Model analysis of temperature impact on the Norway spruce provenance specific bud burst and associated risk of frost damage
(2021) In Forest Ecology and Management 493.- Abstract
The annual growth cycle of boreal trees is synchronized with seasonal changes in photoperiod and temperature. A warmer climate can lead to an earlier bud burst and increased risk of frost damage caused by temperature backlashes. In this study we analysed site- and provenance specific responses to interannual variation in temperature, using data from 18 Swedish and East-European provenances of Norway spruce (Picea abies), grown in three different sites in southern Sweden. The temperature sum requirements for bud burst, estimated from the provenance trials, were correlated with the provenance specific place of origin, in terms of latitudinal and longitudinal gradients. Frost damage had a significant effect on tree height development.... (More)
The annual growth cycle of boreal trees is synchronized with seasonal changes in photoperiod and temperature. A warmer climate can lead to an earlier bud burst and increased risk of frost damage caused by temperature backlashes. In this study we analysed site- and provenance specific responses to interannual variation in temperature, using data from 18 Swedish and East-European provenances of Norway spruce (Picea abies), grown in three different sites in southern Sweden. The temperature sum requirements for bud burst, estimated from the provenance trials, were correlated with the provenance specific place of origin, in terms of latitudinal and longitudinal gradients. Frost damage had a significant effect on tree height development. Earlier timing of bud burst was linked to a higher risk of frost damage, with one of the sites being more prone to spring frost than the other two. The estimated provenance specific temperature sum requirements for bud burst were used to parametrize a temperature sum model of bud burst timing, which was then used together with the ensemble of gridded climate model data (RCP8.5) to assess the climate change impact on bud burst and associated risk of frost damage. In this respect, the simulated timing of bud burst and occurrence of frost events for the periods 2021–2050 and 2071–2100 were compared with 1989–2018. In response to a warmer climate, the total number of frost events in southern Sweden will decrease, while the number of frost events after bud burst will increase due to earlier bud burst timing. The provenance specific assessments of frost risk under climate change can be used for a selection of seed sources in Swedish forestry. In terms of selecting suitable provenances, knowledge on local climate conditions is of importance, as the gridded climate data may differ from local temperature conditions. A comparison with temperature logger data from ten different sites indicated that the gridded temperature data were a good proxy for the daily mean temperatures, but the gridded daily minimum temperatures tended to underestimate the local risk of frost events, in particular at the measurements 0.5 m above ground representing the height of newly established seedlings.
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- Svystun, Tetiana LU ; Lundströmer, Jenny ; Berlin, Mats ; Westin, Johan and Jönsson, Anna Maria LU
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- 2021
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- Bud burst, Frost risk, Gridded climate data, Picea abies, Temperature response
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- Forest Ecology and Management
- volume
- 493
- article number
- 119252
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- Elsevier
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- scopus:85104918258
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- 0378-1127
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119252
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- English
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- yes
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- Funding Information: This study has received funding via the project “Understanding the environmental regulation of annual growth cycle in trees”, supported by Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse, and from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme for Research & Innovation under grant agreement No 773383 (B4EST). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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author = {{Svystun, Tetiana and Lundströmer, Jenny and Berlin, Mats and Westin, Johan and Jönsson, Anna Maria}},
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language = {{eng}},
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series = {{Forest Ecology and Management}},
title = {{Model analysis of temperature impact on the Norway spruce provenance specific bud burst and associated risk of frost damage}},
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