Response of shade trees to root collar drenches of inhibitors flurprimidol and paclobutrazol

Root collars of white ash (Fraxinus americana L.) and black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) were drenched in April with wettable powder formulations containing 2, 4, or 12 g of flurprimidol {-(1-methylethyl)-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-5-pyrimidinemethanol} or paclobutrazol [(2RS, 3RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-pentan-3-ol)] to determine shoot growth inhibition and the soil location of residual activity. By the end of the first growing season, black walnut shoots were inhibited by all doses of flurprimidol or paclobutrazol. Growth inhibition of black walnut was dramatic (<50% the growth of control) during the second season with a linear positive response to increasing flurprimidol doses. White ash growth was inhibited by flurprimidol but not paclobutrazol. Flurprimidol activity was concentrated within 10 cm of the treated root collar 1 1/2 years after treatment, which is evidence that the root collar and adjacent roots were the major avenues to the vascular system.     

Wood anatomy and tree growth covary in riparian ash forests along climatic and ecological gradients

Riparian ash forests subjected to seasonal drought are among the most endangered ecosystems in Europe. They are threatened by climate warming causing aridification and by land-use changes modifying river flow. To assess the impacts of these two stress factors on riparian forests, we studied radial growth and xylem anatomical traits in five narrow-leaved ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) stands across wide climatic and ecological gradients from northern Italy to southern Portugal. Radial growth rates and earlywood hydraulic diameter (Dh) were directly correlated, whilst earlywood vessel density and growth rates were inversely associated. Ash growth positively responded to precipitation. Higher and lower rates of growth increase in response to precipitation were found in dry (annual precipitation 357–750 mm, annual water balance −39 to −48 mm) and wet (annual precipitation 1030 mm, annual water balance 27 mm) sites, respectively. Wet conditions in autumn and winter of the year prior to tree-ring formation lead to larger Dh values, except in the wet site where warmer conditions from prior autumn to current spring were positively associated to wider vessels. Growth was also enhanced by a higher river flow, reflecting higher soil moisture due to elevated groundwater table levels. Peaks in river flow from late winter to early spring increased Dh in dry-continental sites. Growth and potential hydraulic conductivity in drought-prone riparian ash forests are differently impacted by climate variability and river flow depending on site and hydrological conditions. Nevertheless, covariation between radial growth and the earlywood vessel diameter was found, regardless of site specific differences. Wood production and hydraulic conductivity are coordinated through the production of large earlywood vessels which may allow reaching higher growth rates.     

Seasonal pattern of mannitol and malate accumulation in leaves of two manna ash species (Fraxinus ornus L. and F. angustifolia Vahl) growing in Sicily

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The content of mannitol and malate was assayed enzimatically during spring, summer and autumn, in leaves of two species of ash, Fraxinus ornus L. and Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl, traditionally cultivated in Sicily for the extraction of manna. Both species contain high levels of mannitol and show, on a dry weight basis, a 65–80% increase in the summer content of this polyol. The malate content differs in the two species: in F. ornus it shows a summer increase, but it is relatively low (65–115 µmol g^-1 DW), while in F. angustifolia it is higher (275–318 µmol g^-1 DW), but remains more or less constant throughout the year. The results suggest that in these species, under the local field conditions, mannitol has a more relevant role than malate in the response to summer drought.     

北京东灵山辽东栎林树木生长对气候要素的响应特征

根据北京东灵山辽东栎(Quercus wutaishanica)的年轮宽度资料,分析了该地区树木生长在1951—2010年时段对气候要素的响应特征。相关分析表明,夏季干旱胁迫是限制东灵山辽东栎树木生长的最为重要的气候要素,主要体现在与夏季(7—9月)温度的负相关关系和夏季降雨(7月)的正相关关系,另外春季(5月)温度对树木生长也有一定的限制性影响;年表与生长季节干旱指数普遍呈正相关关系,进一步证实了干旱胁迫对树木生长的限制性作用。滑动相关分析表明,年表与夏季温度负相关关系及与夏季降雨的正相关关系在近期趋于增强,这表明夏季干旱胁迫对树木生长影响作用有不断加强的趋势。辽东栎林是北京东灵山温带落叶阔叶林的优势群落,在暖干化气候不断发展背景下,辽东栎林生长的干旱胁迫效应将更加突出,对北京东灵山地区森林的生产力及固碳能力产生负面影响。     

