2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.ancene.2019.100199
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Tree growth patterns associated with extreme longevity: Implications for the ecology and conservation of primeval trees in Mediterranean mountains

Abstract: We dendrochronologically analyzed 177 Heldreich's pines growing on the Pollino Massif, in southern Italy, for understanding climatic and human impacts on old trees. Most of the large-diameter trees currently living became established in the late Medieval to Renaissance periods under a snowy wet climate and low anthropic influence. Millennium-old (i.e., > 900 years of age) trees in remote sites escaped Medieval human impacts, then a wave of pine stands established in the late 14th and 16th centuries following r… Show more

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“…During the coldest periods of the LIA, persistently low temperatures and late snow melting could have limited the grazing activities in the high-elevation belt, potentially a contributing factor in reducing deforestation (Galop et al, 2013;Piovesan et al, 2019). Overall, these findings diagnose an inter-related mixture of human and climatic disturbances occurring simultaneously during this transient period from the 14th to 15th centuries, affecting historical forest dynamics.…”
Section: Subsequent To the Mwp During The Little Icementioning
confidence: 82%
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“…During the coldest periods of the LIA, persistently low temperatures and late snow melting could have limited the grazing activities in the high-elevation belt, potentially a contributing factor in reducing deforestation (Galop et al, 2013;Piovesan et al, 2019). Overall, these findings diagnose an inter-related mixture of human and climatic disturbances occurring simultaneously during this transient period from the 14th to 15th centuries, affecting historical forest dynamics.…”
Section: Subsequent To the Mwp During The Little Icementioning
confidence: 82%
“…Smolikas (Thessaloniki, northern Greece). The gray scales represent elevation, increasing from black to white [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com] to the stem age to estimate the tree age at the root collar according to Piovesan et al (2019).…”
Section: Tree-ring Analysis and Tree Recruitment Dynamicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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