Comparative analysis of wood anatomy of European larch, Norway spruce, and European beech in mixed and monoculture stands under contrasting climatic conditions
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/62156489:43410/25:43926785 RIV/00020702:_____/25:N0000050
Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126364" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126364</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Comparative analysis of wood anatomy of European larch, Norway spruce, and European beech in mixed and monoculture stands under contrasting climatic conditions
Original language description
We present a tree-ring and wood-anatomical study of less widespread European larch (L. decidua) growing in mixed a monoculture stands with the economically important Norway spruce (P. abies) and European beech (F. sylvatica) under identical meteorological conditions in the Czech highlands. Tree responses to drought were ssessed by comparing two contrasting periods: Control period (2009–2010) and a Dry period (2017–2018). We analysed tree-ring widths (TRW), early- and latewood widths (EWW/LWW), lumen area (LA), cell wall thickness (CWT), cell density (CD), relative conducting area (RCTA), hydraulically weighted mean cell diameter (D the potential hydraulic conductivity (K p h ), and ). A significant reduction in radial growth (51.8 %) was observed during nthe Dry period, with spruce and beech showing the greatest decline in monocultures, while larch exhibited mostly non-significant changes. Although TRW did not differ significantly between mixtures and monocultures within species, notable variations emerged at the wood-anatomical level. Tree species generally showed reduced anatomical variability and more stable water conductivity mostly in mixed stands under dry conditions. However, drought impacts were more pronounced in larger trees and denser stands, suggesting that forest structure can amplify vulnerability to water stress. Species-specific drought responses were distinct: larch showed no anatomical changes, spruce exhibited the greatest reduction in latewood lumen area and cell wall thickness, and nbeech reduced lumen area while increasing cell density, enhancing water transport efficiency under prolonged drought.
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
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
Dendrochronologia
ISSN
1125-7865
e-ISSN
1612-0051
Volume of the periodical
92
Issue of the periodical within the volume
AUG
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
126364
UT code for WoS article
001516319700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105007098443