Characteristics of tree-ring density at different stem heights and their climatic responses

Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2021 Feb;32(2):503-512. doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202102.027.

Abstract

Taking windfall woods of Picea schrenkiana in the southern mountainous area of the Ili Prefecture as the research object, tree-ring density chronologies were developed from the discs for maximum density (MXD), minimum density (MID), mean earlywood density (EWD), and mean latewood density (LWD) at five different stem heights (1.3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 m) to examine the climatic responses of tree-ring density by correlation analysis with local meteorological data. The results showed that there was a good coherence among the four types of tree-ring density chronologies for the same stem height, which was relatively significant for the data from 10, 15 and 20 m. The LWD had good coherence among different stem heights, while the climatic responses of tree-ring density at different stem heights varied. The MXD and LWD at 15 m were sensitive to mean tempera-ture from July to September in the previous year and from May to September in the current year. It might underestimate the response of P. schrenkiana to temperature if we sample tree-ring at 1.3 m.

以伊犁南部山区雪岭云杉风倒木为对象,研究了1.3、5、10、15、20 m树高处树轮圆盘样品的最大密度、最小密度、早材平均密度、晚材平均密度4种树轮密度年表,结合当地气象观测资料进行相关分析,研究树干不同高度树轮密度对气候要素的响应特征。结果表明: 同一树高下4种密度参数在整体上表现出较高的相关性,其中10、15、20 m树高相对显著;不同树高处晚材平均密度的一致性相对较好;不同树高处树轮密度对气候要素的响应存在差异,15 m树高处最大密度、晚材平均密度对上年7—9月、当年5—9月平均气温具有较好的响应。因此,在1.3 m处采集雪岭云杉样本存在对气温响应估计偏低的可能。.

Keywords: Picea schrenkiana; Tianshan Mountains; climatic element; stem height; tree-ring density.

MeSH terms

  • Picea*
  • Temperature
  • Trees*
  • Wood