Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests
The velocity and impact of climate change on forest appear to be site, environment, and tree species-specific. The primary objective of this research is to assess the changes in productivity of five major temperate tree species ( Pinus densiflora , PD; Larix kaempferi , LK; Pinus koraiensis , PK; Qu...
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| author | Moonil Kim Bo-Young Ham Florian Kraxner Anatoly Shvidenko Dmitry Schepaschenko Andrey Krasovskii Taejin Park Woo-Kyun Lee |
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| description | The velocity and impact of climate change on forest appear to be site, environment, and tree species-specific. The primary objective of this research is to assess the changes in productivity of five major temperate tree species ( Pinus densiflora , PD; Larix kaempferi , LK; Pinus koraiensis , PK; Quercus variabilis , QV; and Quercus mongolica , QM) in South Korea using terrestrial inventory and satellite remote sensing data. The area covered by each tree species was further categorized into either lowland forest (LLF) or high mountain forest (HMF) and investigated. We used the repeated Korean national forest inventory (NFI) data to calculate a stand-level annual increment (SAI). We then compared the SAI, a ground-based productivity measure, to MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) net primary productivity as a measure of productivity based on satellite imagery. In addition, the growth index of each increment core, which eliminated the effect of tree age on radial growth, was derived as an indicator of the variation in primary productivity by tree species over the past four decades. Based on our result from NFI plots and increment core data sets, the productivity of PD, QV, and QM in LLF was relatively higher than those in HMF, while LK and PK in HMF were more productive than lowland ones. Our analysis of the increment core data revealed a contrasting pattern of long-term productivity changes between coniferous and oak tree species. While the productivity of oak tree species tended to increase after the 1990s, the productivity in coniferous forests tended to decrease. These differences across forest types and their altitudinal classes are also noticeable from the MODIS product. The results of our study can be used to develop climate-smart forest management strategies to ensure that the forests continue to be resilient and continue to provide a wide range of ecosystem services in the Eastern Asian region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa2a5c20002b4a418d5e466106d30f582023-08-09T15:04:16ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262020-01-0115303401210.1088/1748-9326/ab71a2Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forestsMoonil Kim0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-0791Bo-Young Ham1Florian Kraxner2Anatoly Shvidenko3Dmitry Schepaschenko4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7814-4990Andrey Krasovskii5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0940-9366Taejin Park6Woo-Kyun Lee7Environmental GIS/RS Center, Korea University , Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Ecosystem Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, AustriaEnvironmental GIS/RS Center, Korea University , Seoul 02841, Republic of KoreaEcosystem Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, AustriaEcosystem Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, AustriaEcosystem Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, AustriaEcosystem Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, AustriaNASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, United States of America; Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Moffett Field, CA 94035, United States of AmericaDepartment of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University , Seoul 02481, Republic of KoreaThe velocity and impact of climate change on forest appear to be site, environment, and tree species-specific. The primary objective of this research is to assess the changes in productivity of five major temperate tree species ( Pinus densiflora , PD; Larix kaempferi , LK; Pinus koraiensis , PK; Quercus variabilis , QV; and Quercus mongolica , QM) in South Korea using terrestrial inventory and satellite remote sensing data. The area covered by each tree species was further categorized into either lowland forest (LLF) or high mountain forest (HMF) and investigated. We used the repeated Korean national forest inventory (NFI) data to calculate a stand-level annual increment (SAI). We then compared the SAI, a ground-based productivity measure, to MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) net primary productivity as a measure of productivity based on satellite imagery. In addition, the growth index of each increment core, which eliminated the effect of tree age on radial growth, was derived as an indicator of the variation in primary productivity by tree species over the past four decades. Based on our result from NFI plots and increment core data sets, the productivity of PD, QV, and QM in LLF was relatively higher than those in HMF, while LK and PK in HMF were more productive than lowland ones. Our analysis of the increment core data revealed a contrasting pattern of long-term productivity changes between coniferous and oak tree species. While the productivity of oak tree species tended to increase after the 1990s, the productivity in coniferous forests tended to decrease. These differences across forest types and their altitudinal classes are also noticeable from the MODIS product. The results of our study can be used to develop climate-smart forest management strategies to ensure that the forests continue to be resilient and continue to provide a wide range of ecosystem services in the Eastern Asian region.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab71a2mountain forestslowland forestsnet primary productivityincrement corenational forest inventoryMODIS |
| spellingShingle | Moonil Kim Bo-Young Ham Florian Kraxner Anatoly Shvidenko Dmitry Schepaschenko Andrey Krasovskii Taejin Park Woo-Kyun Lee Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests Environmental Research Letters mountain forests lowland forests net primary productivity increment core national forest inventory MODIS |
| title | Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests |
| title_full | Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests |
| title_fullStr | Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests |
| title_short | Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests |
| title_sort | species and elevation dependent productivity changes in east asian temperate forests |
| topic | mountain forests lowland forests net primary productivity increment core national forest inventory MODIS |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab71a2 |
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