Stable carbon isotopes in tree rings indicate improved water use efficiency and drought responses of a tropical dry forest tree species

Brienen, Roel J. W.; Wanek, Wolfgang; Hietz, Peter

doi:10.1007/s00468-010-0474-1

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“…Mimosa acantholoba, a Mexican dry forest species, showed a 40% increase in iWUE over the past 40 years. However, no increase in C i was observed for this species (Brienen et al 2010b). Nock et al (2010) showed, similarly, an increase in iWUE for three tropical tree species from Thailand.…”

Section: Fluctuations In Growing Conditions and Physiological Responsmentioning

confidence: 69%

“…For ten tropical tree species long-term trends in stable isotope levels have now been obtained (Hietz et al 2005;Gebrekirstos et al 2009;Nock et al 2010;Brienen et al 2010b;Gebrekirstos et al 2010). A decrease in d 13 C over time was reported, which led to an increase in intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) for six species (Hietz et al 2005;Nock et al 2010;Brienen et al 2010b). Cedrela odorata and Swietenia macrophylla from Brazil showed an increase in C i over time, which led to an increase in iWUE of 34 and 52%, respectively, from 1850 to 1990 (Hietz et al 2005).…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Information on d 13 C fractions can be used to estimate changes in water use efficiency or long-term changes in internal CO 2 concentration (C i ). For ten tropical tree species long-term trends in stable isotope levels have now been obtained (Hietz et al 2005;Gebrekirstos et al 2009;Nock et al 2010;Brienen et al 2010b;Gebrekirstos et al 2010). A decrease in d 13 C over time was reported, which led to an increase in intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) for six species (Hietz et al 2005;Nock et al 2010;Brienen et al 2010b).…”

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confidence: 98%

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Dendroecology in the tropics: a review

Rozendaal

Zuidema

2010

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Over the last decade the field of tropical dendroecology has developed rapidly and major achievements have been made. We reviewed the advances in three main themes within the field. First, long chronologies for tropical tree species were constructed which allowed climate reconstructions, revealed sources of climatic variation and clarified climate-growth relations. Other studies combined tree-ring data and stable isotope ( 13 C and 18 O) measurements to evaluate the response of tropical trees to climatic variation and changes. A second set of studies assessed long-term growth patterns of individual trees throughout their life. These studies enhanced the understanding of growth trajectories to the canopy, quantified autocorrelated tree growth and yielded new estimates of tree ages. Such studies were also used to reconstruct the disturbance history of tropical forests. The last set of studies applied tree-ring data to growth models. Tree-ring data can replace diameter measurements from research plots, provide additional information to construct population models, improve timber yield models and validate model output. Based on our review, we propose two main directions for future research.(1) An evaluation of the causes and consequences of growth variation within and among trees and their relation to environmental variation. Studies evaluating this directly contribute to improved understanding of tropical tree ecology. (2) The simultaneous measurement of widths and stable isotope fractions in tree rings offers the potential to study responses of trees to climatic change. Given the major role of tropical forests in the global carbon cycle, knowing these responses is of high priority.

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Section: Fluctuations In Growing Conditions and Physiological Responsmentioning

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Section: Fluctuations In Growing Conditions and Physiological Responsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Fluctuations In Growing Conditions and Physiological Responsmentioning

confidence: 98%

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2010

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“…Brienen et al, 2011;Cernusak et al, 2007;Fichtler et al, 2010;Gebrekirstos et al, 2009;Hietz et al, 2005;Nock et al, 2011). …”

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Multiple tree-ring chronologies (ring width, δ13C and δ18O) reveal dry and rainy season signals of rainfall in Indonesia

