Climatic sensitivity of the top-performing provenances of Scots pine in Latvia
Abstract
Provenance experiments are established to assess growth of diverse population in novel environmental conditions. Productivity has been the main trait for quantification of sufficiency of the provenances under current conditions. Information on climate-growth relationships can provide deeper insight regarding growth potential, especially considering climatic change. In this study, sensitivity of tree-ring width of two top-performing provenances of Scots pine originating from Northern Germany rowing in two trials differing by continentality in Latvia was assessed. Tree-ring width of both provenances was affected by climatic factors, yet the sets of significant factors differed between stands and provenances. Under milder climate, both provenances were sensitive to temperature in December and temperature in July, suggesting effect of cold damage and water deficit. The less productive provenance (Rostock) was additionally sensitive to conditions in winter. The specific climate growth relationships suggested that the more productive provenance (Neubrandenburg) was able to benefit from longer vegetation season. Under harsher climate, both provenances showed similar growth patterns and were sensitive to conditions in spring and preceding summer, which affect nutrient reserves. The provenance-specific responses were less pronounced. The Rostock provenance was additionally sensitive to temperature in April, while the Neubrandenburg provenance benefited from warmer summers. Considering the observed climate-growth relationships, the Neubrandenburg provenance appeared more suitable for wider application.References
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Fritts, H.C. 2001. Tree-rings and climate. The Blackburn Press, Caldwell, 582 pp.
Grissino-Mayer, H.D. 2001. Evaluating crossdating accuracy: a manual and tutorial for the computer program COFECHA. Tree-Ring Research 57: 205–221.
Gunderson, C.A., Edwards, N.T., Walker, A.V., O’Hara, K.H., Campion, C.M. and Hanson, P.J. 2012. Forest phenology and a warmer climate–growing season extension in relation to climatic provenance. Global Change Biology 18: 2008–2025.
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Jansons, Ā. and Baumanis, I. 2005. Growth dynamics of Scots pine geographical provenances in Latvia. Baltic Forestry 11: 29–37.
Jansons, Ā., Matisons, R., Šēnhofa, S., Katrevičs, J. and Jansons, J. 2016. High-frequency variation of tree-ring width of some native and alien tree species in Latvia during the period 1965–2009. Dendrochronologia 40: 151–158.
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Lindner, M., Maroschek, M., et al. 2010. Climate change impacts, adaptive capacity, and vulnerability of European forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management 259: 698–709.
Martínez-Vilalta, J., Lopez, B.C., Loepfe, L. and Lloret, F. 2012. Stand- and tree-level determinants of the drought response of Scots pine radial growth. Oecologia 168: 877–888.
Menzel, A. and Fabian, P. 1999. Growing season extended in Europe. Nature 397: 659–659.
Oleksyn, J., Zytkowiak, R., Karolewski, P., Reich, P.B. and Tjoelker, M.G. 2000. Genetic and environmental control of seasonal carbohydrate dynamics in trees of diverse Pinus sylvestris populations. Tree Physiology 20: 837–847.
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Pearce, R.S. 2001. Plant freezing and damage. Annals of Botany 87: 417–424.
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Rehfeldt, G.E., Tchebakova, N.M., Parfenova, Y.I., Wykoff, W.R., Kuzmina, N.A. and Milyutin, L.I. 2002. Intraspecific responses to climate in Pinus sylvestris. Global Change Biology 8: 912–929.
Reich, P.B. and Oleksyn, J. 2008. Climate warming will reduce growth and survival of Scots pine except in the far north. Ecological Letters 11: 588–597.
Repo, T., Zhang, M.I.N., Ryyppö, A., Vapaavuori, E. and Sutinen, S. 1994. Effects of freeze-thaw injury on parameters of distributed electrical circuits of stems and needles of Scots pine seedlings at different stages of acclimation. Journal of Experimental Botany 45: 823–833.
Schreiber, S.G., Ding, C., Hamann, A., Hacke, U.G., Thomas, B.R. and Brouard, J.S. 2013. Frost hardiness vs. growth performance in trembling aspen: an experimental test of assisted migration. Journal of Applied Ecology 50: 939–949.
Taeger, S., Zang, C., Liesebach, M., Schneck, V., Menzel, A. 2013. Impact of climate and drought events on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) provenances. Forest Ecology and Management 307: 30-42.
Vicente-Serrano, S.M., Begueria, S. and Lopez-Moreno, J.I. 2010. A multiscalar drought index sensitive to global warming: the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index – SPEI. Journal of Climate 23: 1696–1718.
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Wilmking, M., Juday, G.P., Barber, V.A. and Zald, H.J. 2004. Recent climate warming forces contrasting growth responses of white spruce at treeline in Alaska through temperature thresholds. Global Change Biology 10: 1724–1736.
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2018-12-31
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Matisons, R., Adamovičs, A., Jansone, D., Bigača, Z., & Jansons, Āris. (2018). Climatic sensitivity of the top-performing provenances of Scots pine in Latvia. Baltic Forestry, 24(2), 228–233. Retrieved from https://balticforestryojs.lammc.lt/ojs/index.php/BF/article/view/208
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