Seasonality matters-The effects of past and projected seasonal climate change on the growth of native and exotic conifer species in Central Europe

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F18%3A00111645" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/18:00111645 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1125786517301066" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1125786517301066</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2018.01.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.dendro.2018.01.001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Seasonality matters-The effects of past and projected seasonal climate change on the growth of native and exotic conifer species in Central Europe

Original language description

Norway spruce is one of the economically most important tree species in Central European forestry. However, its high susceptibility to droughts poses a strong challenge to its cultivation under future conditions with likely more frequent and prolonged droughts and shifts in the seasonal climate. To compensate for expected losses of forest areas suitable for the cultivation of spruce, more drought-tolerant species are required. Silver fir and Douglas fir are two potential candidates, which promise lower drought susceptibility and equal or even higher yield when compared to Norway spruce. Using the Black Forest as a regional case study, we assessed the effects of seasonal climate change, including drought stress, on tree-ring width formation of these three economically relevant conifer species over the last 60 years. In addition, we projected potential species-specific growth changes under different climate change scenarios until 2100. Our results suggest that both silver fir and Douglas fir will possibly experience growth increases in a warmer future climate, as predicted under the 4.5 and 8.5 Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) climate change scenarios, whereas growth of spruce is expected to decline. Moreover, drought susceptibility in silver fir and Douglas fir is lower than in spruce, as shown for past drought events, and their ability to benefit from milder winters and springs could play a major role in their capacity to compensate for drier summers in the near to midterm future. This study highlights the need to advance our understanding of the processes that drive drought resistance and resilience in tree species to guide management strategies in the face of climate change.

Czech name

—

Czech description

—

Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

—

OECD FORD branch

10508 - Physical geography

Project

—

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

ISSN

1125-7865

e-ISSN

1612-0051

Volume of the periodical

48

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1-9

UT code for WoS article

000428050000002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85041467356