Drought Sensitiveness on Forest Growth in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands
Drought is one of the key natural hazards impacting net primary production and tree growth in forest ecosystems. Nonetheless, tree species show different responses to drought events, which make it difficult to adopt fixed tools for monitoring drought impacts under contrasting environmental and clima...
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| author | Marina Peña-Gallardo Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano J. Julio Camarero Antonio Gazol Raúl Sánchez-Salguero Fernando Domínguez-Castro Ahmed El Kenawy Santiago Beguería-Portugés Emilia Gutiérrez Martin de Luis Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda Klemen Novak Vicente Rozas Pedro A. Tíscar Juan C. Linares Edurne Martínez del Castillo Montserrat Ribas Matamoros Ignacio García-González Fernando Silla Álvaro Camisón Mar Génova José M. Olano Luis A. Longares Andrea Hevia J. Diego Galván |
| author_facet | Marina Peña-Gallardo Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano J. Julio Camarero Antonio Gazol Raúl Sánchez-Salguero Fernando Domínguez-Castro Ahmed El Kenawy Santiago Beguería-Portugés Emilia Gutiérrez Martin de Luis Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda Klemen Novak Vicente Rozas Pedro A. Tíscar Juan C. Linares Edurne Martínez del Castillo Montserrat Ribas Matamoros Ignacio García-González Fernando Silla Álvaro Camisón Mar Génova José M. Olano Luis A. Longares Andrea Hevia J. Diego Galván |
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| description | Drought is one of the key natural hazards impacting net primary production and tree growth in forest ecosystems. Nonetheless, tree species show different responses to drought events, which make it difficult to adopt fixed tools for monitoring drought impacts under contrasting environmental and climatic conditions. In this study, we assess the response of forest growth and a satellite proxy of the net primary production (NPP) to drought in peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands, a region characterized by complex climatological, topographical, and environmental characteristics. Herein, we employed three different indicators based on in situ measurements and satellite image-derived vegetation information (i.e., tree-ring width, maximum annual greenness, and an indicator of NPP). We used seven different climate drought indices to assess drought impacts on the tree variables analyzed. The selected drought indices include four versions of the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI, Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), Z-index, and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI)) and three multi-scalar indices (Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI), Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), and Standardized Precipitation Drought Index (SPDI)). Our results suggest that—irrespective of drought index and tree species—tree-ring width shows a stronger response to interannual variability of drought, compared to the greenness and the NPP. In comparison to other drought indices (e.g., PDSI), and our results demonstrate that multi-scalar drought indices (e.g., SPI, SPEI) are more advantageous in monitoring drought impacts on tree-ring growth, maximum greenness, and NPP. This finding suggests that multi-scalar indices are more appropriate for monitoring and modelling forest drought in peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e0cf6a322fc4a3cab6b358609da57812022-12-22T02:55:37ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072018-08-019952410.3390/f9090524f9090524Drought Sensitiveness on Forest Growth in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic IslandsMarina Peña-Gallardo0Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano1J. Julio Camarero2Antonio Gazol3Raúl Sánchez-Salguero4Fernando Domínguez-Castro5Ahmed El Kenawy6Santiago Beguería-Portugés7Emilia Gutiérrez8Martin de Luis9Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda10Klemen Novak11Vicente Rozas12Pedro A. Tíscar13Juan C. Linares14Edurne Martínez del Castillo15Montserrat Ribas Matamoros16Ignacio García-González17Fernando Silla18Álvaro Camisón19Mar Génova20José M. Olano21Luis A. Longares22Andrea Hevia23J. Diego Galván24Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), 50192 Zaragoza, SpainInstituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), 50192 Zaragoza, SpainInstituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), 50192 Zaragoza, SpainInstituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), 50192 Zaragoza, SpainDepartamento de Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales, Universidad de Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, SpainInstituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), 50192 Zaragoza, SpainInstituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), 50192 Zaragoza, SpainEstación Experimental Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEAD-CSIC), 50192 Zaragoza, SpainDepartment of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Barcelona University, 08028 Barcelona, SpainDepartamento de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio—IUCA, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainInstituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), 50192 Zaragoza, SpainDepartamento de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio—IUCA, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainDepartamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, EU de Ingenierias Agrarias, iuFOR—Universidad de Valladolid, 42004 Soria, SpainCentro de Capacitación y Experimentación Forestal. 