Possible causes of the recent rapid increase in the radial increment of silver fir in the Western Carpathians
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
24060740
DOI
10.1016/j.envpol.2013.08.036
PII: S0269-7491(13)00463-6
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Climate change, Dieback, Growth recovery, SO(2) and NO(x) air pollution, Silver fir,
- MeSH
- Nitrates analysis MeSH
- Ecology MeSH
- Abies growth & development MeSH
- Climate Change MeSH
- Air Pollutants analysis MeSH
- Environmental Monitoring MeSH
- Sulfur Dioxide analysis MeSH
- Climate MeSH
- Temperature MeSH
- Air Pollution statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Nitrates MeSH
- Air Pollutants MeSH
- Sulfur Dioxide MeSH
Silver fir is one of the most productive and ecologically valuable native European tree species, however, it has been experiencing decline which has periodically occurred over its natural range. This paper aims to investigate the recent climate-growth relationships of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) and its temporal change along the course of its life. Long-term tree-ring databases, as well as records on climate, atmospheric SO2, NO3 and acid concentrations from four different regions in the Western Carpathians were used. The results provide clear evidence of significant increase of silver fir's radial increment over the entire Western Carpathian area since 1970-1980. The results indicated that the most probable factors behind the rapid recovery of tree radial increment were reductions in emissions of NO3 and SO2, alongside a significant increase in mean June, July and April temperatures.
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