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Drought stress and pests increase defoliation and mortality rates in vulnerable Abies pinsapo forests / Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo in Forest ecology and management, vol 504 (January-15 2022)  

Public [article]  inForest ecology and management > vol 504 (January-15 2022) . - n° 119824 Titre : Drought stress and pests increase defoliation and mortality rates in vulnerable Abies pinsapo forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo, Auteur ; Pablo González-Moreno, Auteur ; Francisco José Ruiz-Gómez, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 119824 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Abies pinsapo [Termes IGN] Andalousie [Termes IGN] défoliation [Termes IGN] dépérissement [Termes IGN] Fungi [Termes IGN] insecte nuisible [Termes IGN] maladie infectieuse [Termes IGN] mortalité [Termes IGN] sapinière [Termes IGN] stress hydrique [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Forest ecosystems are increasingly exposed to the combined pressure of climate change and attacks by pests and pathogens. These stress factors can threaten already vulnerable species triggering dieback and rising defoliation and mortality rates. To characterize abiotic (drought, climate warmings) and biotic (pathogens) risks and their spatiotemporal patterns we quantified the recent loss of vitality for the endangered and relict Abies pinsapo forests from Andalusia, south-eastern Spain. Abies pinsapo is an iconic Mediterranean fir showing a high vulnerability to drought stress and also to several pests (Cryphalus numidicus) and root rot fungi (Armillaria mellea). We analyzed a monitoring network dataset of radial growth, defoliation and mortality from 2001 to 2017 including 1025 trees situated in three major mountain ranges (Sierra de Grazalema, Sierra de las Nieves, and Sierra Bermeja). We fitted several statistical models to determine the main drivers of changes in defoliation, a proxy of tree vigor, and mortality. Defoliation and mortality rates were much higher towards the East of the study area, mirroring the gradient from Atlantic to Mediterranean climatic conditions. In the most affected stands tree defoliation increased in response to a combination of long and severe droughts, with attacks by the beetle C. numidicus. Mortality rates increased in response to a higher defoliation rate, a lower relative radial-growth rate, long and severe droughts and a higher incidence of A. mellea. Our findings illustrate the value of monitoring networks recording changes in forest health to quantify and forecast future vulnerability of threatened tree species. Numéro de notice : A2022-020 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119824 Date de publication en ligne : 17/11/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119824 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99217 [article]