Intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta C-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal Europe
Tree-ring width, wood density, anatomical structure and 13C/12C ratios expressed as δ13C-values of whole wood of Picea abies were investigated for trees growing in closed canopy forest stands. Samples were collected from the alpine Renon site in North Italy, the lowland Hainich site in Central Germa...
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ftethz:oai:www.research-collection.ethz.ch:20.500.11850/157997 2023-10-09T21:54:18+02:00 Intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta C-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal Europe Vaganov, Eugene A. Schulze, Ernst-Detlef Skomarkova, Marina V. Knohl, Alexander Brand, Willi A. Roscher, Christiane 2009 application/application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/157997 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000157997 en eng Springer info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00442-009-1421-y info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000269860700009 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/157997 doi:10.3929/ethz-b-000157997 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic Oecologia, 161 (4) Dendrochonology Carbohydrate storage Picea abies Pinus cembra Pinus sylvestris Tracheid lumen area Wood density info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2009 ftethz https://doi.org/20.500.11850/15799710.3929/ethz-b-00015799710.1007/s00442-009-1421-y 2023-09-24T23:51:09Z Tree-ring width, wood density, anatomical structure and 13C/12C ratios expressed as δ13C-values of whole wood of Picea abies were investigated for trees growing in closed canopy forest stands. Samples were collected from the alpine Renon site in North Italy, the lowland Hainich site in Central Germany and the boreal Flakaliden site in North Sweden. In addition, Pinus cembra was studied at the alpine site and Pinus sylvestris at the boreal site. The density profiles of tree rings were measured using the DENDRO-2003 densitometer, δ13C was measured using high-resolution laser-ablation-combustion-gas chromatography-infra-red mass spectrometry and anatomical characteristics of tree rings (tracheid diameter, cell-wall thickness, cell-wall area and cell-lumen area) were measured using an image analyzer. Based on long-term statistics, climatic variables, such as temperature, precipitation, solar radiation and vapor pressure deficit, explained <20% of the variation in tree-ring width and wood density over consecutive years, while 29–58% of the variation in tree-ring width were explained by autocorrelation between tree rings. An intensive study of tree rings between 1999 and 2003 revealed that tree ring width and δ13C-values of whole wood were significantly correlated with length of the growing season, net radiation and vapor pressure deficit. The δ13C-values were not correlated with precipitation or temperature. A highly significant correlation was also found between δ13C of the early wood of one year and the late wood of the previous year, indicating a carry-over effect of the growing conditions of the previous season on current wood production. This latter effect may explain the high autocorrelation of long-term tree-ring statistics. The pattern, however, was complex, showing stepwise decreases as well as stepwise increases in the δ13C between late wood and early wood. The results are interpreted in the context of the biochemistry of wood formation and its linkage to storage products. It is clear that the relations ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Sweden ETH Zürich Research Collection |
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Dendrochonology Carbohydrate storage Picea abies Pinus cembra Pinus sylvestris Tracheid lumen area Wood density Vaganov, Eugene A. Schulze, Ernst-Detlef Skomarkova, Marina V. Knohl, Alexander Brand, Willi A. Roscher, Christiane Intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta C-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal Europe |
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Tree-ring width, wood density, anatomical structure and 13C/12C ratios expressed as δ13C-values of whole wood of Picea abies were investigated for trees growing in closed canopy forest stands. Samples were collected from the alpine Renon site in North Italy, the lowland Hainich site in Central Germany and the boreal Flakaliden site in North Sweden. In addition, Pinus cembra was studied at the alpine site and Pinus sylvestris at the boreal site. The density profiles of tree rings were measured using the DENDRO-2003 densitometer, δ13C was measured using high-resolution laser-ablation-combustion-gas chromatography-infra-red mass spectrometry and anatomical characteristics of tree rings (tracheid diameter, cell-wall thickness, cell-wall area and cell-lumen area) were measured using an image analyzer. Based on long-term statistics, climatic variables, such as temperature, precipitation, solar radiation and vapor pressure deficit, explained <20% of the variation in tree-ring width and wood density over consecutive years, while 29–58% of the variation in tree-ring width were explained by autocorrelation between tree rings. An intensive study of tree rings between 1999 and 2003 revealed that tree ring width and δ13C-values of whole wood were significantly correlated with length of the growing season, net radiation and vapor pressure deficit. The δ13C-values were not correlated with precipitation or temperature. A highly significant correlation was also found between δ13C of the early wood of one year and the late wood of the previous year, indicating a carry-over effect of the growing conditions of the previous season on current wood production. This latter effect may explain the high autocorrelation of long-term tree-ring statistics. The pattern, however, was complex, showing stepwise decreases as well as stepwise increases in the δ13C between late wood and early wood. The results are interpreted in the context of the biochemistry of wood formation and its linkage to storage products. It is clear that the relations ... |
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Vaganov, Eugene A. Schulze, Ernst-Detlef Skomarkova, Marina V. Knohl, Alexander Brand, Willi A. Roscher, Christiane |
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Vaganov, Eugene A. Schulze, Ernst-Detlef Skomarkova, Marina V. Knohl, Alexander Brand, Willi A. Roscher, Christiane |
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Intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta C-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal Europe |
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Intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta C-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal Europe |
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Intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta C-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal Europe |
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Intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta C-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal Europe |
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Intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta C-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal Europe |
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intra-annual variability of anatomical structure and delta c-13 values within tree rings of spruce and pine inalpine, temperate and boreal europe |
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