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

Dávid Misi; Radosław Puchałka; Charlotte Pearson; Iain Robertson; Marcin Koprowski

doi:10.3390/f10030243

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.

Forward modelling of tree-ring width and comparison with a global network of tree-ring chronologies

Climate of the Past ◽

10.5194/cp-10-437-2014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 437-449 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

P. Breitenmoser ◽

S. Brönnimann ◽

D. Frank

Keyword(s):

Data Assimilation ◽

Tree Ring ◽

Ring Width ◽

Global Network ◽

Threshold Temperature ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Data Set ◽

Observation Operator ◽

Tree Ring Data ◽

Wide Range

Abstract. We investigate relationships between climate and tree-ring data on a global scale using the process-based Vaganov–Shashkin Lite (VSL) forward model of tree-ring width formation. The VSL model requires as inputs only latitude, monthly mean temperature, and monthly accumulated precipitation. Hence, this simple, process-based model enables ring-width simulation at any location where monthly climate records exist. In this study, we analyse the growth response of simulated tree rings to monthly climate conditions obtained from the CRU TS3.1 data set back to 1901. Our key aims are (a) to assess the VSL model performance by examining the relations between simulated and observed growth at 2287 globally distributed sites, (b) indentify optimal growth parameters found during the model calibration, and (c) to evaluate the potential of the VSL model as an observation operator for data-assimilation-based reconstructions of climate from tree-ring width. The assessment of the growth-onset threshold temperature of approximately 4–6 °C for most sites and species using a Bayesian estimation approach complements other studies on the lower temperature limits where plant growth may be sustained. Our results suggest that the VSL model skilfully simulates site level tree-ring series in response to climate forcing for a wide range of environmental conditions and species. Spatial aggregation of the tree-ring chronologies to reduce non-climatic noise at the site level yielded notable improvements in the coherence between modelled and actual growth. The resulting distinct and coherent patterns of significant relationships between the aggregated and simulated series further demonstrate the VSL model's ability to skilfully capture the climatic signal contained in tree-ring series. Finally, we propose that the VSL model can be used as an observation operator in data assimilation approaches to reconstruct past climate.

Dendrochronological analysis and growth patterns of Polylepis reticulata (Rosaceae) in the Ecuadorian Andes

IAWA Journal ◽

10.1163/22941932-40190240 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 331-S5 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

C. Alvites ◽

G. Battipaglia ◽

G. Santopuoli ◽

H. Hampel ◽

R.F. Vázquez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Tree Rings ◽

Stand Structure ◽

Climatic Factors ◽

Southern Oscillation ◽

Ring Width ◽

Vapour Pressure Deficit ◽

Growth Patterns ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Sources Of Information

ABSTRACTRelict tree species in the Andean mountains are important sources of information about climate variability and climate change. This study deals with dendroclimatology and growth patterns in Polylepis reticulata Hieron., growing at high elevation (mean of 4000 m a.s.l.) in three sites of the Ecuadorian Andes. The aims of the research were: (i) characterizing tree-ring boundaries; (ii) describing tree-ring patterns of the study sites; (iii) investigating the relationships between climate and radial tree growth; and (iv) determining the spatial correlation between seasonal climatic factors and tree-ring width of P. reticulata. Tree rings were characterized by semi-ring porosity and slight differences in fibre wall thickness between latewood and subsequent earlywood. In all sampling sites, tree rings in heartwood were more clearly visible than in sapwood. Tree-ring width was more related to temperature than to precipitation, with growth being also affected by site conditions and stand structure, as well as other local factors. No significant relationships were found between tree-ring chronologies of P. reticulata and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Vapour Pressure Deficit indices. The study highlights that there is not a clear driving climate factor for radial growth of P. reticulata. Additional research is needed to study growth dynamics of this species and the impacts of local environmental variables.

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

Plant Cell & Environment ◽

10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02153.x ◽

2010 ◽

pp. no-no ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

BRITTA EILMANN ◽

NINA BUCHMANN ◽

ROLF SIEGWOLF ◽

MATTHIAS SAURER ◽

PAOLO CHERUBINI ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Water Availability ◽

Ring Width ◽

Fast Response ◽

Tree Ring Width

Radial growth of Scots pine and Norway spruce stands as an indicator of soil and environmental conditions

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/875/1/012074 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 875 (1) ◽

pp. 012074

Author(s):

B Aparin ◽

B Babikov ◽

D Zolotukhin ◽

E Mingareeva

Keyword(s):

Norway Spruce ◽

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Radial Growth ◽

Ring Width ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Average Growth ◽

Cyclical Pattern ◽

Spruce Stands ◽

Successive Change

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.

