TY  - JOUR
AU  - del Rio, Miren
AU  - Vergarechea, Marta
AU  - Hilmers, Torben
AU  - Alday, Josu G.
AU  - Avdagić, Admir
AU  - Binder, Franz
AU  - Bosela, Michal
AU  - Dobor, Laura
AU  - Forrester, David I.
AU  - Halilović, Velid
AU  - Ibrahimspahić, Aida
AU  - Klopcić, Matija
AU  - Levesque, Mathieu
AU  - Nagel, Thomas A.
AU  - Sitkov, Zuzana
AU  - Schuetze, Gerhard
AU  - Stajić, Branko
AU  - Stojanović, Dejan
AU  - Uhl, Enno
AU  - Zlatanov, Tzvetan
AU  - Tognetti, Roberto
AU  - Pretzsch, Hans
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1275
AB  - Spruce-fir-beech mixed forests cover a large area in European mountain regions, with high ecological and socioeconomic importance. As elevation-zone systems they are highly affected by climate change, which is modifying species growth patterns and productivity shifts among species. The extent to which associated tree species can access resources and grow asynchronously may affect their resistance and persistence under climate change. Intra-specific synchrony in annual tree growth is a good indicator of species specific dependence on environmental conditions variability. However, little attention has been paid to explore the role of the inter-specific growth asynchrony in the adaptation of mixed forests to climate change. Here we used a database of 1790 treering series collected from 28 experimental plots in spruce-fir-beech mixed forests across Europe to explore how spatio-temporal patterns of the intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony relate to climate variation during the past century. We further examined whether synchrony in growth response to inter-annual environmental fluctuations depended on site conditions. We found that the inter-specific growth synchrony was always lower than the intra-specific synchrony, for both high (inter-annual fluctuations) and low frequency (mid- to long-term) growth variation, suggesting between species niche complementarity at both temporal levels. Intra- and inter -specific synchronies in inter-annual growth fluctuations significantly changed along elevation, being greater at higher elevations. Moreover, the climate warming likely induced temporal changes in synchrony, but the effect varied along the elevation gradient. The synchrony strongly intensified at lower elevations likely due to climate warming and drying conditions. Our results suggest that intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony can be used as an indicator of temporal niche complementarity among species. We conclude that spruce-fir-beech mixtures should be preferred against mono-specific forests to buffer climate change impacts in mountain regions.
T2  - Forest Ecology and Management
T1  - Effects of elevation-dependent climate warming on intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony in mixed mountain forests
VL  - 479
DO  - 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118587
UR  - conv_1512
ER  - 

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author = "del Rio, Miren and Vergarechea, Marta and Hilmers, Torben and Alday, Josu G. and Avdagić, Admir and Binder, Franz and Bosela, Michal and Dobor, Laura and Forrester, David I. and Halilović, Velid and Ibrahimspahić, Aida and Klopcić, Matija and Levesque, Mathieu and Nagel, Thomas A. and Sitkov, Zuzana and Schuetze, Gerhard and Stajić, Branko and Stojanović, Dejan and Uhl, Enno and Zlatanov, Tzvetan and Tognetti, Roberto and Pretzsch, Hans",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Spruce-fir-beech mixed forests cover a large area in European mountain regions, with high ecological and socioeconomic importance. As elevation-zone systems they are highly affected by climate change, which is modifying species growth patterns and productivity shifts among species. The extent to which associated tree species can access resources and grow asynchronously may affect their resistance and persistence under climate change. Intra-specific synchrony in annual tree growth is a good indicator of species specific dependence on environmental conditions variability. However, little attention has been paid to explore the role of the inter-specific growth asynchrony in the adaptation of mixed forests to climate change. Here we used a database of 1790 treering series collected from 28 experimental plots in spruce-fir-beech mixed forests across Europe to explore how spatio-temporal patterns of the intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony relate to climate variation during the past century. We further examined whether synchrony in growth response to inter-annual environmental fluctuations depended on site conditions. We found that the inter-specific growth synchrony was always lower than the intra-specific synchrony, for both high (inter-annual fluctuations) and low frequency (mid- to long-term) growth variation, suggesting between species niche complementarity at both temporal levels. Intra- and inter -specific synchronies in inter-annual growth fluctuations significantly changed along elevation, being greater at higher elevations. Moreover, the climate warming likely induced temporal changes in synchrony, but the effect varied along the elevation gradient. The synchrony strongly intensified at lower elevations likely due to climate warming and drying conditions. Our results suggest that intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony can be used as an indicator of temporal niche complementarity among species. We conclude that spruce-fir-beech mixtures should be preferred against mono-specific forests to buffer climate change impacts in mountain regions.",
journal = "Forest Ecology and Management",
title = "Effects of elevation-dependent climate warming on intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony in mixed mountain forests",
volume = "479",
doi = "10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118587",
url = "conv_1512"
}