Schollaen

Heinrich

Neuwirth

et al. 2013

Quaternary Science Reviews

104

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Climatic hazards, such as severe droughts and floods, affect extensive areas across monsoon Asia and can have profound impacts on the populations of that region. The area surrounding Indonesia, including large portions of the eastern Indian Ocean and Java Sea, plays a key role in the global climate system because of the enormous heat and moisture exchange that occurs between the ocean and atmosphere there. Here, we evaluate the influence of rainfall variability on multiple treering parameters of teak (Tectona grandis) trees growing in a lowland rain forest in Central Java (Indonesia). We assess the potential of, annually resolved, tree-ring width, stable carbon ( 13 C) and oxygen ( 18 O) isotope records to improve our understanding of the Asian monsoon variability.Climate response analysis with regional, monthly rainfall data reveals that all three tree-ring parameters are significantly correlated to rainfall, albeit during different monsoon seasons. Precipitation in the beginning of the rainy season (Sep-Nov) is important for tree-ring width, confirming previous studies. Compared to ring width, the stable isotope records possess a higher degree of common signal, especially during portions of the peak rainy season (

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“…Annual rings allow recovery of information on growth with precision and help to understand the dynamics of growth in relation to seasonality. In dry tropical regions several studies show a positive correlation between growth and precipitation (BRIENEN et al, 2011;ENQUIST;LEFFLER, 2001;FICHTLER et al, 2004;SEITZ, 2008;SCHONGART et al, 2006;VOLLAND-VOIGT et al, 2011;WILS et al, 2011;WORBES et al, 2003). Many researchers also apply the ring-width data to calculate the intervals of cutting cycles of natural forest in the tropics (BRIENEN; ZUIDEMA, 2006;COURALET et al, 2005;MATTOS et al, 2010;SCHONGART, 2008).…”

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CLIMATE-TREE GROWTH RELATIONSHIPS OF Mimosa tenuiflora IN SEASONALLY DRY TROPICAL FOREST, BRAZIL

Mattos

Braz

Domene

et al. 2015

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Mimosa tenuiflora is a native pioneer tree from the Caatinga used commercially as firewood due to its high calorific value. It is deciduous, its trunk does not reach large diameters and it has good regrowth capacity. This study intended to determine the annual increment in diameter of M. tenuiflora and its correlation with rainfall, as basis for fuel wood management. Disks from the stem base of M. tenuiflora trees were collected in 2008 in Sertânia and Serra Talhada, Pernambuco State, from regrowth of trees coppiced in 2003 and in Limoeiro do Norte, Ceará State, from a plantation established in 2002. The trees have well-defined annual growth rings, highly correlated with annual precipitation and are well-suited for dendrochronological investigations. Forest managers must consider the influence of previous drier years in the wood production when predicting fuel wood harvesting. The high growth correlation with the previous year's rainfall in regions where the rains start after photoperiodic stimulation indicate the necessity of understanding the growth dynamics of the species under dry forest conditions through additional ecophysiology studies. RELAÇÃO CLIMA-CRESCIMENTO DE ÁRVORES DE Mimosa tenuiflora EM FLORESTA TROPICAL SECA SAZONAL, BRAZILRESuMO: Mimosa tenuiflora é uma árvore pioneira e nativa da Caatinga usada, comercialmente, para lenha, em razão do seu elevado poder calorífico. É decídua, com perda de folhas no final da estação chuvosa, seu tronco não atinge grandes diâmetros e tem boa capacidade de rebrota. Este estudo tem por objetivo determinar o incremento anual em diâmetro de M. tenuiflora e sua correlação com a precipitação, visando a subsidiar o manejo florestal de madeira para energia. Discos da base do tronco de árvores de M. tenuiflora foram coletados em 2008, em

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Stable carbon isotopes in tree rings indicate improved water use efficiency and drought responses of a tropical dry forest tree species

Cited by 90 publications

References 57 publications

Dendroecology in the tropics: a review

Dendroecology in the tropics: a review

Multiple tree-ring chronologies (ring width, δ13C and δ18O) reveal dry and rainy season signals of rainfall in Indonesia

CLIMATE-TREE GROWTH RELATIONSHIPS OF Mimosa tenuiflora IN SEASONALLY DRY TROPICAL FOREST, BRAZIL

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