Temporal changes in the climate sensitivity of Norway spruce and European beech along an elevation gradient in Central Europe

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Alternative codes found

RIV/86652079:_____/17:00480393

Result on the web

<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.02.028" target="_blank" >http://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.02.028</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.02.028" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.02.028</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Temporal changes in the climate sensitivity of Norway spruce and European beech along an elevation gradient in Central Europe

Original language description

Norway spruce has experienced unprecedented forest declines in recent decades, leading to extensive salvage logging. Currently, because of the conversion of conifer forests into more natural mixed forests in Central Europe, spruce has begun to be replaced, mainly by European beech. The frequently discussed changing climate has a crucial effect on the vitality of both species. To improve our understanding of spruce and beech responses to climate change, including more frequent temperature and drought extremes, we investigated the impact of temporal climate variability on the growth of these species along an elevation gradient. In total, 79 spruce and 90 beech trees were used to build species-specific tree-ring width chronologies representing the altitudinal range in which both species grow (450, 650, 800, and 950 m asl) under the conditions of the Czech Republic. The climate-growth relationship indicates strong dependence of spruce and beech tree-ring growth on spring temperature (Mar-May) at all sites and summer (Jun-Aug) water availability at lower altitudes. Significant temporal shifts in the climate-growth relationships of both species indicate an increasing negative effect of summer temperature and positive effect of water availability in summer. The increasing drought and temperature sensitivity of both species suggest a significant impact of the predicted climate change on such forest ecosystems. Discussion emphasizes the current importance of adaptive forest management strategies.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

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

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40102 - Forestry

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

ISSN

0168-1923

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

239

Issue of the periodical within the volume

28 May

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

24-33

UT code for WoS article

000401884800003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85014500852