Potential of Thuja plicata and Chamaecyparis lawsoniana in the context of global climate change in the Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.17221/51/2025-JFS" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.17221/51/2025-JFS</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/51/2025-JFS" target="_blank" >10.17221/51/2025-JFS</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Potential of Thuja plicata and Chamaecyparis lawsoniana in the context of global climate change in the Czech Republic
Original language description
The introduction of non-native tree species is considered a potential adaptation strategy to global climate change (GCC) in the forestry sector. As some of the most widespread native species are undergoing stand disintegration due to both abiotic and biotic stressors, the search for alternative species becomes essential. These species can overwhelm native species with both production potential and adaptation to a changing climate. The research focused on climate-growth relationships of two introduced species of the Cupressaceae family, western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don) and Lawson's cypress [Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parl.], in comparison with the native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in the northeast part of the Czech Republic. The constructed tree ring chronologies were used as a basis for dendroclimatological analyses: basal area increment (BAI), linear growth trends, Pearson's correlations between climate variables and growth, resilience indices and others. Among the analysed species, Thuja plicata revealed the highest BAI and the most positive growth trend in the last 35 years, with values 2–3 times higher. The Chamaecyparis lawsoniana exhibited the highest negative correlation with mean summer temperatures. In general, Pinus sylvestris showed the highest correlations with precipitation. No clear pattern in resilience indices has been observed. Among the two introduced tree species examined, Thuja plicata emerges as a particularly promising candidate for future application in Central European conditions under ongoing GCC.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - 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
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Forest Science
ISSN
1212-4834
e-ISSN
1805-935X
Volume of the periodical
71
Issue of the periodical within the volume
9
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
426-440
UT code for WoS article
001585732900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105017973218