Growth and Assemblage Dynamics of Temperate Forest Tree Species Match Physiological Resilience to Changes in Atmospheric Chemistry
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00025798:_____/25:10169667 RIV/62156489:43410/25:43926870 RIV/00027073:_____/25:N0000027 RIV/00216224:14310/25:00140952
Result on the web
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.70147?msockid=334325ca732561fb1b2b307972d4605f" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.70147?msockid=334325ca732561fb1b2b307972d4605f</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70147" target="_blank" >10.1111/gcb.70147</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Growth and Assemblage Dynamics of Temperate Forest Tree Species Match Physiological Resilience to Changes in Atmospheric Chemistry
Original language description
Human-induced environmental changes are altering forest productivity and species composition, significantly impacting tree physiology, growth, water uptake, and nutrient acquisition. Investigating the intricate interplay between plant physiology and environmental shifts, we analyzed tree-ring isotopes (delta C-13, delta O-18, and delta N-15) to track long-term trends in intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE) and nitrogen availability for European beech, Norway spruce, and silver fir in a unique old-growth temperate mountain forest since 1501 ce. Our findings reveal that Norway spruce, a dominant species, exhibited iWUE saturation, exacerbated by acidic precipitation, resulting in growth declines during periods of high acidic air pollution and increased drought frequency. In contrast, deep-rooted, deciduous European beech demonstrated physiological resilience to acid deposition, benefiting from lower dry deposition of precipitation acidity and thriving under conditions of increased nitrogen deposition and elevated air temperatures, thereby sustaining stem growth regardless of potential climatic limitations. Silver fir showed the most dynamic response to acidic air pollution, with contemporary adaptations in leaf gas exchange allowing accelerated stem growth under cleaner air conditions. These different species responses underscore shifts in species competition, with European beech gaining dominance as Norway spruce and silver fir decline. Furthermore, the influence of ontogeny is evident, as tree-rings exhibited lower initial iWUE values and higher delta N-15, reflecting changes in nitrogen uptake dynamics and the ecological role of tree age. Our study integrates tree-growth dynamics with physiological and nutrient availability trends, revealing the pivotal role of atmospheric chemistry changes in shaping the competitive dynamics and long-term growth trajectories of dominant tree species in temperate forests.
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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
10619 - Biodiversity conservation
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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
Global Change Biology
ISSN
1354-1013
e-ISSN
1365-2486
Volume of the periodical
31
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
e70147
UT code for WoS article
001451789000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105001589967