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Responses of Larix principis-rupprechtii Radial Growth to Climatic Factors at Different Elevations on Guancen Mountain, North-Central China

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FORESTS
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/f13010099

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dendroclimatology; tree-ring width; elevational gradient; climate change

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  1. Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province [2014JQ5172]
  2. Open Fund Project of the State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology [SKLLQG1611]
  3. National Forestry Public Welfare Industry Scientific Research Project of China [201304309]

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This study investigates the relationships between the radial growth of Larix principis-rupprechtii at different elevations and climatic factors. The results show that temperature and precipitation have a significant impact on the radial growth of L. principis-rupprechtii at different elevations. There is a lag effect in the response of L. principis-rupprechtii at mid-elevation to climate factors. Spring temperatures and winter precipitation are the main climatic factors that restrict the growth of L. principis-rupprechtii under warming and drying climate trends. The growth of L. principis-rupprechtii is somewhat restricted by drought. These findings provide valuable information for the management and sustainable development of L. principis-rupprechtii under changing climate conditions.
Larix principis-rupprechtii is an important afforestation tree species in the North China alpine coniferous forest belt. Studying the correlations and response relationships between Larix principis-rupprechtii radial growth and climatic factors at different elevations is helpful for understanding the growth trends of L. principis-rupprechtiind its long-term sensitivity and adaptability to climate change. Pearson correlation, redundancy (RDA), and sliding analysis were performed to study the correlations and dynamic relationships between radial growth and climatic factors. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) The three-elevation standard chronologies all exhibited high characteristic values, contained rich climate information and were suitable for tree-ring climatological analyses. (2) Both temperature and precipitation restricted low-elevation L. principis-rupprechtii radial growth, while monthly maximum temperatures mainly affected mid-high-elevation L. principis-rupprechtii radial growth. (3) Mid-elevation L. principis-rupprechtii radial growth responded to climate factors with a lag effect and was not restricted by spring and early summer drought. (4) Long-term sliding analysis showed that spring temperatures and winter precipitation were the main climatic factors restricting L. principis-rupprechtii growth under warming and drying climate trends at different elevations. The tree-ring width index and Palmer drought severity index (PDSI) were positively correlated, indicating that L. principis-rupprechtii growth is somewhat restricted by drought. These results provide a reference and guidance for L. principis-rupprechtii management and sustainable development in different regions under warming and drying background climate trends.

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