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Tree rings reflect growth adjustments and enhanced synchrony among sites in Iberian stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) under climate change / Fabio Natalini in Annals of Forest Science, vol 72 n° 8 (December 2015)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 72 n° 8 (December 2015) . - pp 1023 - 1033 Titre : Tree rings reflect growth adjustments and enhanced synchrony among sites in Iberian stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) under climate change Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Fabio Natalini, Auteur ; Alexandra Cristina Correia, Auteur ; Javier Vázquez-Piqué, Auteur ; Reyes Alejano, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : pp 1023 - 1033 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] dendrométrie [Termes IGN] Espagne [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] Pinus pinea [Termes IGN] Portugal [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Key Message: We used tree ring analysis to assess the response of Pinus pinea to climate change in South Iberia. Climate–growth relationships changed over time, with greater sensitivity in recent years due to increasing aridity. A common dendroclimatic signal among sites was found, suggesting that climate change is the main responsible for the observed variation in tree growth. Context: Understanding the response of Mediterranean forests to climate change is required to assess their vulnerability and to develop measures that may limit the impact of future climate change. Aims: We analyzed the sensitivity of several populations of Pinus pinea (Stone pine) in Southern and Central Spain and Portugal to climate and identified some responses to climate change. Methods: We constructed tree ring chronologies and studied the dendroclimatic signal over the last century. Results: There were similarities in tree ring growth and response to climate among sites. Growth was enhanced after precipitation during the previous autumn and the current spring and was limited by water shortage. In recent decades, aridity increased in the study region and the sensitivity of tree ring growth to water availability increased at all study sites. We also observed an enhanced growth synchrony among chronologies as well as an increase in ring width variability during the last decades. Conclusion: The radial growth of P. pinea indicated strong effects of climate change. The climatic signal in tree ring chronologies suggested a plastic growth response to climate of this species, although the enhanced growth synchrony and variability in recent years suggest the presence of conditions that are limiting for growth. This study provides the first assessment of the responses of Iberian populations of P. pinea to changes in climate. Numéro de notice : A2015-896 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s13595-015-0521-6 Date de publication en ligne : 25/09/2015 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-015-0521-6 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=79450 [article]