Viktoria V. Agapova , Alberto Arzac , Vladimir V. Kukarskih , Ulf Büntgen , Jan Esper , Alexander V. Kirdyanov
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Abstract
The high northern latitudes offer an ideal environment to analyze tree growth responses to unprecedented recent warming. In this study, for the first time, we explore the dendroclimatological potential of latewood blue intensity (LWBI) and delta blue intensity (DBI) at two Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) sites in the upper treeline ecotone of the Ural Mountains, northern Russia. To assess the climate signals encoded in LWBI and DBI, as well as tree-ring width (TRW) and maximum latewood density (MXD), we correlated these parameter-specific chronologies against monthly temperature means, precipitation totals, and the SPEI index. LWBI and BDI exhibit robust and stable positive correlations with summer temperature, higher than TRW but slightly lower than MXD at both sites, with marginal negative effects from precipitation and strong negative correlations with SPEI. As direct surrogates for MXD, LWBI and DBI from larch trees offer reasonable alternatives as proxies for temperatures in northern latitudes.
期刊介绍:
Dendrochronologia is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal that presents high-quality research related to growth rings of woody plants, i.e., trees and shrubs, and the application of tree-ring studies.
The areas covered by the journal include, but are not limited to:
Archaeology
Botany
Climatology
Ecology
Forestry
Geology
Hydrology
Original research articles, reviews, communications, technical notes and personal notes are considered for publication.