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Article: Altitudinal variability of climate-tree growth relationships along a consistent slope of Anyemaqen Mountains, northeastern Tibetan Plateau

TitleAltitudinal variability of climate-tree growth relationships along a consistent slope of Anyemaqen Mountains, northeastern Tibetan Plateau
Authors
KeywordsAltitudinal Gradient
Climatic Response
Qilian Juniper
Tree-Ring
Issue Date2008
PublisherUrban und Fischer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/dendro
Citation
Dendrochronologia, 2008, v. 26 n. 2, p. 87-96 How to Cite?
AbstractIn order to investigate climate-tree growth relationships at different elevations, tree-ring width chronologies of Qilian Juniper (Sabina przewalskii) were developed from four sampling sites at different elevations of a south-facing slope in the central Anyemaqen Mountains, northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Statistical characteristics of the chronologies indicated most tree-ring parameters decreased with the increase of elevations. Response analysis on the first principal component of all four chronologies indicated 76% of tree growth could be explained by climatic variations. Correlation analysis between chronologies and climate variables indicated there were significant differences in climate-tree growth relationships along the altitudinal gradients. The lower forest border chronology was negatively correlated with monthly mean temperature, except for previous October and current January-March, while the upper forest border chronology had positive correlations with monthly mean temperature, excluding previous September and current April-May. There was a decreasing trend from significantly negative to weakly negative correlations of tree growth with May-June temperature from low to high elevations, and an increasing trend from weakly negative to significantly positive correlations with July temperature. Meanwhile, there were significant positive correlations of prior August-October and current July precipitation with the two low-elevation chronologies. The correlations between tree growth and January-April precipitation varied from negative to positive with the increase of elevations, although there were no significant correlations between precipitation and high-elevation chronologies. Response analysis on all chronologies indicated tree growth was more limited by temperature along the entire slope, while precipitation tends to influence tree growth at some drier or lower-elevation sites. © 2008 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/180558
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dc.contributor.authorPeng, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorGou, Xen_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, Fen_US
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-28T01:39:50Z-
dc.date.available2013-01-28T01:39:50Z-
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.citationDendrochronologia, 2008, v. 26 n. 2, p. 87-96en_US
dc.identifier.issn1125-7865en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/180558-
dc.description.abstractIn order to investigate climate-tree growth relationships at different elevations, tree-ring width chronologies of Qilian Juniper (Sabina przewalskii) were developed from four sampling sites at different elevations of a south-facing slope in the central Anyemaqen Mountains, northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Statistical characteristics of the chronologies indicated most tree-ring parameters decreased with the increase of elevations. Response analysis on the first principal component of all four chronologies indicated 76% of tree growth could be explained by climatic variations. Correlation analysis between chronologies and climate variables indicated there were significant differences in climate-tree growth relationships along the altitudinal gradients. The lower forest border chronology was negatively correlated with monthly mean temperature, except for previous October and current January-March, while the upper forest border chronology had positive correlations with monthly mean temperature, excluding previous September and current April-May. There was a decreasing trend from significantly negative to weakly negative correlations of tree growth with May-June temperature from low to high elevations, and an increasing trend from weakly negative to significantly positive correlations with July temperature. Meanwhile, there were significant positive correlations of prior August-October and current July precipitation with the two low-elevation chronologies. The correlations between tree growth and January-April precipitation varied from negative to positive with the increase of elevations, although there were no significant correlations between precipitation and high-elevation chronologies. Response analysis on all chronologies indicated tree growth was more limited by temperature along the entire slope, while precipitation tends to influence tree growth at some drier or lower-elevation sites. © 2008 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherUrban und Fischer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/dendroen_US
dc.relation.ispartofDendrochronologiaen_US
dc.subjectAltitudinal Gradienten_US
dc.subjectClimatic Responseen_US
dc.subjectQilian Juniperen_US
dc.subjectTree-Ringen_US
dc.titleAltitudinal variability of climate-tree growth relationships along a consistent slope of Anyemaqen Mountains, northeastern Tibetan Plateauen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailLi, J: jinbao@hku.hken_US
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