Effects of heat, elevated vapor pressure deficits and growing season length on growth trends of European beech DOI Creative Commons
Christoph Leuschner, Banzragch Bat‐Enerel

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: Dec. 9, 2024

In recent decades, continued growth decline has been observed in various beech forest regions of Central and Western Europe, especially the warmer lowlands, which is not necessarily linked to increased mortality. While earlier dendrochronological studies have shown that a deteriorating climatic water balance course climate warming can drive negative trends, less known about effects extremes on tree growth, notably heat rising atmospheric vapor pressure deficits (VPD). Through climate-growth analysis, we analyzed influence summer duration (frequency hot days with T max > 30°C) elevated VPD basal area increment (BAI) dominant trees 30 stands across precipitation gradient northern German lowlands. Summer (especially June) are reducing BAI similar manner as does deteriorated balance. growing season length (GSL), derived from thermal thresholds activity, substantially since 1980, declined majority stands, demonstrating decoupling productivity GSL. We conclude most likely important drivers this region, while lost its indicative value productivity.

Language: Английский

Drought resistance and drought adaptation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) – a review DOI Creative Commons
Christoph Leuschner, Frederick C. Meinzer

Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 65, P. 125829 - 125829

Published: Oct. 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Response of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur L.) to Adverse Environmental Conditions in Genetic and Dendrochronological Studies DOI Creative Commons
Konstantin V. Krutovsky, Анна Попова, Igor Yakovlev

et al.

Plants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 109 - 109

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) is widely distributed across Europe and serves critical ecological, economic, recreational functions. Investigating its responses to stressors such as drought, extreme temperatures, pests, pathogens provides valuable insights into capacity adapt climate change. Genetic dendrochronological studies offer complementary perspectives on this adaptability. Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) reveals how Q. has historically responded environmental stressors, linking growth patterns specific conditions drought or temperature extremes. By examining tree-ring width, density, dynamics, researchers can identify periods of suppression enhancement predict forest future climatic events. further complement by uncovering adaptive genetic diversity inheritance patterns. Identifying markers associated with stress tolerance enables managers prioritize the conservation populations higher potential. These guide reforestation efforts support development climate-resilient populations. integrating data, gain a holistic understanding robur’s mechanisms resilience. This knowledge vital for management sustainable planning in face challenges, ultimately helping ensure long-term viability their ecosystems. The topics covered review are very broad. We tried include most relevant, important, significant studies, but focused mainly relatively recent Eastern European because they species’ area. However, although more than 270 published works have been cited review, we have, course, missed some studies. apologize advance authors those relevant that not cited.

Language: Английский

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The Potential of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in the Hemiboreal Baltic Region: A Review DOI Open Access
Kaspars Liepiņš,

Alise Bleive

Forests, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1), P. 109 - 109

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

As European forests face increasing threats from climate change and disturbances, diversifying tree species can be a crucial strategy to safeguard their ecological functions mitigation potential. beech is valuable with wide distribution across Central Western Europe. While the current natural of does not extend Baltic states, models indicate potential northward range expansion. This suggests possibility introducing as proactive measure enhance future resilience local variability. Beech’s ability adapt changing conditions, coupled its biodiversity provide high-quality timber, makes it an attractive option for forest managers. However, successful establishment growth in region will depend on various factors, including competition native species, soil microclimate. Beech stands southwestern Lithuania Latvia, originating diverse populations, demonstrate good adaptation. Despite fragmentation, they serve sources assisted migration may support regeneration ensure species’ long-term viability region. To fully assess benefits risks introduction, further research needed understand interactions response specific site conditions. By carefully considering these managers develop effective strategies promote beech’s growth, ultimately contributing sustainability change.

Language: Английский

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Scaling dendroecological studies on oaks combining different sampling schemes along a regional climatic gradient DOI Creative Commons
Balázs Garamszegi, Michael Grabner, Sonja Vospernik

et al.

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 368, P. 110554 - 110554

Published: April 13, 2025

Language: Английский

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Rapid escalation and release of risks to forest ecosystems triggered by warming: Insights from tree growth synchrony in temperate forests DOI Creative Commons
Liangjun Zhu,

Danyang Yuan,

J. Julio Camarero

et al.

Forest Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100336 - 100336

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Effects of heat, elevated vapor pressure deficits and growing season length on growth trends of European beech DOI Creative Commons
Christoph Leuschner, Banzragch Bat‐Enerel

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: Dec. 9, 2024

In recent decades, continued growth decline has been observed in various beech forest regions of Central and Western Europe, especially the warmer lowlands, which is not necessarily linked to increased mortality. While earlier dendrochronological studies have shown that a deteriorating climatic water balance course climate warming can drive negative trends, less known about effects extremes on tree growth, notably heat rising atmospheric vapor pressure deficits (VPD). Through climate-growth analysis, we analyzed influence summer duration (frequency hot days with T max > 30°C) elevated VPD basal area increment (BAI) dominant trees 30 stands across precipitation gradient northern German lowlands. Summer (especially June) are reducing BAI similar manner as does deteriorated balance. growing season length (GSL), derived from thermal thresholds activity, substantially since 1980, declined majority stands, demonstrating decoupling productivity GSL. We conclude most likely important drivers this region, while lost its indicative value productivity.

Language: Английский

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0