Submergence of black ash logs to control emerald ash borer and preserve wood for American Indian basketmaking

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莽山不同海拔华南五针松径向生长对气候因子的响应

为了解全球升温背景下我国亚热带地区树木生长对气候变化的响应,基于树木年轮学方法,在湖南莽山建立不同海拔（1 400、1 200、1 000 m）华南五针松（Pinus kwangtungensis）标准年表,利用响应分析和单年分析研究其径向生长与气候因子的相关关系。结果表明,海拔1 400 m处华南五针松的径向生长与当年6月均温和最高温显著负相关,与当年4月的降水量呈显著正相关关系;海拔1 200 m处的径向生长与当年3月均温及上年和当年10月均温、最低温显著正相关,与当年7月的最低温显著负相关,与上年11月降水量呈显著正相关关系;海拔1 000 m处的径向生长与当年6月均温、最高温和当年1月的平均温、最低温以及上年10月的最低温显著负相关,与当年3月、上年10月和当年10月的降水呈显著正相关关系。温度和降水共同影响着该地区华南五针松的径向生长,生长季初期的温度和降水以及夏季温度是影响其生长的关键气候因子。     

基于刺槐年轮重建黄土丘陵区小流域年径流输沙研究

刺槐是广泛分布于黄土高原的典型水土保持植物。以黄土丘陵区甘肃天水吕二沟小流域为研究区,分析了刺槐径向生长过程及其对气候因子的响应,并开展了利用刺槐年轮估算小流域年径流量、年输沙量的适用性评估。研究表明：(1)吕二沟刺槐人工林的径向生长随林龄呈明显的下降趋势,在幼龄林阶段(1—10 a)刺槐处于快速径向生长期((4.17±0.74)mm/a),之后逐渐下降,中龄林、成熟林、过熟林阶段(11—40 a)平均生长速率为(2.31±0.41)mm/a,较前期下降了44.60%。刺槐胸高断面积增量(BAI)在1—10 a平均以(5.46±2.13)cm²/a的速度生长,在11—40 a仍保持上升趋势但年际间生长波动较大,生长速率平均为(10.80±1.95)cm²/a,流域刺槐生长并未发生明显衰退。(2)刺槐的径向生长与温度多呈负相关,与降水、相对湿度及帕默尔干旱指数(PDSI)多呈正相关。其中刺槐径向生长与上年8月、9月(P<0.05)及当年7月均温、最高温呈显著负相关(P<0.01),与当年5月最低温呈显著正相关(P<0.05);...     

Tree-rings to climate relationships in nineteen provenances of four black pines sub-species (Pinus nigra Arn.) growing in a common garden from Northwest Tunisia

In the Mediterranean region, the effects of climate change on tree growth have been more and more noticeable in recent decades. Pinus nigra is one of the most common mid-elevation pine in this region and one of the species most affected by increasing dryness. In Tunisia, in order to guide species selection for future reforestation of the Khroumirie Mountains, research studies are under way to improve knowledge of black pine ecology. The effects of interannual climate variations on radial growth were compared for 19 provenances of black pine in a 51-year-old common garden experiment in Souiniet (NW Tunisia, 492m) in a humid Mediterranean bioclimate. A significant positive correlation with April precipitation and a significant negative correlation with spring temperature were noted. A cool wet spring is beneficial to growth as it affects tree water balance at the onset of the growing season; in contrast, spring drought is responsible for low annual growth. Mild January–February temperatures have a positive influence on ring width as mild winters may foster photosynthesis and promote early resumption of cambial activity. Analysis of the pointer years showed that winter snow and hail are major factors limiting growth of black pine in the studied area. Despite overall similarities in ring width to climate relationships among provenances, differences observed attest to the interaction of the environment and genetic control of black pine diameter growth.     

