Climate effects on red alder growth in the Pacific Northwest of North America

Cortini, Francesco; Comeau, Philip G.; Wang, T.; Hibbs, David E.; Bluhm, Andrew A.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.04.024

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“…The negative effect of PDSI_AN and PDSI_JJA on tree height growth for 4 and 3 species, respectively, and populations appears to have two major causes. First, soil water surplus could decreased root activity due to asphyxia and photosynthetic activity and thus reduced growth (Deal 2006;Pallardy and Kozlowski 2008;Cortini et al 2012). Second, the cooler summer temperatures and snowpack accumulation in mountainous areas can negatively affect tree height growth.…”

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Historical Tree Species Height Growth Pattern Associated With Climate Change in Western North America

Messaoud

Reid

Tchebakova

et al. 2020

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BackgroundThe climate variables effect on tree growth in boreal and temperate forests has received increased interest in the global context of climate change. However, most studies are geographically limited and involved few tree species. Here, sixteen tree species across western North America were used to investigate tree response to climate change at the species range scale. MethodsForest inventory data from 36,944 stands established between 1600 and 1968 throughout western Canada and USA were summarized. Height growth (total height at breast-height age of 50 years) of healthy dominant and co-dominant trees were related to annual and summer temperatures, annual and summer Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI, and tree establishment date (ED). Climate-induced height growth patterns were then tested to determine links to spatial environment (soil conditions and geographic locations), species range (coastal, interior, and both ranges) and species traits (shade tolerance and leaf form), using linear mixed model for the global height growth and general linear model to test the height growth patterns for each species. ResultsIncrease of temperatures and PDSI had a positive effect on height growth for most of the study species, whereas Alaska yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, (D. Don) Spach) height growth declined with ED. All explaining variables and the interactions explained 59% of the total height growth variance. Although tree height growth response was species-specific, increased height growth during the 20th century was more pronounced for coastal ranged species, high shade tolerant species, and broadleaf species. Furthermore, height growth increase occurred mostly on rich soil, at the northernmost species range, and, unexpectedly, at lower elevations. A decline in height growth for some species further north and especially higher in elevation possibly related to increased cloudiness and precipitation. However, drought conditions remain in interior areas despite moving northward and upward that decrease height growth. ConclusionThese results highlight the general trend (species characteristics and range) and the species-specific height patterns, indicating the spatio-temporal complexity of the growth response to recent global climate change.

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Historical Tree Species Height Growth Pattern Associated With Climate Change in Western North America

Messaoud

Reid

Tchebakova

et al. 2020

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“…The negative effect of PDSI_AN and PDSI_JJA on tree height growth for four and three species and subspecies, respectively, appears to have two major causes. First, soil water surplus may decrease root activity due to asphyxia and photosynthetic activity; this would reduce growth [14,70,71]. Second, cooler summer temperatures and snowpack accumulation in mountainous areas can negatively affect tree height growth.…”

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The Historical Complexity of Tree Height Growth Dynamic Associated with Climate Change in Western North America

Messaoud

Goldman

2022

Forests

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The effect of climate on tree growth has received increased interest in the context of climate change. However, most studies have been limited geographically and with respect to species. Here, sixteen tree species of western North America were used to investigate the response of trees to climate change. Forest inventory data from 36,944 stands established between 1600 and 1968 throughout western North America were summarized. The height growth (top height at a breast-height age of 50 years) of healthy dominant and co-dominant trees was related to annual and summer temperatures, the annual and summer Palmer Drought Severity Indexes (PDSIs), and the tree establishment date (ED). Climate-induced height growth patterns were then tested to determine links to the spatial environment (geographic locations and soil properties), the species’ range (coastal, interior, or both), and traits (shade tolerance and leaf form). Analysis was performed using a linear mixed model (total species) and a general linear model (species scale). Climate change was globally beneficial, except for Alaska yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach), and growth patterns were magnified for coastal-ranged, high-shade-tolerant, and broadleaf species, and mostly at the northernmost extents of these species’ ranges. Nevertheless, growth patterns were more complex with respect to soil properties. A growth decline for some species was observed at higher latitudes and elevations and was possibly related to increased cloudiness, precipitation, or drought (in interior areas). These results highlight the spatio-temporal complexity of the growth response to recent global climate change.

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“…Disturbance events may also greatly alter N availability and loss via vegetation change. For example, the widespread symbiotic nitrogen-fixing tree red alder ( Alnus rubra ) is favored by both fire (Long and Whitlock 2002 ) and projected climate change (Cortini et al 2012 ), with the potential to greatly increase watershed N export (Compton et al 2003 ). Overall, the relationship between these anticipated changes in aboveground productivity and community composition and materials export is not well constrained and it remains unknown how it may vary across the region (figure 5 ).…”

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Climate-Mediated Changes to Linked Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems across the Northeast Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest Margin

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Coastal margins are important areas of materials flux that link terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Consequently, climate-mediated changes to coastal terrestrial ecosystems and hydrologic regimes have high potential to influence nearshore ocean chemistry and food web dynamics. Research from tightly coupled, high-flux coastal ecosystems can advance understanding of terrestrial–marine links and climate sensitivities more generally. In the present article, we use the northeast Pacific coastal temperate rainforest as a model system to evaluate such links. We focus on key above- and belowground production and hydrological transport processes that control the land-to-ocean flow of materials and their influence on nearshore marine ecosystems. We evaluate how these connections may be altered by global climate change and we identify knowledge gaps in our understanding of the source, transport, and fate of terrestrial materials along this coastal margin. Finally, we propose five priority research themes in this region that are relevant for understanding coastal ecosystem links more broadly.

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Climate effects on red alder growth in the Pacific Northwest of North America

Cited by 10 publications

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Historical Tree Species Height Growth Pattern Associated With Climate Change in Western North America

Historical Tree Species Height Growth Pattern Associated With Climate Change in Western North America

The Historical Complexity of Tree Height Growth Dynamic Associated with Climate Change in Western North America

Climate-Mediated Changes to Linked Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems across the Northeast Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest Margin

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