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TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
卷 36, 期 1, 页码 153-166出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-021-02189-6
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Dendrochronology; Pinus heldreichii; Tree-ring width; Ring width index; Climate impact
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- National Science Center, Poland [2016/22/A/HS3/00285]
Long Bosnian pine chronologies are influenced by different climatic parameters and can help identify past drought events. The growth of Pinus heldreichii is mainly correlated with growing degree days and temperature, while annual precipitation has a weaker impact on tree growth. The newly developed chronology can capture severe drought events and correlate well with chronologies developed from neighboring mountains.
Key message Long Bosnian pine chronologies from different mountains are shaped by different climatic parameters and can help identify past drought events and reconstruct landscape histories. We developed a 735-year-long Pinus heldreichii chronology from the southern distribution limit of the species, expanding the available database of long Bosnian pine chronologies. Tree-ring growth was mainly positively correlated with growing degree days (GDD: r(1950-2018) = 0.476) while higher temperatures during both winter and growing season also enhanced growth (T-WT: r(1950-2018) = 0.361 and T-GS: 0.289, respectively). Annual precipitation, during both calendar and water years, had a negative but weaker impact on annual tree growth. The newly developed chronology correlates well with chronologies developed from the neighboring mountains. The years with ring width index (RWI) lower than the average were found to correspond to cool years with dry summers. Still, the newly developed chronology was able to capture severe drought events, such as those in 1660, 1687, and 1725. Several old living trees had internal scars presumably caused by fires. Therefore, old mature trees could be used for fire history reconstruction in addition to climate reconstruction. Although the presence of lightning scars indicates an important natural agent of fire ignition, human activities associated with animal grazing could also be an underlying reason for fires in the region.
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