Responses of ring widths and maximum densities of Larix gmelinii to climate on contrasting north- and south-facing slopes in central Siberia

An analysis was performed of the climatic responses of the radial growth of Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. at two sites—both of which included contrasting north- and south-facing slopes—in Tura, central Siberia, with the development of ring width and maximum-density chronologies for each slope. Both residual and standard chronologies of ring widths were positively correlated with temperature from late May until mid June on all four slopes. By contrast, standard chronologies of ring widths were negatively correlated with precipitation during the winter (from October to April) and in May on the north-facing slope at site 1 and on the south-facing slope at site 2 respectively. The negative correlations with precipitation during the winter and in May on some of the slopes suggested that delayed snowmelt in early spring might inhibit the radial growth of L. gmelinii, and the effects of snow are likely to vary with topography. Both residual and standard chronologies of maximum densities were positively correlated with temperature in early July on all four slopes. Maximum densities were also positively correlated with precipitation during summer of the previous year on all the slopes. These suggest that no major differences exist in terms of responses of maximum density to climatic factors between the north- and south-facing slopes.     

Interannual growth response of Norway spruce to climate along an altitudinal gradient in the Tatra Mountains, Poland

Ring-width chronologies of Picea abies (L.) Karst. from ten sites in the Tatra Mountains, Poland, were developed to explore growth/climate responses in stands along an altitudinal gradient ranging from 839 to 1468 m a.s.l. There were positive relationships between current-year radial growth and mean monthly temperatures in March, April, June and July, but with increasing elevation, the strength of this correlation declined for March–April and increased for June–July temperatures. The mean monthly temperature in October of the previous year positively influenced radial growth of trees at all sites. Lower mean temperatures in January negatively affected growth of trees at the high-elevation sites. Trees at the low-elevation sites responded positively to a warm early spring, whereas trees at the high-elevation sites showed positive growth responses to higher summer temperatures. Growth of trees at the high-elevation sites was better explained by the temperature regime than was growth at the lower-elevation sites. Therefore, it is likely that these sites may be particularly sensitive to potential effects of temperature change.     

竞争强度变化对针阔混交林红松和水曲柳径向生长的影响

以3种间伐强度处理下(15%,30%和50%)针阔混交林内优势树种红松(Pinus koraiensis)和水曲柳(Fraxinus mandshurica)为研究对象,基于3次复测数据和树轮宽度数据分析不同间伐强度处理下红松和水曲柳的竞争变化特征,探讨竞争环境变化对保留木径向生长的影响。结果表明,1)红松保留木竞争环境发生变化的单木比例随着间伐强度增加而有所下降,但竞争减弱的保留木所占比例与间伐强度正相关,重度间伐样地内竞争减弱的红松保留木所占比例最大达到63%。不同间伐强度下水曲柳保留木竞争环境发生变化的单木比例一致,竞争减弱的单木比例占50%。2)不同竞争环境的水曲柳保留木径向生长趋势基本一致,而红松保留木径向生长变化趋势有所不同。轻度和重度间伐样地内竞争减弱的红松保留木径向生长在间伐后均呈上升趋势,而中度间伐样地内竞争减弱的红松保留木和各样地竞争不变的红松保留木以及不同竞争强度下水曲柳保留木均在2013年和2014年(间伐后2年内)出现生长抑制,而在2015年(伐后第3年)得到促进。3)随着间伐强度上升,自2015年(伐后第3年)竞争减弱的红松保留木径向生长年增量明显增加,显著高于竞争不变的红松(P0.05),而竞争减弱的水曲柳保留木径向生长年增量自2014年(伐后第2年)在重度间伐样地内增加幅度最大,其次为轻度间伐样地,而在中度间伐样地内增加幅度最低。     

Frosthärtegradienten entlang der Knospenfolge auf Eschentrieben

Zusammenfassung Die Manna-Esche,Fraxinus ornus, weist eine deutliche akrotone Knospenförderung auf. Die Terminalknospe ist stets die größte Knospe, zwei kleinere Beiknospen, die normalerweise nicht austreiben, sitzen ihr unmittelbar an. Die übrigen Seitenknospen sind entsprechend der dekussierten Blattstellung paarweise auf jedem Knoten inseriert und nehmen in ihrer Größe von oben nach unten ab. An der jeweiliger Triebbasis befinden sich außerdem noch winzige Ersatzknospen.Dieser Knospenfolge entspricht ein Gradient in der Kälteresistenz. Die Terminalknospe ist immer die kälteempfindlichste Knospe, die Ersatzknospen sind immer am resistentesten. Im zeitigen Frühjahr, wenn die Pflanze ihre Aktivität aufzunehmen beginnt, geht die winterliche Kälteresistenz in jenen Knospen am schnellsten verloren, die am frühesten zum Austrieb kommen. Nicht austreibende Knospen, wie beispielsweise die subterminalen Beiknospen und die basalen Ersatzknospen, verlieren ebenfalls etwas von ihrer Resistenz, bleiben aber während der ganzen Vegetationsperiode der Pflanze deutlich widerstandsfähiger als jene Knospen, die sich entwickeln.

