Disentangling the effects of disturbances, climate and tree age on xylem hydraulic conductivity of Betula pendula

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy209" target="_blank" >10.1093/aob/mcy209</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Disentangling the effects of disturbances, climate and tree age on xylem hydraulic conductivity of Betula pendula

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Background and Aims: Increasing frequency of disturbances in temperate forests is responsible for increasing numbers of trees with mechanically damaged cambial zones. Adjustment of wood anatomical structure to balance between safe and efficient water conductivity is one mechanism trees employ to cope with mechanical damage. The relative role of disturbances in addition to tree age and climate in shaping xylem conduits and affecting xylem hydraulic conductivity remains unknown. Methods: We performed an experiment with five different mechanical treatments simulating natural disturbances of juvenile Betula pendula trees (stem scarring, tilting, decapitation, root exposure and stem-base burial). After three years, trees were cut down, conduit size and density were measured, and specific hydraulic conductivity of each tree ring was calculated. Between-tree and between-year variability in xylem conductivity was decomposed into effects of tree age, climate and disturbances using linear mixed-effects models. Key Results: Xylem specific hydraulic conductivity dropped significantly after treatment in decapitated, tilted and scarred trees. In the last treatment, wood anatomical adjustment was restricted to the area next to the callus tissue zone; in contrast, specific hydraulic conductivity declined over the entire stem circumference after tilting or decapitation. The response of trees with buried stems and exposed roots was generally weak. The overall effect of disturbances on inter-annual variability of wood anatomical structure was greater than the contribution of tree age and climate. Conclusions: Our results indicate that disturbances are important drivers of xylem hydraulic conductivity. Expected increase in frequency and intensity of disturbances may alter theoretical capacity of forest stands to water conductance with feedback to climate.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Disentangling the effects of disturbances, climate and tree age on xylem hydraulic conductivity of Betula pendula

Popis výsledku anglicky

Background and Aims: Increasing frequency of disturbances in temperate forests is responsible for increasing numbers of trees with mechanically damaged cambial zones. Adjustment of wood anatomical structure to balance between safe and efficient water conductivity is one mechanism trees employ to cope with mechanical damage. The relative role of disturbances in addition to tree age and climate in shaping xylem conduits and affecting xylem hydraulic conductivity remains unknown. Methods: We performed an experiment with five different mechanical treatments simulating natural disturbances of juvenile Betula pendula trees (stem scarring, tilting, decapitation, root exposure and stem-base burial). After three years, trees were cut down, conduit size and density were measured, and specific hydraulic conductivity of each tree ring was calculated. Between-tree and between-year variability in xylem conductivity was decomposed into effects of tree age, climate and disturbances using linear mixed-effects models. Key Results: Xylem specific hydraulic conductivity dropped significantly after treatment in decapitated, tilted and scarred trees. In the last treatment, wood anatomical adjustment was restricted to the area next to the callus tissue zone; in contrast, specific hydraulic conductivity declined over the entire stem circumference after tilting or decapitation. The response of trees with buried stems and exposed roots was generally weak. The overall effect of disturbances on inter-annual variability of wood anatomical structure was greater than the contribution of tree age and climate. Conclusions: Our results indicate that disturbances are important drivers of xylem hydraulic conductivity. Expected increase in frequency and intensity of disturbances may alter theoretical capacity of forest stands to water conductance with feedback to climate.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Annals of Botany

ISSN

0305-7364

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

Neuveden

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

123

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

783-792

Kód UT WoS článku

000483016800005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85066399592