| Species- and Elevation-Dependent Growth Responses to Climate Warming of Mountain Forests in the Qinling Mountains, Central China | |
| Liu, B (Liu, Bo)1,2; Liang, EY (Liang, Eryuan)3,4; Liu, K (Liu, Kang)1,2; Camarero, JJ (Julio Camarero, J.)5 | |
| Source Publication | FORESTS
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| 2018-05-01 | |
| Volume | 9Issue:5Pages:文献号 248 |
| DOI | 10.3390/f9050248 |
| Abstract | Climate warming is significantly affecting the composition and function of forest ecosystems. However, the forest responses to climate change in sub-humid and temperate areas are understudied compared with cold and semi-arid areas. Here, we investigate the radial-growth responses of two subalpine conifer species along an elevational gradient located in the Qinling Mountains, a sub-humid and temperate area situated in central China. Three sites dominated by larch (Larix chinensis Beissn.) and two other sites dominated by fir (Abies fargesii Franch.) located at different elevations were sampled. L. chinensis at a higher elevation showed more common and stronger climatic signals than A. fargesii at a lower elevation. The radial growth of L. chinensis was limited by low pre-growing season temperatures and showed an increasing growth trend in the last few years. On the other hand, A. fargesii growth was limited by summer water shortage and it was characterized by a declining trend in the most recent decade. Consequently, L. chinensis would benefit from climate warming, whereas A. fargesii could be regarded as a vulnerable tree species to warming-induced drought stress. |
| WOS ID | WOS:000435193700023 |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCIE |
| Keyword | SOUTHEASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU TREE GROWTH NORTHWESTERN CHINA QILIAN MOUNTAINS ALPINE TREELINE TEMPERATURE FIR XYLOGENESIS SOUTHERN PINE |
| WOS Research Area | Forestry |
| WOS Subject | Forestry |
| Cooperation Status | 国际 |
| ISSN | 1999-4907 |
| Department | 高寒生态重点实验室 |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/8651 |
| Collection | 图书馆 |
| Affiliation | 1.Northwest Univ, Shaanxi Key Lab Earth Surface Syst & Environm Car, Xian 710127, Shaanxi, Peoples R China; 2.Northwest Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Xian 710127, Shaanxi, Peoples R China; 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Alpine Ecol & Biodivers, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China; 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China; 5.[Julio Camarero, J.] CSIC, IPE, Avda Montanana 1005, Zaragoza 50192, Spain. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Liu, B ,Liang, EY ,Liu, K ,et al. Species- and Elevation-Dependent Growth Responses to Climate Warming of Mountain Forests in the Qinling Mountains, Central China[J]. FORESTS,2018,9(5):文献号 248. |
| APA | Liu, B ,Liang, EY ,Liu, K ,&Camarero, JJ .(2018).Species- and Elevation-Dependent Growth Responses to Climate Warming of Mountain Forests in the Qinling Mountains, Central China.FORESTS,9(5),文献号 248. |
| MLA | Liu, B ,et al."Species- and Elevation-Dependent Growth Responses to Climate Warming of Mountain Forests in the Qinling Mountains, Central China".FORESTS 9.5(2018):文献号 248. |
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