Relationships between hydraulic traits and habitat preference 
for six <i>Acer</i> species occurring in the French Alps

Tissier, Jérôme; Lambs, Luc; Peltier, J. P.; Marigo, G.

doi:10.1051/forest:2003087

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“…There is still a lack of studies on the growth performance and drought sensitivity of minor Central European broadleaf tree species such Acer, Tilia, Carpinus and Sorbus species (Pyttel et al 2013, Gillner et al 2014. However, our results are in accordance with further dendroecological (Cedro & Cedro 2015, Klemmt et al 2015, Zimmermann et al 2015, Cedro 2016, as well as physiological studies (Tissier et al 2004, Nardini et al 2012, Kunz et al 2016 assessing the drought tolerance of minor tree species. Figure 2 shows that many of the more drought-tolerant species already play a dominant role in the broadleaf stands of the Franconian Plateau according to the NFI, especially Q. petraea and C. betulus.…”

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Assessing future suitability of tree species under climate change by multiple methods: a case study in southern Germany

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Ch., Sutcliffe L., Leuschner Ch., 2017. Assessing future suitability of tree species under climate change by multiple methods: a case study in southern Germany. Ann. For. Res. 60(1): 101-126. Abstract.We compared results derived using three different approaches to assess the suitability of common tree species on the Franconian Plateau in southern Germany under projected warmer and drier climate conditions in the period 2061-2080. The study area is currently a relatively warm and dry region of Germany. We calculated species distribution models (SDMs) using information on species' climate envelopes to predict regional species spectra under 63 different climate change scenarios. We complemented this with fine-scale ecological niche analysis using data from 51 vegetation surveys in seven forest reserves in the study area, and tree-ring analysis (TRA) from local populations of five tree species to quantify their sensitivity to climatic extreme years. The SDMs showed that predicted future climate change in the region remains within the climate envelope of certain species (e.g. Quercus petraea), whilst for e.g. Fagus sylvatica, future climate conditions in one third of the scenarios are too warm and dry. This was confirmed by the TRA: sensitivity to drought periods is lower for Q. petraea than for F. sylvatica. The niche analysis shows that the local ecological niches of Quercus robur and Fraxinus excelsior are mainly characterized by soils providing favorable water supply than by climate, and Pinus sylvestris (planted) is strongly influenced by light availability. The best adapted species for a warmer and potentially drier climate in the study region are Acer campestre, Sorbus torminalis, S. aria, Ulmus minor, and Tilia platyphyllos, which should therefore play a more prominent role in future climate-resilient mixed forest ecosystems.

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“…This hydraulic behaviour can be related to that of F. excelsior, a species that frequently occurs with poplar trees. Ash trees have a broad ecological amplitude [16,17,23,24], the same for maple trees [31], particularly because they can acclimatize to limited water availability by increasing their resistance to cavitation [14]. As demonstrated in this study, poplar species did not have this adaptation potential of hydraulic architecture.…”

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Survival and acclimatation ofPopulus nigrato drier conditions after damming of an alpine river, southeast France

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-Poplars occur in riparian areas where the water table depth generally varies with the elevation of the adjacent river. Changes in stream flow caused by diversion projects can affect the riparian community; this may lower the water table below the rooting zone of some tree species and cause then to suffer from a water shortage. Obligate riparian trees require access to a permanent water supply and are usually intolerant to low water potentials, being poorly adapted to water stress. In this paper, the survival of black poplars (Populus nigra) downstream of a dam constructed in the 1960s on the Drac river at the foot of the French Alps is reported. The growth, water consumption, and water status of some of these trees are compared with those of other poplars located downstream and growing under wetter conditions. Although water consumption and development were quite different for both, their method of water regulation seemed to be quite similar.Populus nigra / dendrochronological studies / sap flow / drought tolerance Résumé -Survie et adaptation de Populus nigra à des conditions plus sèches suite à la construction d'un barrage sur une rivière des Alpes dans le sud-est de la France. Les peupliers poussent le long des rivières où la profondeur de la nappe varie avec le niveau de la rivière adjacente. Les changements de débit suite aux modifications de l'écoulement, peuvent affecter les forêts riveraines : ceci peut faire abaisser la hauteur de la nappe en dessous du système racinaire de certains arbres et leur réduire ainsi l'accès à l'eau. Ces arbres phréatophytes ont besoin d'un accès permanent à l'eau et sont généralement intolérant à la sécheresse et peut adaptés au stress hydrique. Dans cette étude, la survie de peupliers noirs (Populus nigra) en aval d'un barrage construit dans les années 1960 sur le Drac au pied des Alpes est décrite. La croissance, la consommation en eau et l'état hydrique de ces arbres sont comparés à d'autres peupliers poussant plus en aval dans des zones plus humides. Bien que leur consommation en eau et leur développement sont différents, leur mode de régulation de l'eau semble bien être similaire.Populus nigra / dendrochronologie / flux de sève / tolérance à la sécheresse