Evaluation of a dendroclimatic process-based model (MAIDEN) over the last century using the PAGES2k tree-ring width database

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-8247 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jeanne Rezsöhazy ◽

Hugues Goosse ◽

Joël Guiot

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Ring Width ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

System Model ◽

Test Case ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Modeling And Analysis ◽

Temperature And Precipitation ◽

Wide Range ◽

Statistical Approaches

Trees are one of the main archives to reconstruct the climate of the last millennium at high resolution. The links between tree-ring proxies and climate have usually been estimated on the basis of statistical approaches, assuming linear and stationary relationships. Both assumptions can be inadequate and this issue can be overcome by ecophysiological models such as MAIDEN (Modeling and Analysis In DENdroecology), which simulates tree-ring growth starting from temperature and precipitation daily inputs. A protocol for the application of MAIDEN to potentially any site with tree-ring width data in the extratropical region has been developed in Rezs&#246;hazy et al. (2019) (in review). In this study, the applicability of the model has been tested over the twentieth century using as a test case tree-ring observations from twenty-one Eastern Canadian taiga sites and three European sites. The paper highlights the potential of MAIDEN as a complex mechanistic proxy system model to analyse the links between tree growth and climatic conditions in paleoclimatic applications. Following on from this recent work, MAIDEN is here applied to the PAGES2k tree-ring width database over the last century using the protocol developed in Rezs&#246;hazy et al. (2019) (in review). We show how this larger network allows refining our protocol. We identify the regions and sites where MAIDEN can be successfully applied, as well as estimate the uncertainty associated with the use of MAIDEN for a wide range of sites.&#160;Rezs&#246;hazy, J., Goosse, H., Guiot, J., Gennaretti, F., Boucher, E., Andr&#233;, F., and Jonard, M.: Application and evaluation of the dendroclimatic process-based model MAIDEN during the last century in Canada and Europe, Clim. Past Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-2019-140, in review, 2019.

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

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 ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Ring Width ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Weather Extremes

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.

White pine and Scots pine tree-ring chronologies as indicators of climate-related non-native and native tree growth patterns in Estonia

BALTIC FORESTRY ◽

10.46490/bf491 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Alar Läänelaid ◽

Samuli Helama

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Pinus Strobus ◽

Summer Precipitation ◽

Growth Patterns ◽

Late Winter ◽

White Pine ◽

Growth Anomaly ◽

Pine Tree ◽

Negative Growth

Three tree-ring chronologies of white pine (Pinus strobus), a species which are non-native to Europe, were constructed for Suuremõisa, Jädivere and Järvselja sites in Estonia. These chronologies were related to instrumental climate records and Scots pine (P. sylvestris) chronologies from nearby sites. Growth rates of P. strobus exceeded those of P. sylvestris. The chronologies of the non-native and native pine species relatively well correlated with each other. Moreover, tree-ring growth of both species correlated positively with late-winter and spring (February–May) temperatures and negatively with spring (April) precipitation. While P. strobus growth was positively associated with summer precipitation, the growth of P. sylvestris remained positively related to the growing season temperatures. Both species exhibited a negative growth anomaly from 1939 to 1942. Keywords: Pinus strobus, Pinus sylvestris, dendroclimatology, Estonia

Pointer Years in Tree-Ring Width of European Ash with Different Crown Condition and Their Relationships with Climatic Factors in Latvia

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Section B Natural Exact and Applied Sciences ◽

10.1515/prolas-2016-0019 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 116-123

Author(s):

Roberts Matisons ◽

Linda Gerra Inohosa ◽

Māris Laiviņš

Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Climatic Factors ◽

Ring Width ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Growth Patterns ◽

Limiting Factors ◽

Tree Ring Width ◽

Crown Condition ◽

Pointer Years ◽

European Ash

Abstract The effect of climatic factors on tree-ring width (TRW) of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) with healthy and damaged crowns growing in the central and eastern part of Latvia was assessed by dendrochronological techniques. Pointer year indices were calculated to assess the variability of TRW. Positive pointer years were more frequent than negative, similarly for damaged and healthy trees, suggesting similar limiting factors. The relationships between TRW and climatic factors differed regionally and locally. In the eastern part of Latvia, TRW was affected by temperature in spring of current and preceding years. In the central part of Latvia, weather conditions in current and preceding summer mainly affected TRW; temperature and precipitation had positive effect suggesting occurrence of water deficit, but the daily range of temperature had a negative effect. Hence, regional diversification of radial growth patterns might be expected. Some differences in sensitivity to climate were observed between the damaged and healthy trees. In the central part of Latvia, the damaged trees appeared additionally sensitive to temperature in summer. In the eastern part of Latvia, damaged trees were additionally sensitive to temperature in May. Nevertheless, some additional factors were significant for the healthy trees.