Effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the Central Swiss Alps
Tree growth is generally limited by temperature in cold climates and by water availability in and zones. Establishment in altitudinal treeline ecotones depends on the temperature, but may be very sensitive to water availability as well. We studied the effect of climate and land use on the colonizati...
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ftunivlausanne:oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_6A9BF5637A4C 2024-02-11T09:59:03+01:00 Effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the Central Swiss Alps Vittoz, P. Rulence, B. Largey, T. Freléchoux, F. 2008 application/pdf https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_6A9BF5637A4C https://doi.org/10.1657/1523-0430(06-010)[VITTOZ]2.0.CO;2 https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_6A9BF5637A4C.P001/REF.pdf http://nbn-resolving.org/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_6A9BF5637A4C1 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1657/1523-0430(06-010)[VITTOZ]2.0.CO;2 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/1523-0430 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/urn/urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_6A9BF5637A4C1 https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_6A9BF5637A4C doi:10.1657/1523-0430(06-010)[VITTOZ]2.0.CO;2 https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_6A9BF5637A4C.P001/REF.pdf http://nbn-resolving.org/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_6A9BF5637A4C1 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Copying allowed only for non-profit organizations https://serval.unil.ch/disclaimer Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 225-232 info:eu-repo/semantics/article article info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion 2008 ftunivlausanne https://doi.org/10.1657/1523-0430(06-010)[VITTOZ]2.0.CO;2 2024-01-22T01:07:30Z Tree growth is generally limited by temperature in cold climates and by water availability in and zones. Establishment in altitudinal treeline ecotones depends on the temperature, but may be very sensitive to water availability as well. We studied the effect of climate and land use on the colonization and growth of Pinus cembra in the treeline ecotone of the dry Central Swiss Alps; one site was influenced by timber harvest and cattle activity and another one was undisturbed. Stands were sampled at three elevations: in the forest and the lower and upper parts of the treeline ecotone. The age structure was similar in all sites, ranging from uneven-aged (forest) to more even-aged, with recent densitication and upslope expansion of the treeline ecotone. However, recruitment started at the treeline around 1850 (the end of the Little Ice Age) in the undisturbed site, simultaneously with an increase of tree-ring growth, but about 60 years later at the other site, after cattle grazing decreased. These results, and the positive correlation of radial growth with summer and previous autumn temperatures indicated that, in this altitudinal treeline ecotone, growth and establishment are mainly linked to temperature. However, drought stress was visible in the lowest stands, with a positive correlation of growth with rainfall during the previous autumn and December, and in August of the growing season. This could limit growth in a future warmer climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic and Alpine Research Arctic Université de Lausanne (UNIL): Serval - Serveur académique lausannois |
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Tree growth is generally limited by temperature in cold climates and by water availability in and zones. Establishment in altitudinal treeline ecotones depends on the temperature, but may be very sensitive to water availability as well. We studied the effect of climate and land use on the colonization and growth of Pinus cembra in the treeline ecotone of the dry Central Swiss Alps; one site was influenced by timber harvest and cattle activity and another one was undisturbed. Stands were sampled at three elevations: in the forest and the lower and upper parts of the treeline ecotone. The age structure was similar in all sites, ranging from uneven-aged (forest) to more even-aged, with recent densitication and upslope expansion of the treeline ecotone. However, recruitment started at the treeline around 1850 (the end of the Little Ice Age) in the undisturbed site, simultaneously with an increase of tree-ring growth, but about 60 years later at the other site, after cattle grazing decreased. These results, and the positive correlation of radial growth with summer and previous autumn temperatures indicated that, in this altitudinal treeline ecotone, growth and establishment are mainly linked to temperature. However, drought stress was visible in the lowest stands, with a positive correlation of growth with rainfall during the previous autumn and December, and in August of the growing season. This could limit growth in a future warmer climate. |
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Vittoz, P. Rulence, B. Largey, T. Freléchoux, F. Effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the Central Swiss Alps |
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Effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the Central Swiss Alps |
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Effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the Central Swiss Alps |
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Effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the Central Swiss Alps |
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Effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the Central Swiss Alps |
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Effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the Central Swiss Alps |
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effects of climate and land-use change on establishment and growth of cembran pine (pinus cembra l.) over the timberline-treeline ecotone in the central swiss alps |
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