Stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of Pinus nigra spp. nigra
<p>The Black pine of Villetta Barrea (<em>Pinus nigra</em> ssp. <em>nigra</em> var <em>italica</em>) is a variety of the <em>nigra </em>subspecies. It is naturally distributed only in the Abruzzo Region, near the village of Villetta Barrea, with...
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doaj-f8965654d048468290cce982d7f2b1bc2020-11-24T23:48:54ZengConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria - Research Centre for Forestry and WoodAnnals of Silvicultural Research2284-354X2015-12-0139210011010.12899/asr-1066883Stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of Pinus nigra spp. nigraMaurizio Marchi0Cristiano Castaldi1Paolo Merlini2Susanna Nocentini3Fulvio Ducci4Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Forestry Research Centre (CREA-SEL), Arezzo, ItalyConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Forestry Research Centre (CREA-SEL), Arezzo, ItalyConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Forestry Research Centre (CREA-SEL), Arezzo, ItalyUniversity of Florence, Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Systems, Firenze, ItalyConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Forestry Research Centre (CREA-SEL), Arezzo, Italy<p>The Black pine of Villetta Barrea (<em>Pinus nigra</em> ssp. <em>nigra</em> var <em>italica</em>) is a variety of the <em>nigra </em>subspecies. It is naturally distributed only in the Abruzzo Region, near the village of Villetta Barrea, with a rear-edge marginal population. </p><p>A dendrochronological sampling of the population was implemented with the aim of studying its stand structure and the most probable interactions between growth trends and climate. Mensurational data were used to characterize the stand and, furthermore, the general correlation function (CF) and the moving correlation function (MCF), with a 30 years window, were used to assess the interrelation between the growth of the tree rings and the climate.</p><p>The results indicated that the past forest management, mainly carried out with thinnings from below and selective cuttings, influenced the current structure of the forest (mean diameter) but no differences in growth trends were detected within the population.</p><p>The survey on Villetta Barrea Black pine showed a positive and statistically significant correlation between the ring-width and the average temperatures of the months of December (before the ring formation - t-1), February and March; but it also showed a negative correlation with the temperatures of July, September and October of the current year (t).</p><p>Moreover, the analysis with moving correlation functions suggested that, in the last decades, the population has negatively reacted to very few climate factors and, in particular, to the changes in temperatures (both minimum and maximum temperatures). This is especially true for the shifts occurred in September, the year of the ring formation.</p>http://cra-journals.cineca.it/index.php/asr/article/view/1066Pinus nigra ssp. nigra var. italicaVilletta BarreaMarginal forest PopulationAbruzzotree-rings |
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Maurizio Marchi Cristiano Castaldi Paolo Merlini Susanna Nocentini Fulvio Ducci Stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of Pinus nigra spp. nigra Annals of Silvicultural Research Pinus nigra ssp. nigra var. italica Villetta Barrea Marginal forest Population Abruzzo tree-rings |
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Maurizio Marchi Cristiano Castaldi Paolo Merlini Susanna Nocentini Fulvio Ducci |
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Stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of Pinus nigra spp. nigra |
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Stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of Pinus nigra spp. nigra |
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Stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of Pinus nigra spp. nigra |
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Stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of Pinus nigra spp. nigra |
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Stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of Pinus nigra spp. nigra |
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stand structure and climate influence on the growth trends of a marginal forest population of pinus nigra spp. nigra |
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Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria - Research Centre for Forestry and Wood |
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Annals of Silvicultural Research |
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<p>The Black pine of Villetta Barrea (<em>Pinus nigra</em> ssp. <em>nigra</em> var <em>italica</em>) is a variety of the <em>nigra </em>subspecies. It is naturally distributed only in the Abruzzo Region, near the village of Villetta Barrea, with a rear-edge marginal population. </p><p>A dendrochronological sampling of the population was implemented with the aim of studying its stand structure and the most probable interactions between growth trends and climate. Mensurational data were used to characterize the stand and, furthermore, the general correlation function (CF) and the moving correlation function (MCF), with a 30 years window, were used to assess the interrelation between the growth of the tree rings and the climate.</p><p>The results indicated that the past forest management, mainly carried out with thinnings from below and selective cuttings, influenced the current structure of the forest (mean diameter) but no differences in growth trends were detected within the population.</p><p>The survey on Villetta Barrea Black pine showed a positive and statistically significant correlation between the ring-width and the average temperatures of the months of December (before the ring formation - t-1), February and March; but it also showed a negative correlation with the temperatures of July, September and October of the current year (t).</p><p>Moreover, the analysis with moving correlation functions suggested that, in the last decades, the population has negatively reacted to very few climate factors and, in particular, to the changes in temperatures (both minimum and maximum temperatures). This is especially true for the shifts occurred in September, the year of the ring formation.</p> |
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Pinus nigra ssp. nigra var. italica Villetta Barrea Marginal forest Population Abruzzo tree-rings |
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