Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the Carpathians
Information about climate–growth relationships is crucial for predicting the potential climatic impact on tree species, especially those growing on the edges of their distribution range, for instance, in high-elevation forests. This study aimed to determine changes in the relationships between tree-...
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| description | Information about climate–growth relationships is crucial for predicting the potential climatic impact on tree species, especially those growing on the edges of their distribution range, for instance, in high-elevation forests. This study aimed to determine changes in the relationships between tree-ring widths and daily climatic data in high-elevation forests in the Western Carpathians over time. Climate–growth relationships were calculated to obtain the TRWI (tree-ring-width index) chronology (based on 104 trees) and day-wise aggregated data for temperature (mean, minimum, and maximum) and sums of precipitation. The radial growth of stone pine was mostly determined by the mean temperature in the period between mid-June (21st) and the beginning of July (4th) for the critical 14-day window width (r = 0.44). The negative influence of precipitation on the radial growth occurred in summer (r = −0.35) and overlapped with the period of the positive influence of temperature. Dendroclimatic studies based on daily data may define the exact periods (expressed in calendar days) that influence the radial growth of trees much better than the commonly used monthly means. This is particularly important in analysing the growth of trees at high elevations, where the climatic factor strongly limits radial growth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89f7357e35f2461fa99e9a25f0de21fd2023-11-18T19:23:55ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072023-07-01147141110.3390/f14071411Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the CarpathiansKatarzyna Izworska0Tomasz Zielonka1Paweł Matulewski2Elżbieta Muter3Institute of Biology and Earth Sciences, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, PolandInstitute of Biology and Earth Sciences, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, PolandInstitute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, B. Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Forest Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Kraków, PolandInformation about climate–growth relationships is crucial for predicting the potential climatic impact on tree species, especially those growing on the edges of their distribution range, for instance, in high-elevation forests. This study aimed to determine changes in the relationships between tree-ring widths and daily climatic data in high-elevation forests in the Western Carpathians over time. Climate–growth relationships were calculated to obtain the TRWI (tree-ring-width index) chronology (based on 104 trees) and day-wise aggregated data for temperature (mean, minimum, and maximum) and sums of precipitation. The radial growth of stone pine was mostly determined by the mean temperature in the period between mid-June (21st) and the beginning of July (4th) for the critical 14-day window width (r = 0.44). The negative influence of precipitation on the radial growth occurred in summer (r = −0.35) and overlapped with the period of the positive influence of temperature. Dendroclimatic studies based on daily data may define the exact periods (expressed in calendar days) that influence the radial growth of trees much better than the commonly used monthly means. This is particularly important in analysing the growth of trees at high elevations, where the climatic factor strongly limits radial growth.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/7/1411climate changecliff forestdaily climatic datadendrochronology<i>Pinus cembra</i>tree rings |
| spellingShingle | Katarzyna Izworska Tomasz Zielonka Paweł Matulewski Elżbieta Muter Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the Carpathians Forests climate change cliff forest daily climatic data dendrochronology <i>Pinus cembra</i> tree rings |
| title | Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the Carpathians |
| title_full | Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the Carpathians |
| title_fullStr | Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the Carpathians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the Carpathians |
| title_short | Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the Carpathians |
| title_sort | daily climatic data better explain the radial growth of swiss stone pine i pinus cembra i l in high elevation cliffs in the carpathians |
| topic | climate change cliff forest daily climatic data dendrochronology <i>Pinus cembra</i> tree rings |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/7/1411 |
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