Dendrochronological Investigations in the Aegean and Neighboring Regions, 1977-1982

Kuniholm, Peter Ian; Striker, Cecil

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“…These are the first chronologies from Kosovo, but there are also some other built earlier in Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. In comparison, the longest nearby P. heldreichii chronologies span periods of 1392 years (617-2008) were found in Albania [14], 762 years (1243 to 2004) in Greece [31], 758 years (1250 to 2008) in Bulgaria [11], and 827 years (1148 to 1974) in Southern Italy [32].…”

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The Growth of Bosnian Pine (Pinus hedreichii Christ.) at Tree-Line Locations from Kosovo and its Response to Climate

Bojaxhi¹,

Toromani²

2016

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Background and purpose: Pinus heldreichii Christ. is a sub-endemic species occurring at tree-line locations in Kosovo and covering an area of 2500 ha. In high elevation sites radial growth is mainly controlled by low temperatures. The main purpose of this study was the analysis of radial growth of P. heldreichii and its response to local climate conditions. Materials and Methods: Research sites comprise of three high elevation stands of P. heldreichii with specific site conditions. Core samples were collected from 98 healthy dominant and co-dominant trees at breast height using increment borer. They were prepared and cross-dated using standard dendrochronological methods, while tree-ring widths were measured to the nearest 0.001 mm using the TSAP software. The ARSTAN program was used to standardize the tree-ring widths and to calculate dendrochronological statistical parameters. The growth-climate relationship was investigated using bootstrapped correlation function analysing the residual chronologies of each sampled site as a dependent variable and the climatic data from May of the (n-1) year up to the October of the n year for the common period 1951-2013 as an independent variable. Results: The length of Bosnian pine chronologies ranged from 175 to 541 years. All chronologies had high values of firstorder autocorrelation indicating that radial growth of P. heldreichii is affected by the climate conditions of the previous growing year. Koritnik chronology had the highest values of the mean sensitivity due to the influence of drought stress. This conclusion is also supported by the result of growth-climate relationship where radial growth is negatively correlated with June temperatures and positively associated with July and August precipitation. We found that radial growth of young trees from Koritnik site is limited by the combined effect of temperatures and summer drought stress. In high elevation sites, temperature is expected to control the growth of P. heldreichii, but this effect is becoming more restrictive with age. The positive correlation between radial growth and winter temperatures suggests that favorable thermal conditions during winter months influence snow melting or soil moisture availability and indirectly affect the radial growth of P. heldreichii at all three sampled sites. Conclusions: The first tree-ring width chronologies from Kosovo are an important step towards a denser tree ring network in the Balkan region. Growth-climate relationships indicated that for P.heldreichii growth does not depend only on one single dominant factor, but also on various combinations of precipitation and temperature resulting in different climatic sensitivity. Our results provide an important basis for additional tree-ring parameters such as maximum latewood density and stable isotope ratios to be processed, improving the level of knowledge about P. heldreichii's response versus site conditions.

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The Growth of Bosnian Pine (Pinus hedreichii Christ.) at Tree-Line Locations from Kosovo and its Response to Climate

Bojaxhi¹,

Toromani²

2016

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“…In the Byzantine Aegean, examples of historically-dated or inscriptionally-dated buildings with wooden elements that include the bark or an outermost growth ring have demonstrated that the maximum elapsed time between cutting the wood and using it was generally only one year (Kuniholm and Striker, 1987). At Yenikapı, where the vast majority of our samples are oak pilings for docks, there would have been no need to season the wood for any length of time before use.…”

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Dendroarchaeology of the mid-first millennium AD in Constantinople

Pearson

Griggs

Kuniholm

et al. 2012

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Such chronologies will contribute to a denser tree-ring network of Bosnian pine, providing a better understanding of the impact of climate on species growth along its geographic range. In comparison, the nearby P. heldreichii chronologies documented for the Balkan Peninsula and southern Italy, span periods of 1392 years (617 to 2008) in Albania [9], 762 years (1243 to 2004) in Greece [25], 758 years (1250 to 2008) in Bulgaria [6] and 827 years (1148 to 1974) in south Italy [26]. The comparison of our chronologies with others from neighbour countries showed a strong dependence on the distance between sampling sites.…”

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Spatial and Temporal Growth Variation of Pinus heldreichii Christ. Growing along a Latitudinal Gradient in Kosovo and Albania

Bojaxhi

Toromani

2017

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Dendrochronological Investigations in the Aegean and Neighboring Regions, 1977-1982

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Cited by 5 publications

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The Growth of Bosnian Pine (Pinus hedreichii Christ.) at Tree-Line Locations from Kosovo and its Response to Climate

The Growth of Bosnian Pine (Pinus hedreichii Christ.) at Tree-Line Locations from Kosovo and its Response to Climate

Dendroarchaeology of the mid-first millennium AD in Constantinople

Spatial and Temporal Growth Variation of Pinus heldreichii Christ. Growing along a Latitudinal Gradient in Kosovo and Albania

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