Responses of a beech (Fagus crenata Blume) stand to late spring frost damage in Morioka, Japan

Awaya, Y.; Tanaka, Kunihiro; Kodani, Eiji; Nishizono, Tomohiro

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2009.03.028

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“…As a consequence, leaf necrosis and delayed canopy development resulted in a net decrease in carbon assimilation by sugar maples. Although some of this decrease can be compensated through activation of dormant or adventitious buds (Neilson & Wullstein, 1983), several studies indicate that recovery of tree canopies from spring frost damage is often incomplete relative to normal conditions (Gansert et al, 1999;Awaya et al, 2009).…”

Section: Species-specific Responses Arising From Different Growth Strmentioning

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Ecological impacts of a widespread frost event following early spring leaf‐out

Hufkens

Friedl

Keenan

et al. 2012

Global Change Biology

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In the spring of 2010, temperatures averaged ~3 °C above the long‐term mean (March–May) across the northeastern United States. However, in mid‐to‐late spring, much of this region experienced a severe frost event. The spring of 2010 therefore provides a case study on how future spring temperature extremes may affect northeastern forest ecosystems. We assessed the response of three northern hardwood tree species (sugar maple, American beech, yellow birch) to these anomalous temperature patterns using several different data sources and addressed four main questions: (1) Along an elevational gradient, how was each species affected by the late spring frost? (2) How did differences in phenological growth strategy influence their response? (3) How did the late spring frost affect ecosystem productivity within the study domain? (4) What are the potential long‐term impacts of spring frost events on forest community ecology? Our results show that all species exhibited early leaf development triggered by the warm spring. However, yellow birch and American beech have more conservative growth strategies and were largely unaffected by the late spring frost. In contrast, sugar maples responded strongly to warmer temperatures and experienced widespread frost damage that resulted in leaf loss and delayed canopy development. Late spring frost events may therefore provide a competitive advantage for yellow birch and American beech at the expense of sugar maple. Results from satellite remote sensing confirm that frost damage was widespread throughout the region at higher elevations (>500 m). The frost event is estimated to have reduced gross ecosystem productivity by 70–153 g C m−2, or 7–14% of the annual gross productivity (1061 ± 82 g C m−2) across 8753 km2 of high‐elevation forest. We conclude that frost events following leaf out, which are expected to become more common with climate change, may influence both forest composition and ecosystem productivity.

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Section: Species-specific Responses Arising From Different Growth Strmentioning

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Ecological impacts of a widespread frost event following early spring leaf‐out

Hufkens

Friedl

Keenan

et al. 2012

Global Change Biology

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181

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“…The strong short-term damage was followed by moderate reductions in the height increment. The fact that latent buds were activated may be one explanation for this effect (Awaya et al 2009). Our findings emphasize once more that F. sylvatica is sensitive to late frost events after leaf flushing (Dittmar et al 2006;Ningre and Colin 2007).…”

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Late frost sensitivity of juvenile Fagus sylvatica L. differs between southern Germany and Bulgaria and depends on preceding air temperature

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“…The most convincing hypothesis is that an earlier budburst increases the risk of late frost damage on open buds and young leaves. These spring frosts can kill leaves blocking carbon assimilation and thus provoking a decrease in radial growth Awaya et al 2009). Budburst could also be advanced due to high temperatures in autumn.…”

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Effects of climate on diameter growth of co-occurring Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba along an altitudinal gradient

Cailleret

Davi

2010

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In high-elevation forests, growth is limited by low temperatures, while in Mediterranean climates drought and high temperatures are the main limiting factors. Consequently, the climate-growth relationships on Mont Ventoux, a mountain in the Mediterranean area, are influenced by both factors. Two co-occurring species were studied: silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) and common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), whose geographical distribution depends on their low tolerance to summer drought at low altitude/latitude, and low temperatures (late frost and short length of the growing season) at high altitude/latitude. Firs and beeches distributed along an elevational gradient were investigated using dendroecological methods. Silver fir growth was found to be more sensitive to summer water stress than beech. On the other hand, beech growth was more impacted by extreme events such as the 2003 heat wave, and negatively related to earlier budburst, which suggests a higher sensitivity to late frost. These results are confirmed by the different altitudinal effects observed in both species. Beech growth decreases with altitude whereas an optimum of growth potential was observed at intermediate elevations for silver fir. Recent global warming has caused a significant upward shift of these optima. As found for the period 2000-2006, rising temperatures and decreasing rainfall may restrain growth of silver fir. If these trends continue in the future beech might be favored at low altitudes. The species will have a reduced capacity to migrate to higher altitudes due to its sensitivity to late frosts, although an upward shift of silver fir is likely.

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Responses of a beech (Fagus crenata Blume) stand to late spring frost damage in Morioka, Japan

Cited by 24 publications

References 28 publications

Ecological impacts of a widespread frost event following early spring leaf‐out

Ecological impacts of a widespread frost event following early spring leaf‐out

Late frost sensitivity of juvenile Fagus sylvatica L. differs between southern Germany and Bulgaria and depends on preceding air temperature

Effects of climate on diameter growth of co-occurring Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba along an altitudinal gradient

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