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The climate sensitivity of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] in the southeastern European Alps

Tom Levanič, Jožica Gričar, Mary Gagen Orcid Logo, Risto Jalkanen, Neil Loader Orcid Logo, Danny McCarroll, Primož Oven, Iain Robertson Orcid Logo

Trees, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 169 - 180

Swansea University Authors: Mary Gagen Orcid Logo, Neil Loader Orcid Logo, Danny McCarroll, Iain Robertson Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s00468-008-0265-0

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Tree ring chronologies were developed from trees growing at two sites in Slovenia which differed in their ecological and climatological characteristics. Ring width, maximum latewood density, annual height increment and latewood cellulose carbon isotope composition were developed at both sites and ti...

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Published in: Trees
ISSN: 0931-1890 1432-2285
Published: 2009
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa33203
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Abstract: Tree ring chronologies were developed from trees growing at two sites in Slovenia which differed in their ecological and climatological characteristics. Ring width, maximum latewood density, annual height increment and latewood cellulose carbon isotope composition were developed at both sites and time-series verified against instrumental climate data over the period (AD 1960–AD 2002). Ring width sensitivity to summer temperature is site-dependent, with contrasting responses at alpine and lowland sites. Maximum density responds to September temperatures, suggesting lignification after cell division has ended for the season. Stable carbon isotopes have great potential, responding to summer temperature at oth alpine and lowland stands. Height increment appears relatively insensitive to climate, and is likely to be dominated by local stand dynamics.
Keywords: Dendroclimatology, Alps, Spruce, stable isotopes.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 1
Start Page: 169
End Page: 180

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