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“…Maples located in dry zones (Acer opalus, A. monspessulanum) proved less susceptible to droughtinduced cavitation than species that occurred in a wellwatered area (A. negundo, A. pseudoplatanus, A. platanoides, A. campestre) [143]. Seedlings originating from the most mesic population among four populations of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.))…”

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Temperate forest trees and stands under severe drought: a review of ecophysiological responses, adaptation processes and long-term consequences

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-The extreme drought event that occurred in Western Europe during 2003 highlighted the need to understand the key processes that may allow trees and stands to overcome such severe water shortages. We therefore reviewed the current knowledge available about such processes. First, impact of drought on exchanges at soil-root and canopy-atmosphere interfaces are presented and illustrated with examples from water and CO 2 flux measurements. The decline in transpiration and water uptake and in net carbon assimilation due to stomatal closure has been quantified and modelled. The resulting models were used to compute water balance at stand level basing on the 2003 climate in nine European forest sites from the CARBOEUROPE network. Estimates of soil water deficit were produced and provided a quantitative index of soil water shortage and therefore of the intensity of drought stress experienced by trees during summer 2003. In a second section, we review the irreversible damage that could be imposed on water transfer within trees and particularly within xylem. A special attention was paid to the inter-specific variability of these properties among a wide range of tree species. The inter-specific diversity of hydraulic and stomatal responses to soil water deficit is also discussed as it might reflect a large diversity in traits potentially related to drought tolerance. Finally, tree decline and mortality due to recurrent or extreme drought events are discussed on the basis of a literature review and recent decline studies. The potential involvement of hydraulic dysfunctions or of deficits in carbon storage as causes for the observed long term (several years) decline of tree growth and development and for the onset of tree dieback is discussed. As an example, the starch content in stem tissues recorded at the end of the 2003's summer was used to predict crown conditions of oak trees during the following spring: low starch contents were correlated with large twig and branch decline in the crown of trees. drought / water balance / time lag effect / hydraulic properties / dieback Résumé -Arbres et peuplements forestiers tempérés soumis à sécheresse : une revue des réponses écophysiologiques, des processus d'adaptation et des conséquences à long terme. La sécheresse exceptionnelle de 2003 a été l'occasion de faire le point de nos connaissances sur les mécanismes écophysiologiques permettant aux arbres de traverser un tel évènement climatique extrême. L'analyse a été conduite à l'échelle de l'arbre et du peuplement, tandis que l'intensité de la sécheresse a été quantifiée à l'aide d'un calcul de bilan hydrique sur neuf sites forestiers européens contrastés du réseau CARBOEUROPE. Le rôle du couvert dans les échanges avec l'atmosphère est rappelé puis intégré dans l'analyse des réductions de bilan d'eau et de carbone en 2003 dus à la régulation stomatique. Les caractéristiques du complexe sol-racine, important à la fois pour l'accès à la ressource et à l'efficience de son absorption, constituent un des premiers traits d'ada...

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Relationships between hydraulic traits and habitat preference for six Acer species occurring in the French Alps

Cited by 46 publications

References 29 publications

Assessing future suitability of tree species under climate change by multiple methods: a case study in southern Germany

Assessing future suitability of tree species under climate change by multiple methods: a case study in southern Germany

Survival and acclimatation ofPopulus nigrato drier conditions after damming of an alpine river, southeast France

Temperate forest trees and stands under severe drought: a review of ecophysiological responses, adaptation processes and long-term consequences

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