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A gradient in cold-resistance of ash bud sequences

Summary Terminal buds of ash (Fraxinus ornus L.) twigs are more developed than the two additional subterminal buds and the axillary buds inserted lower on the twig. The lateral buds gradually decrease in size from the tip to the base of the twig.A gradient of cold-resistance was established in the bud sequence of ash twigs. The terminal bud is the most frost-sensitive, and the inactive substitutional buds are the most resistant. As soon as the trees become active at the beginning of spring, the high degree of cold-resistance achieved during winter is reduced first in those buds which are the earliest to burst. The subterminal and the most basal buds, which, as a rule, do not open, partially lose their cold-resistance in spring and summer, however they remain markedly more resistant during this time than growing buds.In conclusion: InFraxinus ornus the more a bud is developed, the less it becomes cold-resistant and the sooner it loses the resistance it had.

     

Root biomass,root distribution and the fine-root growth dynamics of Quercus coccifera L. in the garrigue of southern France

Quercus coccifera L., the characteristic scrub oak of the garrigue, covers more than 100,000 ha in southern France alone. Precipitation in this area averages 900 mm/year and summer rains are not rare. A total belowground biomass of 7.2 kg/m², including rhizomes and lignotubers, was harvested. Roots were concentrated in the uppermost 50 cm of the soil. It was hypothesized that low winter temperatures inhibit active fine-root growth. This hypothesis was tested by means of fine-root extractions of soil samples from 0–50 cm depth from November 1987 to June 1988. Although the fine-root analysis could not be extended into late summer and fall, the data supported the hypothesis. Ratios of live/dead fine roots reached their minimum at 0.2–0.3 from December to April. They increased to 1.0–1.2 during late spring and early summer. Initiation of fine-root growth in early April was synchronous with bud break. Starch contents of roots, rhizomes, and lignotubers fluctuated from 4.3% in January to 8.3% in April. The starch stored in belowground organs of Q. coccifera in a closed canopy stand amounted to about 500 g/m² in April. This amount declined to 400 g with bud burst and fine-root growth initiation.     

Gas composition and respiration of water oak (Quercus nigra L.) and green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) roots after prolonged flooding

Summary We compared the effects of 9.5 months of a continuous flooding treatment with a drained control treatment on one year-old seedlings of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) and water oak (Quercus nigra L.), two tree species common to the bottomland-hardwood forests of eastern North America. The internal root gas composition of the more flood tolerant species, green ash, maintained higher oxygen and lower carbon dioxide concentrations under the flooding treatment than water oak. This apparently resulted in differences in rhizosphere oxidation. The amounts of Fe and Mn and the Fe/Mn ratio of the root coating extracted from trees in reduced soil conditions were much higher for the green ash than the water oak. It is argued that this reflects differences in the ability of these two species to maintain rhizosphere oxidation under prolonged periods of flooding and to prevent the accumulation of reduced potentially phytotoxic compounds. Alcohol dehydrogenase activity increased in the green ash and decreased in the water oak in the flooded treatment. This indicated that the better adapted species was able to rely upon increased anaerobic respiration in order to compensate for the decreased root oxygen supply, but the water oak was unable to maintain previous levels of respiration, probably as the result of sulfide toxicity.     

Aboveground net primary production dynamics in a northern Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem

Aboveground net primary production (ANPP) dynamics are a key element in the understanding of ecosystem processes. For semiarid environments, the pulse-reserve framework links ANPP to variable and unpredictable precipitation events contingent on surficial hydrology, soil moisture dynamics, biodiversity structure, trophic dynamics, and landscape context. Consequently, ANPP may be decoupled periodically from processes such as decomposition and may be subjected to complex feedbacks and thresholds at broader scales. As currently formulated, the pulse-reserve framework may not encompass the breadth of ANPP response to seasonal patterns of precipitation and heat inputs. Accordingly, we examined a 6-year (1999–2004), seasonal record of ANPP with respect to precipitation, soil moisture dynamics, and functional groups in a black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grassland and a creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) shrubland in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Annual ANPP was similar in the grassland (51.1 g/m²) and shrubland (59.2 g/m²) and positively correlated with annual precipitation. ANPP differed among communities with respect to life forms and functional groups and responses to abiotic drivers. In keeping with the pulse-reserve model, ANPP in black grama grassland was dominated by warm-season C₄ grasses and subshrubs that responded to large, transient summer storms and associated soil moisture in the upper 30 cm. In contrast, ANPP in creosotebush shrubland occasionally responded to summer moisture, but the predominant pattern was slower, non-pulsed growth of cool-season C₃ shrubs during spring, in response to winter soil moisture accumulation and the breaking of cold dormancy. Overall, production in this Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem reflected a mix of warm-temperate arid land pulse dynamics during the summer monsoon and non-pulsed dynamics in spring driven by winter soil moisture accumulation similar to that of cool-temperate regions. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Population dynamics and body composition of the Arctic hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula in Svalbard fjords

Population structure, growth and body composition (wet-, dry-, ash weight and total lipid) of the Arctic pelagic amphipod Themisto libellula were studied in four fjords on West Spitsbergen, Svalbard, from July to December 2000 and in April 2002. In one of the fjords, Kongsfjorden, growth of T. libellula was calculated as the change in mean length of the 0+ cohort from July to December. The young were released from the brood pouches in early spring (March–April). Summer growth was 3.5 mm month⁻¹, whereas growth during the autumn was only 0.6 mm month⁻¹. The size frequency distributions indicated a 2–2.5 year life-span. The size structure of the population in Hornsund, the southernmost fjord on Spitsbergen, indicated a delayed time of spawning. The storage of lipids in T. libellula occurred during late summer and towards the winter, when the food items contain the maximum amount of stored lipids.     

河北太行山南段树木年轮指示的167年来相对湿度变化研究

研究建立了河北太行山南段侧柏(Platycladus orientalis)树轮宽度年表,分析树木径向生长对水热变化的响应,构建了研究区167年来相对湿度变化序列。结果表明,侧柏树轮宽度与6月降水显著正相关,与5—7月逐月均温和最高温均显著负相关,侧柏径向生长受到春末夏初水热条件的显著制约。研究区167年来干湿变化明显,明显的干旱期有1876—1877,1900—1901,1904—1912,1918—1921,1926—1930和1933—1935年,湿润期有1871—1873,1882—1884,1888—1890,1893—1895,1953—1956,1971—1972和2002—2003年。5—7月相对湿度变化与旱涝等级负相关达到0.01显著水平。周期分析表明,167年来5—7月相对湿度变化存在2—4年、7.71年和60年左右周期,可能与太平洋活动、太阳活动有一定关联。     

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Development of Tree Regeneration in Fern-dominated Forest Understories After Reduction of Deer Browsing

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay‐scented fern) can act as a native invasive species in forests in eastern North America where prolonged deer browsing occurs in stands with partially open overstory canopies. Ferns dominate the understory with a 60‐cm tall canopy, with little regeneration of native tree species. It has been hypothesized that, once established, ferns may continue to inhibit tree regeneration after deer browsing has been reduced. To test this hypothesis, we documented the pattern of recovery of the tree seedling understory in plantations of Pinus strobus (white pine) and Pinus resinosa (red pine) on the Quabbin Reservation watershed protection forest in central Massachusetts, where after 40 years of intensive deer browsing the deer herd was rapidly reduced through controlled hunting. Dense fern understories occur on nearly 4,000 ha of the predominantly oak–pine forest. Three years after deer herd reduction, stands with the highest density fern cover (77% of plots with>90% cover) had significantly fewer seedlings at least 30 cm in height, compared with stands with lower fern density, and those seedlings consisted almost entirely of Betula lenta (black birch) and white pine. Height growth analysis showed that black birch and white pine grew above the height of the fern canopy in 3 and 6 years, respectively. In contrast, two common species, Fraxinus americana (white ash) and Quercus rubra (red oak), grew beneath the dense fern cover for 5 years with height growth less than 5 cm/yr after the first year. A study of spring phenology indicated that the ability of black birch to grow through the fern canopy might have been due to its early leaf development in spring before the fern canopy was formed, in contrast to oak and ash with delayed leaf development. Thus, the ferns showed differential interference among species with seedling development after reduction of deer browse.