Linking critical thresholds for acidity to forest condition by using element contents in tree rings: consequences for the development of an integrated ecosystem assessment

Augustin, Sabine

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“…Chen et al (2010) investigated Ca/Mn and Ca/Mg ratios in the tree rings of Abies fabri in China, and reconstructed a historical change in soil pH (~4.65 to ~4.2) from 1950 to 2006. Therefore, tree-ring data for elements with little radial mobility can be used as a chronological index of soil acidification (Cutter and Guyette, 1993;Augustin, 2009). In this study, we measured Ca, Mn, Mg, Sr, Ba, and Pb concentrations in the tree rings of a Tateyama cedar at Bijodaira, Mt.…”

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Historical changes in soil acidification inferred from the dendrochemistry of a Tateyama cedar at Bijodaira, Mt. Tateyama, Japan

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Historical changes in soil acidification inferred from the dendrochemistry of a Tateyama cedar at Bijodaira, Mt. Tateyama, Japan

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“…Climate change, acts as a driving force on ecosystem processes with direct and indirect feedbacks (Bortoluzzi 2000). Further concurrent or counteracting factors, i.e., CO2 enrichment, ozone level, nitrogen fertilization, sulphates deposition, drive today the soil-tree-atmosphere relationships (Augustin 2009, Lorenz & Granke 2009, Lundin 2009, Requardt et al 2009, Schaub 2009, Serengil et al 2011 and the specific tree growth within each geographical area. As a feedback, changes in patterns of tree growth can have a huge impact on atmospheric and biogeochemical cycles, climate change, and biodiversity (McMahon et al 2010).…”

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Forest growth and climate change: evidences from the ICP-Forests intensive monitoring in Italy

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Amoriello²,

Fabbio³

et al. 2011

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A few concurrent and/or counteracting factors (increase of average air temperature, rainfall shortage, drought, CO2 enrichment, ozone, nitrogen fertilization, sulphate deposition) drive today the soil-tree-atmosphere relationships in the Mediterranean area. Radial stem growth measured within the ICP-Forests level II Italian network provides a sensitive response to these occurrences. Climate fluctuations and repeated anomalous seasons or extreme events are the major evidences of the change in progress. The 2003 heat wave is the main event occurred in this decade over large part of Europe. In Italy, it provoked a marked water deficit coupled to high air temperature, which resulted in a heavy water stress. The growth performance in different forest types was analyzed in this paper: growth rate in 2000-2004, compared with 1997-1999, showed reductions up to 50% on half of the plots examined. Most of them were: (i) in northern-central Italy within the southern continental border of the climatic deviation; (ii) at low elevation, which is more sensitive to high air temperature and drought; (iii) made up of deciduous broadleaved forests (beech and oaks), i.e., species showing growth effects also in the following year. Over the time-window 2005-2009, a significant growth decrease was vice-versa detected within the coniferous spruce forests located at medium-high elevation in the Alps. Repeated seasonal deviations in temperature and rainfall were recorded in the Alps in 2005-2009. Climate effects at local scale were examined in a site where two oak species with a different auto-ecology (sessile oak and Turkey oak) grow together. The on-going change produced heavy mortality and reduced the growth of the more demanding and less drought-tolerant sessile oak; in a few years Turkey oak became prevailing in the stand composition and structure

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“…Researchers also use dendrochemistry tools to track how acid rain affects soil chemical changes (Guyette, Cutter 1994;Berger et al 2004;Martin et al 2004;Augustin et al 2005;Gauthier et al 2007;Augustin 2009).…”

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Investigation and Evaluation of Copper and Zinc Concentration Tendencies in Pinus Sylvestris L. Tree-Rings / Vario Ir Cinko Koncentracijos Kaupimosi Tendencijos Pinus Sylvestris L. Metinėse Rievėse Tyrimai Ir Vertinimas / Исследование И Оценка Изменений Концентраций Меди И Цинкав Годовых Кольцах Pinus Sylvestris L.

Baltrėnas

Vaitkutė

2011

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

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Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape ManagementPublication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information:Abstract. Free trace metals are one of the most relevant environmental problems of today; consequently, it is becoming important to evaluate their spatial distribution and accumulation rates in the natural environment. For this analysis, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) was chosen as suitable for indication of environmental stress because of its simple wood structure and of well distinct tree-rings for evaluation of temporal trace metals concentration changes. For the primary study, we chose the most evenly forested territory -the south-eastern part of Lithuania. The study results revealed that the background Zn concentration in Scots pines is 7.2 mg·kg -1 and that of Cu amounts to 2.5 mg·kg -1 . The anomaly concentrations of both trace metals in Scots pine defined to be higher than 21.3 for Zn and 9.0 mg·kg -1 of d.w. for Cu. The Cu and Zn concentration in Scots pine stem distributed gradually with slightly increased values towards the bark. However, a lower concentration rate was noticed in the wood formed in 1930-1950, which agrees with the most extreme climatic period in Lithuania.

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Linking critical thresholds for acidity to forest condition by using element contents in tree rings: consequences for the development of an integrated ecosystem assessment

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

Historical changes in soil acidification inferred from the dendrochemistry of a Tateyama cedar at Bijodaira, Mt. Tateyama, Japan

Historical changes in soil acidification inferred from the dendrochemistry of a Tateyama cedar at Bijodaira, Mt. Tateyama, Japan

Forest growth and climate change: evidences from the ICP-Forests intensive monitoring in Italy

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