del Rio, M., Vergarechea, M., Hilmers, T., Alday, J. G., Avdagić, A., Binder, F., Bosela, M., Dobor, L., Forrester, D. I., Halilović, V., Ibrahimspahić, A., Klopcić, M., Levesque, M., Nagel, T. A., Sitkov, Z., Schuetze, G., Stajić, B., Stojanović, D., Uhl, E., Zlatanov, T., Tognetti, R.,& Pretzsch, H.. (2021). Effects of elevation-dependent climate warming on intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony in mixed mountain forests. in Forest Ecology and Management, 479.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118587
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del Rio M, Vergarechea M, Hilmers T, Alday JG, Avdagić A, Binder F, Bosela M, Dobor L, Forrester DI, Halilović V, Ibrahimspahić A, Klopcić M, Levesque M, Nagel TA, Sitkov Z, Schuetze G, Stajić B, Stojanović D, Uhl E, Zlatanov T, Tognetti R, Pretzsch H. Effects of elevation-dependent climate warming on intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony in mixed mountain forests. in Forest Ecology and Management. 2021;479.
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118587
conv_1512 .

del Rio, Miren, Vergarechea, Marta, Hilmers, Torben, Alday, Josu G., Avdagić, Admir, Binder, Franz, Bosela, Michal, Dobor, Laura, Forrester, David I., Halilović, Velid, Ibrahimspahić, Aida, Klopcić, Matija, Levesque, Mathieu, Nagel, Thomas A., Sitkov, Zuzana, Schuetze, Gerhard, Stajić, Branko, Stojanović, Dejan, Uhl, Enno, Zlatanov, Tzvetan, Tognetti, Roberto, Pretzsch, Hans, "Effects of elevation-dependent climate warming on intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony in mixed mountain forests" in Forest Ecology and Management, 479 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118587 .,
conv_1512 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pretzsch, Hans
AU  - Hilmers, Torben
AU  - Biber, Peter
AU  - Avdagić, Admir
AU  - Binder, Franz
AU  - Boncina, Andrej
AU  - Bosela, Michal
AU  - Dobor, Laura
AU  - Forrester, David I.
AU  - Levesque, Mathieu
AU  - Ibrahimspahić, Aida
AU  - Nagel, Thomas A.
AU  - del Rio, Miren
AU  - Sitkov, Zuzana
AU  - Schuetze, Gerhard
AU  - Stajić, Branko
AU  - Stojanovi, Dejan B.
AU  - Uhl, Enno
AU  - Zlatanov, Tzvetan
AU  - Tognetti, Roberto
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1129
AB  - In Europe, mixed mountain forests, primarily comprised of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), cover about 10 x 106 ha at elevations between similar to 600 and 1600 m a.s.l. These forests provide invaluable ecosystem services. However, the growth of these forests and the competition among their main species are expected to be strongly affected by climate warming. In this study, we analyzed the growth development of spruce, fir, and beech in moist mixed mountain forests in Europe over the last 300 years. Based on tree-ring analyses on long-term observational plots, we found for all three species (i) a nondecelerating, linear diameter growth trend spanning more than 300 years; (ii) increased growth levels and trends, the latter being particularly pronounced for fir and beech; and (iii) an elevation-dependent change of fir and beech growth. Whereas in the past, the growth was highest at lower elevations, today's growth is superior at higher elevations. This spatiotemporal pattern indicates significant changes in the growth and interspecific competition at the expense of spruce in mixed mountain forests. We discuss possible causes, consequences, and silvicultural implications of these distinct growth changes in mixed mountain forests.
T2  - Canadian Journal of Forest Research
