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Contrasting effects of environmental change on the radial growth of co-occurring beech and fir trees across Europe
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SYSNO ASEP 0488999 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Contrasting effects of environmental change on the radial growth of co-occurring beech and fir trees across Europe Author(s) Bošela, M. (CZ)
Lukac, M. (GB)
Castagneri, D. (IT)
Sedmák, R. (SK)
Biber, P. (DE)
Carrer, M. (IT)
Konopka, B. (SK)
Nola, P. (IT)
Nagel, T. (DE)
Popa, I. (RO)
Roibu, C. C. (RO)
Svoboda, M. (CZ)
Trotsiuk, V. (CZ)
Büntgen, Ulf (UEK-B) RID, ORCID, SAINumber of authors 14 Source Title Science of the Total Environment. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0048-9697
Roč. 615, feb (2018), s. 1460-1469Number of pages 10 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords fagus-sylvatica l. ; abies-alba ; silver fir ; climate-change ; site productivity ; summer drought ; norway spruce ; bark beetle ; range core ; forests ; Dendroecology ; Climate change ; Growth sensitivity ; Mixed forests ; Plant-climate interactions ; Tree rings Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour OECD category Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7) R&D Projects LO1415 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Institutional support UEK-B - RVO:86652079 UT WOS 000414922600149 EID SCOPUS 85031802925 DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.092 Annotation Under predicted climate change, native silver fir (Abies alba) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) are the most likely replacement species for the Norway spruce (Picea abies) monocultures planted across large parts of continental Europe. Our current understanding of the adaptation potential of fir-beech mixed forests to climate change is limited because long-term responses of the two species to environmental changes have not yet been comprehensively quantified. We compiled and analysed tree-ring width (TRW) series from 2855 dominant, co-dominant, sub-dominant and suppressed fir and beech trees sampled in 17 managed and unmanaged mixed beech-fir forest sites across Continental Europe, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. Dendroecological techniques that combine various detrending methods were used to investigate variation in radial growth of co-occurring fir and beech trees. Coincidental with peak SO2 emissions, the growth of silver fir declined between 1950 and 1980 at most sites, whereas beech growth increased during this period. Correspondent to a significant warming trend from 1990-2010, average beech growth declined, but silver fir growth increased. Long-term growth patterns and growth-climate sensitivity of fir and beech trees did not significantly differ between managed and unmanaged forests. Multi-decadal changes in the growth rate of all vertical tree classes were similar. In contrast to previous indications of limited drought susceptibility of beech mixed stands, this study suggests that the mixture of tree species in forest stands does not necessarily prevent growth depressions induced by long-termenvironmental change. Our results further imply that forest management does not necessarily alter their sensitivity to environmental changes. (C) 2017 The Authors. Workplace Global Change Research Institute Contact Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268 Year of Publishing 2019
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