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The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment pp 207–230Cite as

Dynamic Responses of Mature Forest Trees to Changes in Physical and Chemical Climate

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 128))

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The annual variations in stem growth expressed in a typical tree ring-width series, as well as the distribution and composition of biomass measurable in forest stands, reflect the time-integrated capacity of trees to respond to changes in physical, chemical, and biological environment. The environmental changes along a temporal spectrum range from very rapid shifts in either photosynthetically active radiation or temperature to intermediate scale shifts in air quality or water supply rate, to such slower changes as shifts in competition from adjoining vegetation or changes in soil-nutrient supply. Trees respond to fluctuations in their chemical and physical environments on a temporal scale that can range from seconds to years and on spatial scales that can range from molecular to morphological changes in canopy or root architecture. Understanding the critical dynamics, both in rate and magnitude, of environmental change and biological response is particularly important when evaluating potential responses of such perennial species as forest trees to future levels and fluctuations in climate variables.

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  1. ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Raleigh, NC, 27606, USA

    Robert A. Mickler

  2. USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Raleigh, NC, 27606, USA

    Susan Fox

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McLaughlin, S.B., Downing, D.J. (1998). Dynamic Responses of Mature Forest Trees to Changes in Physical and Chemical Climate. In: Mickler, R.A., Fox, S. (eds) The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment. Ecological Studies, vol 128. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2178-4_12

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