T1  - Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries
EP  - 703
IS  - 7
SP  - 689
VL  - 50
DO  - 10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368
UR  - conv_1496
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Pretzsch, Hans and Hilmers, Torben and Biber, Peter and Avdagić, Admir and Binder, Franz and Boncina, Andrej and Bosela, Michal and Dobor, Laura and Forrester, David I. and Levesque, Mathieu and Ibrahimspahić, Aida and Nagel, Thomas A. and del Rio, Miren and Sitkov, Zuzana and Schuetze, Gerhard and Stajić, Branko and Stojanovi, Dejan B. and Uhl, Enno and Zlatanov, Tzvetan and Tognetti, Roberto",
year = "2020",
abstract = "In Europe, mixed mountain forests, primarily comprised of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), cover about 10 x 106 ha at elevations between similar to 600 and 1600 m a.s.l. These forests provide invaluable ecosystem services. However, the growth of these forests and the competition among their main species are expected to be strongly affected by climate warming. In this study, we analyzed the growth development of spruce, fir, and beech in moist mixed mountain forests in Europe over the last 300 years. Based on tree-ring analyses on long-term observational plots, we found for all three species (i) a nondecelerating, linear diameter growth trend spanning more than 300 years; (ii) increased growth levels and trends, the latter being particularly pronounced for fir and beech; and (iii) an elevation-dependent change of fir and beech growth. Whereas in the past, the growth was highest at lower elevations, today's growth is superior at higher elevations. This spatiotemporal pattern indicates significant changes in the growth and interspecific competition at the expense of spruce in mixed mountain forests. We discuss possible causes, consequences, and silvicultural implications of these distinct growth changes in mixed mountain forests.",
journal = "Canadian Journal of Forest Research",
title = "Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries",
pages = "703-689",
number = "7",
volume = "50",
doi = "10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368",
url = "conv_1496"
}

Pretzsch, H., Hilmers, T., Biber, P., Avdagić, A., Binder, F., Boncina, A., Bosela, M., Dobor, L., Forrester, D. I., Levesque, M., Ibrahimspahić, A., Nagel, T. A., del Rio, M., Sitkov, Z., Schuetze, G., Stajić, B., Stojanovi, D. B., Uhl, E., Zlatanov, T.,& Tognetti, R.. (2020). Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries. in Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 50(7), 689-703.
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368
conv_1496

Pretzsch H, Hilmers T, Biber P, Avdagić A, Binder F, Boncina A, Bosela M, Dobor L, Forrester DI, Levesque M, Ibrahimspahić A, Nagel TA, del Rio M, Sitkov Z, Schuetze G, Stajić B, Stojanovi DB, Uhl E, Zlatanov T, Tognetti R. Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries. in Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2020;50(7):689-703.
doi:10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368
conv_1496 .

Pretzsch, Hans, Hilmers, Torben, Biber, Peter, Avdagić, Admir, Binder, Franz, Boncina, Andrej, Bosela, Michal, Dobor, Laura, Forrester, David I., Levesque, Mathieu, Ibrahimspahić, Aida, Nagel, Thomas A., del Rio, Miren, Sitkov, Zuzana, Schuetze, Gerhard, Stajić, Branko, Stojanovi, Dejan B., Uhl, Enno, Zlatanov, Tzvetan, Tognetti, Roberto, "Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries" in Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 50, no. 7 (2020):689-703,
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368 .,
conv_1496 .