLJRB, which was about twice as the drought area during 1961 to 2000. The region for greater drought severity with more drought events and longer duration was mainly distributed in Dali, Chuxiong, Kunming, and Yuxi. (2) For the period 2021 to 2050, total drought area was projected to increase by 43.2%. The drought-prone regions could move further towards the northwest of the MLJRB.

scholarly journals Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Streamflow in the Jinsha River Basin Based on CMIP5 Climate Models

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yin ◽  
Zhe Yuan ◽  
Denghua Yan ◽  
Zhiyong Yang ◽  
Yongqiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Jinsha River ◽  
Cmip5 Climate Models

scholarly journals Geographical, Climatological, and Biological Characteristics of Tree Radial Growth Response to Autumn Climate Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunsuke Tei ◽  
Ayumi Kotani ◽  
Atsuko Sugimoto ◽  
Nagai Shin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Biological Characteristics ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Western Asia ◽  
Tree Radial Growth

Terrestrial forest ecosystems are crucial to the global carbon cycle and climate system; however, these ecosystems have experienced significant warming rates in recent decades, whose impact remains uncertain. This study investigated radial tree growth using the tree-ring width index (RWI) for forest ecosystems throughout the Northern Hemisphere to determine tree growth responses to autumn climate change, a season which remains considerably understudied compared to spring and summer, using response function and random forest machine learning methods. Results showed that autumn climate conditions significantly impact the RWI throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Spatial variations in the RWI response were influenced by geography (latitude, longitude, and elevation), climatology, and biology (tree genera); however, geographical and/or climatological characteristics explained more of the response compared to biological characteristics. Higher autumn temperatures tended to negatively impact tree radial growth south of 40° N in regions of western Asia, southern Europe, United State of America and Mexico, which was similar to the summer temperature response found in previous studies, which was attributed to temperature-induced water stress.

scholarly journals Radial growth responses to climate warming and drying in Pinus yunnanensis in Nanpan River Basin

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 946-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Yan SHEN ◽  
Shuai-Feng LI ◽  
Xiao-Bo HUANG ◽  
Zhi-Quan LEI ◽  
Xing-Quan SHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Climate Warming ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Pinus Yunnanensis

scholarly journals Innovative Trend Analysis of Air Temperature and Precipitation in the Jinsha River Basin, China

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3293
Author(s):  
Zengchuan Dong ◽  
Wenhao Jia ◽  
Ranjan Sarukkalige ◽  
Guobin Fu ◽  
Qing Meng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Trend Analysis ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Trend Detection ◽  
Spatial Pattern Analysis ◽  
Jinsha River ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Innovative Trend Analysis

Trend detection based on hydroclimatological time series is crucial for understanding climate change. In this study, the innovative trend analysis (ITA) method was applied to investigate trends in air temperature and precipitation over the Jinsha River Basin (JRB), China, from 1961 to 2016 based on 40 meteorological stations. Climatic factors series were divided into three categories according to percentile, and the hidden trends were evaluated separately. The ITA results show that annual and seasonal temperatures have significantly increased whereas the variation range of annual temperature tended to narrow. Spatial pattern analysis of the temperature indicates that high elevation areas show more increasing trends than flat areas. Furthermore, according to ITA, significant increase trends are observed in annual precipitation and “high” category of spring precipitation. The sub-basins results show a significant decreasing trend in elevation zones of ≤2000 m and an increasing trend where elevation is >2000 m. Moreover, linkage between temperature and precipitation was analyzed and the potential impact of the combined changes was demonstrated. The results of this study provide a reference for future water resources planning in the JRB and will help advance the understanding of climate change in similar areas.

scholarly journals Radial Growth Adaptability to Drought in Different Age Groups of Picea schrenkiana Fisch. & C.A. Mey in the Tianshan Mountains of Northwestern China

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
Liang Jiao ◽  
Xiaoping Liu ◽  
Shengjie Wang ◽  
Ke Chen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Tianshan Mountains ◽  
Picea Schrenkiana

Forest ecosystems are strongly impacted by extreme climate, and the age effects of radial growth under drought can provide profound understanding of the adaptation strategy of a tree species to climate change. Schrenk spruce (Picea schrenkiana Fisch. & C.A. Mey) trees of three age groups (young, middle-aged, and old) were collected to establish the tree-ring width chronologies in the eastern Tianshan Mountains of northwestern China. Meanwhile, we analyzed and compared the response and resistance disparities of radial growth to drought in trees of different age groups. The results showed that (1) drought stress caused by increasing temperatures was the main factor limiting the radial growth of Schrenk spruce, (2) the old and young trees were more susceptible to drought stress than the middle-aged trees, as suggested by the responses of Schrenk spruce trees and based on the SPEI (standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index), and (3) the difference of the resistance indexes (resistance, recovery, resilience, and relative resilience) of three age groups to drought supported that the resistance values were in the order middle age > young age > old age, but the recovery, resilience, and relative resilience values were in the order old age > young age > middle age. These results will provide a basis for the ecological restoration and scientific management of dominant coniferous tree species of different age groups in the sub-alpine forest ecosystems of the arid regions under climate change scenarios.

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