Dendroclimatology in Latin America: A Review of the State of the Art
The application of dendrochronology for understanding climatic variations has been of great interest to climatologists, ecologists, geographers, archeologists, among other sciences, particularly in recent decades when more dendrochronological studies have been developed. We analyzed and identified t...
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| description | The application of dendrochronology for understanding climatic variations has been of great interest to climatologists, ecologists, geographers, archeologists, among other sciences, particularly in recent decades when more dendrochronological studies have been developed. We analyzed and identified the current state and recent advances in dendroclimatology in Latin America for the period 1990 to 2020. We carried out reviews in ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus databases with the keywords “dendrochronology”, “dendroclimatology”, “dendrochronology and climatic variability”, “dendroclimatology and climatic variability”, “dendrochronology and trend”, and “dendroclimatology and trend” for each Latin American country. Results show that dendroclimatological research in the last 11 years has increased and has been mainly developed in temperate climate zones (83%) and tropical or subtropical areas (17%), where conifer species have been the most used with over 59% of the studies. However, broadleaf species for dendrochronological studies have also increased in the last decade. Dendroclimatological research in Latin America has provided important advances in the study of climatic variability by defining the response functions of tree-rings to climate and developing climatic reconstructions. Our research identified areas where it is necessary to increase dendroclimatic studies (e.g., dry and tropical forests), in addition to applying new techniques such as isotope analysis, blue intensity, dendrochemistry, among other tree-ring applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-721f6245fefe4ab39b3e855cead9e4de2023-11-23T10:02:14ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-05-0113574810.3390/atmos13050748Dendroclimatology in Latin America: A Review of the State of the ArtOscar David Sánchez-Calderón0Teodoro Carlón-Allende1Manuel E. Mendoza2José Villanueva-Díaz3Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Colonia Ex-Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, Morelia C.P. 58190, Michoacán, MexicoCONACYT-Instituto de Geofísica, Unidad Michoacán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Colonia Ex-Hacienda de San José de La Huerta, Morelia C.P. 58190, Michoacán, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Colonia Ex-Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, Morelia C.P. 58190, Michoacán, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en la Relación Agua-Suelo-Planta-Atmosfera, Laboratorio de Dendrocronología Km 6.5 Margen Derecha del Canal de Sacramento, Gómez Palacio C.P. 35140, Durango, MexicoThe application of dendrochronology for understanding climatic variations has been of great interest to climatologists, ecologists, geographers, archeologists, among other sciences, particularly in recent decades when more dendrochronological studies have been developed. We analyzed and identified the current state and recent advances in dendroclimatology in Latin America for the period 1990 to 2020. We carried out reviews in ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus databases with the keywords “dendrochronology”, “dendroclimatology”, “dendrochronology and climatic variability”, “dendroclimatology and climatic variability”, “dendrochronology and trend”, and “dendroclimatology and trend” for each Latin American country. Results show that dendroclimatological research in the last 11 years has increased and has been mainly developed in temperate climate zones (83%) and tropical or subtropical areas (17%), where conifer species have been the most used with over 59% of the studies. However, broadleaf species for dendrochronological studies have also increased in the last decade. Dendroclimatological research in Latin America has provided important advances in the study of climatic variability by defining the response functions of tree-rings to climate and developing climatic reconstructions. Our research identified areas where it is necessary to increase dendroclimatic studies (e.g., dry and tropical forests), in addition to applying new techniques such as isotope analysis, blue intensity, dendrochemistry, among other tree-ring applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/5/748climatic trendsclimate variabilitydendroclimatologytree-ring analyses |
| spellingShingle | Oscar David Sánchez-Calderón Teodoro Carlón-Allende Manuel E. Mendoza José Villanueva-Díaz Dendroclimatology in Latin America: A Review of the State of the Art Atmosphere climatic trends climate variability dendroclimatology tree-ring analyses |
| title | Dendroclimatology in Latin America: A Review of the State of the Art |
| title_full | Dendroclimatology in Latin America: A Review of the State of the Art |
| title_fullStr | Dendroclimatology in Latin America: A Review of the State of the Art |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dendroclimatology in Latin America: A Review of the State of the Art |
| title_short | Dendroclimatology in Latin America: A Review of the State of the Art |
| title_sort | dendroclimatology in latin america a review of the state of the art |
| topic | climatic trends climate variability dendroclimatology tree-ring analyses |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/5/748 |
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