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Climatic effects on radial growth of major tree species on Changbai Mountain

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• Introduction

Information on spatial variability in tree radial growth is essential for improving predictions of forest ecosystem responses to climate change. To date, researchers have designed models to simulate the potential distribution area of major forest types under different climate change scenarios in Northeast China, but little is known about the spatial variability of tree growth in response to climate.

• Materials and methods

We used a dendroecological technique to examine the climate–growth relationship of six dominant tree species on seven sites varying in altitude on Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, to explore whether the spatial variability of tree growth is an indicator of regional climatic forces, and whether simulation results generated by models can accurately reflect this in tree radial growth.

• Results

Fifteen site-specific species can be distinguished species at or near their upper limit distribution from those at the lower distributions. Species differences were more important than altitude differences in influencing species’ site-specific radial growth. Precipitation, temperature, and soil moisture together constitute the major factors limiting tree radial growth.

• Conclusion

We found the distribution area of dominant tree species on Changbai Mountain will shift upward; growth of Korean pine will not decline at its lower limit of distribution and will not eventually even disappear from forest communities in those areas.

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Acknowledgments

This project was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41071036 &30800139), and the International Partnership Program for Innovation Team and the Visiting Professorship Program for Senior International Scientists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, 110016

    Dapao Yu, Qingwei Wang, Yue Wang, Wangming Zhou, Hong Ding, Xiangmin Fang, Shenwei Jiang & Limin Dai

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Yu, D., Wang, Q., Wang, Y. et al. Climatic effects on radial growth of major tree species on Changbai Mountain. Annals of Forest Science 68, 921–933 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-011-0098-7

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