Above- and below-ground phenology of four tree species in mixed forests and monospecific stands
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70196" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70196</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70196" target="_blank" >10.1111/1365-2435.70196</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Above- and below-ground phenology of four tree species in mixed forests and monospecific stands
Original language description
The phenology of tree root growth is poorly understood especially for mixed forests. To attempt to fill this knowledge gap, we selected four co-occurring broadleaf trees species of the European forests (Quercus robur, Carpinus betulus, Tilia cordata and Acer platanoides). For these species growing in monocultures and mixtures, we monitored root growth, crown development and soil temperature over 2 years. Our investigation revealed three key findings: (1) Root phenology showed species-specific patterns in monocultures and mixtures, with mixed stands showing patterns which reflected the dominate species. Acer and Carpinus showed earlier growth peak than species Quercus and Tilia. Carpinus and Quercus maintained winter root growth at temperatures as low as 4.2oC, whereas Acer initiated growth in spring at higher temperatures (8.7-8.9oC). (2) Above-ground and below-ground phenological events showed clear asynchrony which was significantly amplified in mixed stands compared to monocultures, with the interval between full leaf expansion and peak root production being longer in mixtures (approximately 5 weeks) than in monocultures (2-3 weeks). Root growth initiation consistently preceded leaf emergence in both monocultures and mixtures, but peak production occurred after full crown development. (3) Species mixing seasonally modified the temperature-growth relationship, with positive correlations observed in winter and negative correlations in summer. Our findings demonstrate that the patterns of root growth modified in mixtures which cannot be predicted from the monocultures. These results highlight the importance of considering below-ground dynamics and species interactions when predicting forest ecosystem responses to climate change.
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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
O - Projekt operacniho programu
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
Functional Ecology
ISSN
0269-8463
e-ISSN
1365-2435
Volume of the periodical
39
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
3751-3765
UT code for WoS article
001594404700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105019073664