Potential effects of climate change on the growth of lodgepole pine across diameter size classes and ecological regions

Chhin, Sophan; Hogg, Edward H.; Lieffers, Victor J.; Huang, Shongming

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2008.02.046

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“…In fact, growth and productivity of stems with different size, age, and sociological status fluctuated similarly. A consistent climatic response among cohorts of different ages or stems of various sizes was previously reported for Pinus contorta (Chhin et al, 2008) and Picea abies (Meyer and Bräker, 2001), in contrast with other studies of the same genera (Brakel and van den Visser, 1996;De Luis et al, 2009;Martín-Benito et al, 2008;Vieira et al, 2009). It is likely that coppices are characterized by a closer link between stems, for instance through root connections (anastomosis), making growth-climate relationships more homogeneous over a region.…”

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Climate change and oak growth decline: Dendroecology and stand productivity of a Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) old stored coppice in Central Italy

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Abstract• We combined stem volume increment analysis with dendroecological tools to address two unresolved issues concerning oak dieback in Mediterranean areas: early detection of changes in stand growth, and identification of mechanisms for observed growth declines.• We reconstructed productivity of a stored coppice formed by Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) to test if its growth decline was linked to climatic variability, while also accounting for age-related and sociological factors.

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Climate change and oak growth decline: Dendroecology and stand productivity of a Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) old stored coppice in Central Italy

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“…The eastern part of Canada is characterized by a humid climate and by less frequent, smaller fires of variable severity [37][38][39]. In contrast, the western part is subject to warmer and drier air masses [40] and is characterized by relatively large, more frequent and severe fires [41]. Hart and Chen [33] argued that there is an increase in precipitation, from about 300 to 500 mm per year in the western boreal forest to about 800-1000 mm in the eastern boreal forest, resulting in an increase in the average fire return interval from 75 years in the former to 150 years or more in the latter.…”

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Conifer Recruitment in Trembling Aspen (Populus Tremuloides Michx.) Stands along an East-West Gradient in the Boreal Mixedwoods of Canada

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Abstract:Ongoing climate change is likely to result in shifts in successional dynamics in boreal mixedwood stands. Using data from provincial forest inventory databases, we examined the occurrence and abundance of the regeneration of various coniferous species (white spruce, black spruce and balsam fir) along an east-west Canadian gradient in aspen-dominated stands. The interpretation of the results was based on environmental conditions, including climate, natural fire regime and human impacts. We found that conifer regeneration was present in aspen stands along the entire gradient, despite differences in climatic conditions and fire regimes between the west (warmer and drier, with large recurrent fires) and east (more humid with relatively long fire cycles). However, abundance and distribution varied from one conifer species to the next. The abundance of white spruce decreased towards the eastern end of the longitudinal gradient, while balsam fir and black spruce abundance decreased towards the west. Although abundance decreased, balsam fir and black spruce regeneration was still present in western Canada. This study shows that it is difficult to interpret the effects of climate change on conifer recruitment without accounting for the superimposed effects of human activities.

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“…In response to seasonal changes in climatic drivers of tree phenology, the annual growth cycle of temperate and boreal tree species in North America alternates between phases of summer growth and winter dormancy (Fritts 1976). Examination of the seasonal periodicity of climatic effects on radial stem growth processes through tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) provides insight into the seasonal timing of radial growth-climate relationships (Fritts 1976;Chhin et al 2008) and therefore can be used to quantify genetic adaption of tree provenances to environmental conditions (Chhin 2010;Pluess and Weber 2012;Chhin 2015).…”

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“…Selection of climatically adapted provenances for planting will help promote biologically and economically sustainable reforestation, afforestation, and gene conservation throughout the region. While genetic tree improvement studies have focused on optimizing selection of growth traits such as maximizing tree height (Joyce et al 2002;Lu et al 2003b), few studies have examined the effect of climatic sensitivity on these growth traits (Lu et al 2003a;Chhin 2008;Joyce and Rehfeldt 2013;Chhin 2015). Using growth-climate models and data collected from long-term white pine provenance tests, the specific objectives of this study were to use a dendroclimatological approach to: 1) Examine the degree of similarity in climatic sensitivity among the provenances planted at each of the 7 test sites.…”

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Dendroclimatic analysis of white pine (Pinus strobus L.) using long-term provenance test sites across eastern North America

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Background: The main objective of this study was to examine the climatic sensitivity of the radial growth response of 13 eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) provenances planted at seven test sites throughout the northern part of the species' native distribution in eastern North America. Methods: The test sites (i.e., Wabeno, Wisconsin, USA; Manistique, Michigan, USA; Pine River, Michigan, USA; Newaygo, Michigan, USA; Turkey Point, Ontario, Canada; Ganaraska, Ontario, Canada; and Orono, Maine, USA) examined in this study were part of a range-wide white pine provenance trial established in the early 1960s in the eastern United States and Canada. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to examine the main modes of variation [first (PC1) and second (PC2) principal component axes] in the standardized radial growth indices of the provenances at each test site. The year scores for PC1 and PC2 were examined in relation to an array of test site climate variables using multiple regression analysis to examine the commonality of growth response across all provenances to the climate of each test site. Provenance loadings on PC1 and PC2 were correlated with geographic parameters (i.e., latitude, longitude, elevation) and a suite of biophysical parameters associated with provenance origin location. Results: The amount of variation in radial growth explained by PC1 and PC2 ranged from 43.4% to 89.6%. Dendroclimatic models revealed that white pine radial growth responses to climate were complex and differed among sites. The key dendroclimatic relationships observed included sensitivity to high temperature in winter and summer, cold temperature in the spring and fall (i.e., beginning and end of the growing season), summer moisture stress, potential sensitivity to storminduced damage in spring and fall, and both positive and negative effects of higher winter snowfall. Separation of the loadings of provenances on principal component axes was mainly associated with temperature-related bioclimatic parameters of provenance origin at 5 of the 7 test sites close to the climate influence of the Great Lakes (i.e., Wabeno, Manistique, Pine River, Newaygo, and Turkey Point). In contrast, differences in radial growth response to climate at the Ganaraska test site, were driven more by precipitation-related bioclimatic parameters of the provenance origin location while radial growth at the easternmost Orono test site was independent of bioclimate at the provenance origin location. Conclusions: Study results suggest that genetic adaptation to temperature and precipitation regime may significantly influence radial growth performance of white pine populations selected for use in assisted migration programs to better adapt white pine to a future climate.

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Potential effects of climate change on the growth of lodgepole pine across diameter size classes and ecological regions

Cited by 78 publications

References 24 publications

Climate change and oak growth decline: Dendroecology and stand productivity of a Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) old stored coppice in Central Italy

Climate change and oak growth decline: Dendroecology and stand productivity of a Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) old stored coppice in Central Italy

Conifer Recruitment in Trembling Aspen (Populus Tremuloides Michx.) Stands along an East-West Gradient in the Boreal Mixedwoods of Canada

Dendroclimatic analysis of white pine (Pinus strobus L.) using long-term provenance test sites across eastern North America

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