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Vadillo-Castril, 23470 Cazorla, SpainDepartamento de Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales, Universidad de Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, SpainDepartamento de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio—IUCA, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainDepartment of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Barcelona University, 08028 Barcelona, SpainDepartamento de Botánica, Escola Politécnica Superior de Enxeñaría Campus Terra, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, SpainDepartamento de Biología Animal, Parasitología, Ecología, Edafología y Química Agrícola, Universidad de Salamanca, 37071 Salamanca, SpainIngeniería Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad de Extremadura, 10600 Plasencia, SpainDepartamento de Sistemas y Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, EU de Ingenierias Agrarias, iuFOR—Universidad de Valladolid, 42004 Soria, SpainDepartamento de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio—IUCA, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainForest and Wood Technology Research Centre (CETEMAS), 33936 Asturias, SpainIonplus AG. Lerzenstrasse 12, 8953 Dietikon, SwitzerlandDrought is one of the key natural hazards impacting net primary production and tree growth in forest ecosystems. Nonetheless, tree species show different responses to drought events, which make it difficult to adopt fixed tools for monitoring drought impacts under contrasting environmental and climatic conditions. In this study, we assess the response of forest growth and a satellite proxy of the net primary production (NPP) to drought in peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands, a region characterized by complex climatological, topographical, and environmental characteristics. Herein, we employed three different indicators based on in situ measurements and satellite image-derived vegetation information (i.e., tree-ring width, maximum annual greenness, and an indicator of NPP). We used seven different climate drought indices to assess drought impacts on the tree variables analyzed. The selected drought indices include four versions of the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI, Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), Z-index, and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI)) and three multi-scalar indices (Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI), Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), and Standardized Precipitation Drought Index (SPDI)). Our results suggest that—irrespective of drought index and tree species—tree-ring width shows a stronger response to interannual variability of drought, compared to the greenness and the NPP. In comparison to other drought indices (e.g., PDSI), and our results demonstrate that multi-scalar drought indices (e.g., SPI, SPEI) are more advantageous in monitoring drought impacts on tree-ring growth, maximum greenness, and NPP. This finding suggests that multi-scalar indices are more appropriate for monitoring and modelling forest drought in peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands.http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/9/524normalized difference vegetation indextree-ringsdrought indicesforest productivitySpain |
| spellingShingle | Marina Peña-Gallardo Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano J. Julio Camarero Antonio Gazol Raúl Sánchez-Salguero Fernando Domínguez-Castro Ahmed El Kenawy Santiago Beguería-Portugés Emilia Gutiérrez Martin de Luis Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda Klemen Novak Vicente Rozas Pedro A. Tíscar Juan C. Linares Edurne Martínez del Castillo Montserrat Ribas Matamoros Ignacio García-González Fernando Silla Álvaro Camisón Mar Génova José M. Olano Luis A. Longares Andrea Hevia J. Diego Galván Drought Sensitiveness on Forest Growth in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands Forests normalized difference vegetation index tree-rings drought indices forest productivity Spain |
| title | Drought Sensitiveness on Forest Growth in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands |
| title_full | Drought Sensitiveness on Forest Growth in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands |
| title_fullStr | Drought Sensitiveness on Forest Growth in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drought Sensitiveness on Forest Growth in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands |
| title_short | Drought Sensitiveness on Forest Growth in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands |
| title_sort | drought sensitiveness on forest growth in peninsular spain and the balearic islands |
| topic | normalized difference vegetation index tree-rings drought indices forest productivity Spain |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/9/524 |
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