Influence of Soil Moisture vs. Climatic Factors in Pinus Halepensis Growth Variability in Spain: A Study with Remote Sensing and Modeled Data
The influence of soil water content on Aleppo pine growth variability is analyzed against climatic variables, using satellite and modeled soil moisture databases. The study was made with a dendrochronological series of 22 forest sites in Spain with different environmental conditions. From the result...
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| description | The influence of soil water content on Aleppo pine growth variability is analyzed against climatic variables, using satellite and modeled soil moisture databases. The study was made with a dendrochronological series of 22 forest sites in Spain with different environmental conditions. From the results of the correlation analysis, at both daily and monthly scales, it was observed that soil moisture was the variable that correlated the most with tree growth and the one that better identified the critical periods for this growth. The maximum correlation coefficients obtained with the rest of the variables were less than half of that obtained for soil moisture. Multiple linear regression analysis with all combinations of variables indicated that soil moisture was the most important variable, showing the lowest <i>p</i>-values in all cases. While identifying the role of soil moisture, it was noted that there was appreciable variability between the sites, and that this variability is mainly modulated by water availability, rather than thermal conditions. These results can contribute to new insights into the ecohydrological dynamics of Aleppo pine and a methodological approach to the study of many other species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2384197681c4dd29f6478e72eb33d942023-12-11T17:34:13ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922021-02-0113475710.3390/rs13040757Influence of Soil Moisture vs. Climatic Factors in Pinus Halepensis Growth Variability in Spain: A Study with Remote Sensing and Modeled DataÁngel González-Zamora0Laura Almendra-Martín1Martín de Luis2José Martínez-Fernández3Instituto Hispano Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias—CIALE, University of Salamanca, 37185 Villamayor, SpainInstituto Hispano Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias—CIALE, University of Salamanca, 37185 Villamayor, SpainDepartment of Geography and Spatial Planning—IUCA, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainInstituto Hispano Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias—CIALE, University of Salamanca, 37185 Villamayor, SpainThe influence of soil water content on Aleppo pine growth variability is analyzed against climatic variables, using satellite and modeled soil moisture databases. The study was made with a dendrochronological series of 22 forest sites in Spain with different environmental conditions. From the results of the correlation analysis, at both daily and monthly scales, it was observed that soil moisture was the variable that correlated the most with tree growth and the one that better identified the critical periods for this growth. The maximum correlation coefficients obtained with the rest of the variables were less than half of that obtained for soil moisture. Multiple linear regression analysis with all combinations of variables indicated that soil moisture was the most important variable, showing the lowest <i>p</i>-values in all cases. While identifying the role of soil moisture, it was noted that there was appreciable variability between the sites, and that this variability is mainly modulated by water availability, rather than thermal conditions. These results can contribute to new insights into the ecohydrological dynamics of Aleppo pine and a methodological approach to the study of many other species.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/4/757tree growthAleppo pinesoil moistureclimatic factors |
| spellingShingle | Ángel González-Zamora Laura Almendra-Martín Martín de Luis José Martínez-Fernández Influence of Soil Moisture vs. Climatic Factors in Pinus Halepensis Growth Variability in Spain: A Study with Remote Sensing and Modeled Data Remote Sensing tree growth Aleppo pine soil moisture climatic factors |
| title | Influence of Soil Moisture vs. Climatic Factors in Pinus Halepensis Growth Variability in Spain: A Study with Remote Sensing and Modeled Data |
| title_full | Influence of Soil Moisture vs. Climatic Factors in Pinus Halepensis Growth Variability in Spain: A Study with Remote Sensing and Modeled Data |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Soil Moisture vs. Climatic Factors in Pinus Halepensis Growth Variability in Spain: A Study with Remote Sensing and Modeled Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Soil Moisture vs. Climatic Factors in Pinus Halepensis Growth Variability in Spain: A Study with Remote Sensing and Modeled Data |
| title_short | Influence of Soil Moisture vs. Climatic Factors in Pinus Halepensis Growth Variability in Spain: A Study with Remote Sensing and Modeled Data |
| title_sort | influence of soil moisture vs climatic factors in pinus halepensis growth variability in spain a study with remote sensing and modeled data |
| topic | tree growth Aleppo pine soil moisture climatic factors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/4/757 |
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