When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood

Understanding the influence of the current climate on the distribution, composition, and carbon storage capacity of Mediterranean tree species is key to determining future pathways under a warmer and drier climate scenario. Here, we evaluated the influence of biotic and environmental factors on earl...

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Autores: Royo-Navascues, Maria, Martínez del Castillo, Edurne, Serrano-Notivoli, Roberto, Tejedor, Ernesto, Novak, Klemen, Longares, Luis Alberto, Saz, Miguel Angel, de Luis, Martín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/72041
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/f12070818
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/72041
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Earlywood
Latewood
Pinus halepensis
Aleppo pine
Dendrochronology
Droughts
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spelling When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and LatewoodRoyo-Navascues, MariaMartínez del Castillo, EdurneSerrano-Notivoli, RobertoTejedor, ErnestoNovak, KlemenLongares, Luis AlbertoSaz, Miguel Angelde Luis, MartínEarlywoodLatewoodPinus halepensisAleppo pineDendrochronologyDroughtsUnderstanding the influence of the current climate on the distribution, composition, and carbon storage capacity of Mediterranean tree species is key to determining future pathways under a warmer and drier climate scenario. Here, we evaluated the influence of biotic and environmental factors on earlywood (EW) and latewood (LW) growth in Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.). Our investigation was based on a dense dendrochronological network (71 sites), which covered the entire distribution area of the species in the Iberian Peninsula (around 119.652 km2), and a high-resolution climate dataset of the Western Mediterranean area. We used generalized linear-mixed models to determine the spatial and temporal variations of EW and LW across the species distribution. Our results showed an intense but differentiated climatic influence on both EW and LW growth components. The climatic influence explained significant variations across the environmental gradients in the study area, which suggested an important adaptation through phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation to varying climatic conditions. In addition, we detected a clear spatial trade-off between efficiency and safety strategy in the growth patterns across the species distribution. Additionally, in more productive areas, the trees presented a higher proportion of EW (more efficient to water transport), while, in more xeric conditions, the LW proportion increased (more safety to avoid embolisms), implying an adaptation to more frequent drought episodes and a higher capacity of carbon depletion. We therefore concluded that Mediterranean forests adapted to dryer conditions might be more efficient as carbon reservoirs than forests growing in wetter areas. Finally, we advocated for the need to consider wood density (EW/LW proportion) when modeling current and future forest carbon sequestrations.MDPI2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/f12070818http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/72041reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.3390/f12070818 https://doi.org/10.3390/f12070818Forests, 2021, vol. 12, núm. 7, 818cc-by (c) Royo-Navascues et al., 2021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/720412026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood
title When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood
spellingShingle When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood
Royo-Navascues, Maria
Earlywood
Latewood
Pinus halepensis
Aleppo pine
Dendrochronology
Droughts
title_short When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood
title_full When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood
title_fullStr When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood
title_full_unstemmed When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood
title_sort When Density Matters: The Spatial Balance between Early and Latewood
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Royo-Navascues, Maria
Martínez del Castillo, Edurne
Serrano-Notivoli, Roberto
Tejedor, Ernesto
Novak, Klemen
Longares, Luis Alberto
Saz, Miguel Angel
de Luis, Martín
author Royo-Navascues, Maria
author_facet Royo-Navascues, Maria
Martínez del Castillo, Edurne
Serrano-Notivoli, Roberto
Tejedor, Ernesto
Novak, Klemen
Longares, Luis Alberto
Saz, Miguel Angel
de Luis, Martín
author_role author
author2 Martínez del Castillo, Edurne
Serrano-Notivoli, Roberto
Tejedor, Ernesto
Novak, Klemen
Longares, Luis Alberto
Saz, Miguel Angel
de Luis, Martín
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author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Earlywood
Latewood
Pinus halepensis
Aleppo pine
Dendrochronology
Droughts
topic Earlywood
Latewood
Pinus halepensis
Aleppo pine
Dendrochronology
Droughts
description Understanding the influence of the current climate on the distribution, composition, and carbon storage capacity of Mediterranean tree species is key to determining future pathways under a warmer and drier climate scenario. Here, we evaluated the influence of biotic and environmental factors on earlywood (EW) and latewood (LW) growth in Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.). Our investigation was based on a dense dendrochronological network (71 sites), which covered the entire distribution area of the species in the Iberian Peninsula (around 119.652 km2), and a high-resolution climate dataset of the Western Mediterranean area. We used generalized linear-mixed models to determine the spatial and temporal variations of EW and LW across the species distribution. Our results showed an intense but differentiated climatic influence on both EW and LW growth components. The climatic influence explained significant variations across the environmental gradients in the study area, which suggested an important adaptation through phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation to varying climatic conditions. In addition, we detected a clear spatial trade-off between efficiency and safety strategy in the growth patterns across the species distribution. Additionally, in more productive areas, the trees presented a higher proportion of EW (more efficient to water transport), while, in more xeric conditions, the LW proportion increased (more safety to avoid embolisms), implying an adaptation to more frequent drought episodes and a higher capacity of carbon depletion. We therefore concluded that Mediterranean forests adapted to dryer conditions might be more efficient as carbon reservoirs than forests growing in wetter areas. Finally, we advocated for the need to consider wood density (EW/LW proportion) when modeling current and future forest carbon sequestrations.
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