Comparative analysis of growth characteristics and climate responses in four coniferous tree species of southern Luoxiao Mountains

doi:10.17521/cjpe.2021.0289

Abstract

Abstract:

Aims In this study we constructed and analyzed the standardized chronology of tree-ring width in four coniferous tree species, Abies beshanzuensisvar. ziyuanensis, Fokienia hodginsii, Pinus massoniana and Tsuga chinensis, in southern Luoxiao Mountains, in order to investigate the radial growth characteristics of each species before and after the abrupt change in temperature, and to compare the similarities and differences among the four species in response to climate factors.

Methods Chronologies were developed from the cross-dated ring width series using the program ARSTAN, based on the standardized dendrochronological method. The time trend series of meteorological data from 1960 to 2013 and tree-ring chronologies were analyzed with a linear fitting method. The Mann-Kendall method was used to test the mutation of meteorological data. Growth-climate relationships were determined by calculating the Pearson correlation coefficients between tree-ring width chronologies and climatic factors.

Important findings The tree-ring width chronology of F. hodginsii provided less climatic signals than other three species. The radial growth of T. chinensis was affected by both temperature and precipitation: it was positively correlated with the precipitation in October of the previous year, but negatively with temperature. A. beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis had a significant positive correlation with precipitation only in August of the previous year. P. massoniana was significantly positively correlated with the mean maximum air temperature in March of the previous year and January of the current year, and significantly negatively with the mean minimum air temperature in July of the previous year and August of the current year. F. hodginsii had a significant positive correlation with precipitation only in March of the current year. When temperature changed abruptly, the pattern of changes in the tree-ring width index was similar among the four species, all with a downward trend. The radial growth response to climate factors was enhanced in all species but A. beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis, and their growth was inhibited by drought stress following warming. Results from this study provide information concerning the effects of climate change on tree growth and theoretical basis for forest ecosystem management and protection in the southern Luoxiao Mountains.

Key words: Luoxiao Mountains, tree-ring width, coniferous trees, climatic factor

WANG Zhao-Peng, ZHANG Tong-Wen, YUAN Yu-Jiang, ZHANG Rui-Bo, YU Shu-Long, LIU Rui, Shirenna JIAHAN, GUO Dong, WANG Yong-Hui. Comparative analysis of growth characteristics and climate responses in four coniferous tree species of southern Luoxiao Mountains[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2021, 45(12): 1303-1313.

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Table 1 Information on sampling sites of four coniferous tree species in southern Luoxiao Mountains

项目 Item	NSP	HPA	SNM	SNB
纬度 Latitude (N)	26.42°	26.40°	26.45°	26.47°
经度 Longitude (E)	114.03°	114.03°	114.05°	114.07°
平均海拔 Mean altitude (m)	1 378.6	1 487.1	1 397.4	1 280.8
样本量(芯/树) Sample size (Number of cores/Number of trees)	72/24	66/22	60/20	60/20

Fig. 1 Climatic characteristics of the southern Luoxiao Mountains from 1960 to 2013. P, precipitation; T, mean air temperature; Tmax, mean maximum air temperature; Tmin, mean minimum air temperature.

Fig. 2 Results of Mann-Kendall tests for average temperature (A) and precipitation (B)(1960-2013). UB, sequence of statistics (downward trend); UF, sequence of statistics (upward trend).

Table 2 Main characteristic parameters of tree-ring width standardized chronology of four coniferous tree species in southern Luoxiao Mountains

树种 Tree species	平均敏感度 Mean sensitivity	标准差 Standard deviation	一阶自相关系数 First-order auto-correlation	树间平均相关系数 Mean within- tree correlation	信噪比 Signal-to- noise ratio	样本代表性 Expressed population signal	子样本信号强度>0.85的第一年 The first year of subsample signal strength >0.85
NSP	0.135	0.241	0.702	0.256	16.849	0.944	1 877
HPA	0.182	0.282	0.404	0.212	12.886	0.928	1 913
SNM	0.271	0.247	0.610	0.295	15.905	0.941	1 898
SNB	0.217	0.221	0.560	0.241	13.993	0.933	1 923

Fig. 3 Standardized chronology of tree-ring width of four coniferous tree species in southern Luoxiao Mountains. A, Tsuga chinensis. B, Abies beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis. C, Pinus massoniana. D, Fokienia hodginsii. TRW, standardized chronology of tree-ring width.

Table 3 Standardized chronological coefficient of tree-ring width of four coniferous tree species in southern Luoxiao Mountains and the mean value of climatic variables before and after abrupt changes

时段 Time interval	年平均气温 Mean annual air temperature (℃)	年降水量 Annual precipitation (mm)	年表系数 Chronological coefficient
时段 Time interval	年平均气温 Mean annual air temperature (℃)	年降水量 Annual precipitation (mm)	铁杉 NSP	资源冷杉 HPA	马尾松 SNM	福建柏 SNB
突变前 Before abrupt change	17.397	1 521.133	0.969	0.899	0.865	1.141
突变后 After abrupt change	17.973	1 515.164	0.828	1.040	0.805	0.924

Fig. 4 Annual climate data and change trend of tree-ring index of four tree species in southern Luoxiao Mountains before and after 1996 during 1980-2013. A, Mean air temperature. B, Precipitation. C, Tsuga chinensis. D, Abies beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis. E, Pinus massoniana. F, Fokienia hodginsii.

Fig. 5 Correlation analysis between standardized chronology of tree-ring width and monthly climate factors in four coniferous tree species of southern Luoxiao Mountains. A, Tsuga chinensis. B, Abies beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis. C, Pinus massoniana. D, Fokienia hodginsii. c, current year; p, previous year; P, precipitation; T, mean air temperature; Tmax, mean maximum air temperature; Tmin, mean minimum air temperature.

Fig. 6 Correlation analysis between standardized chronology of tree-ring width and seasonal climate factors in four coniferous tree species of southern Luoxiao Mountains. A, Tsuga chinensis. B, Abies beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis. C, Pinus massoniana. D, Fokienia hodginsii. c, current year; p, previous year; P, precipitation; T, mean air temperature; Tmax, mean maximum air temperature; Tmin, mean minimum air temperature.

Fig. 7 Correlation analysis between standardized chronology of tree-ring width and monthly climate factors of four coniferous tree species in southern Luoxiao Mountains before and after abrupt temperature change. A, Correlation between Tsuga chinensis and precipitation. B, Correlation between T. chinensis and mean temperature. C, Correlation between T. chinensis and mean maximum temperature. D, Correlation between T. chinensis and mean minimum temperature. E, Correlation between Abies beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis and precipitation. F, Correlation between A. beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis and mean temperature. G, Correlation between A. beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis and mean maximum temperature. H, Correlation between A. beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis and mean minimum temperature. I, Correlation between Pinus massoniana and precipitation. J, Correlation between P. massoniana and mean temperature. K, Correlation between P. massoniana and mean maximum temperature. L, Correlation between P. massoniana and mean minimum temperature. M, Correlation between Fokienia hodginsii and precipitation. N, Correlation between F. hodginsii and mean temperature. O, Correlation between F. hodginsii and mean maximum temperature. P, Correlation between F. hodginsii and mean minimum temperature. p, previous year; c, current year.

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