Tree-ring chronology as a source of information on susceptibility of Sitka spruce to climatic conditions of Pomerania (Northern Poland)

• Autorzy: Feliksik E. , Wilczyński S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents results concerning climatic conditions affecting diameter growth of Sitka spruce introduced to Baltic Pomerania (Sławno Forest District). A relatively high homogeneity of tree-ring series permitted to construct on their basis the tree-ring chronology of Sitka spruce. A significant positive correlation was found between radial increments of Sitka spruce and air temperatures of winter and spring months (January-April) and a negative relationship between radial increments and temperature of May. This study also showed a distinctly positive correlation between diameter growth and precipitation in July and November of the previous year, and precipitation in February and in summer season (June-August) of the current year. During years with low precipitation in summer or low temperatures in winter and spring all trees produced narrow tree-rings. The proportion of air temperature and precipitation in variation of radial increment of Sitka spruce, expressed by the coefficient of multiple determination, was 52%.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Picea sitchensis; Sitka spruce; dendrochronology; dendroclimatology; ring-width; tree-ring chronology

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Geochronometria
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: Vol. 30
• Strony: 79--82
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 15 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Feliksik E.

autor

Wilczyński S.

• Agricultural University of Cracow, Department of Forest Protection and Forest Climatology, Al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Cracow, Poland,

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