Climate response in cell characteristics of Picea crassifolia along elevation gradient in Qilian Mountains, northwestern China

XU Jin-mei; ZHANG Ran; L&#x000dc; Jian-xiong; Robert Evans

doi:10.13332/j.1000-1522.20140444

Journal of Beijing Forestry University > 2015 > 37(7): 102-108. > DOI: 10.13332/j.1000-1522.20140444

XU Jin-mei, ZHANG Ran, LÜ, Jian-xiong, Robert Evans. Climate response in cell characteristics of Picea crassifolia along elevation gradient in Qilian Mountains, northwestern China[J]. Journal of Beijing Forestry University, 2015, 37(7): 102-108. DOI: 10.13332/j.1000-1522.20140444

Citation:

PDF (940 KB)

Climate response in cell characteristics of Picea crassifolia along elevation gradient in Qilian Mountains, northwestern China

1.
1 Key Laboratory of Wood Science and Technology of State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing,100091, P.R. China;
2.
2 CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Private Bag 10, Clayton South,Victoria,3169, Australia

More Information

Received Date: November 30, 2014
Revised Date: November 30, 2014
Published Date: July 30, 2015

Graphical Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

In order to investigate the climate response of wood cell characteristics of Picea crossifolia at three elevations in the Qilian Mountains, northwestern China, we measured radial diameter, number and wall thickness of tracheids of P. crossifolia using Silviscan-3. Residual chronologies of radial diameter, number and wall thickness of tracheids were established by dendrochronological methods based on variation of cell characteristics with elevation and calendar year. Relationships between cell characteristics and monthly mean temperature and monthly total precipitation were analyzed. The results indicated that radial diameter of tracheids increased but the number of tracheids decreased with the rise of elevation; there was no obvious change in wall thickness at three elevations. Radial diameter of tracheids was negatively correlated with temperature, but positively associated with precipitation. The number of tracheids was positively correlated with temperature, but negatively with precipitation. Temperature in June and July, and precipitation in May and June had a significant influence on radial diameter and number of tracheids. Tracheid wall thickness was positively correlated with temperature, but negatively with precipitation. Temperature had a stronger effect on tracheid wall thickness than precipitation. Effect of temperature on cell characteristics was consistent at three elevations, while the impact of precipitation decreased with the rise of elevation. Our findings suggest that precipitation, instead of temperature, is the main factor restricting the distribution of P. crossifolia along elevation gradient.
- radial diameter of tracheid,
- number of tracheids,
- tracheid wall thickness,
- tree-ring,
- climate change

FullText(HTML)

References (41)

References

[1]	XU J M, BAO F C, LÜ J X, et al. Climate response of radial growth of Picea crassifolia in Qilian Mountains of northwestern China [J]. Journal of Beijing Forestry University, 2012,34(2):1-6.
[1]	PARKER M L, HENOCH W E S. The use of Engelmann spruce latewood density for dendrochronological purposes [J].Can J For Res,1971, 1(2):90-98.
[2]	WIMMER R, GRABNER M. A comparison of tree-ring features in Picea abies as correlated with climate [J]. IAWA Journal, 2000, 21(4):403-416.
[2]	XU J M, BAO F C, LÜ J X, et al . Response of wood density of Picea crassifolia to climate change in Qilian Mountains of northwestern China [J]. Journal of Beijing Forestry University, 2011,33(5):115-121.
[3]	BOURIAND O, LENAN J M, BERT D, et al. Intra-annual variations in climate influence growth and wood density of Norway spruce [J]. Tree Physiology, 2005, 25(6):651-660.
[3]	LIANG E Y. A dendroecological study of Picea meyeri [D]. Beijing: Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Science, 2001.
[4]	WU X D. Tree-ring and climate change [M]. Beijing:Meteorological Press,1990.
[4]	SASS U, ECKSTEIN D. The variability of vessel size in beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) and its ecophysiological interpretation [J]. Trees, 1995, 9(5):247-252.
[5]	TANG M C. Rainfall distribution characteristics in Qilian mountain area[J]. Journal of Geographical, 1985, 40(2):323-332.
[5]	FONTI P, GARCÍA-GONZÁLEZ I. Suitability of chestnut earlywood vessel chronologies for ecological studies [J]. New Phytol, 2004,163(1): 77-86.
[6]	TARDIF J C, CONCIATORI F. Influence of climate on tree ring and vessel features in red oak and white oak growing near their northern distribution limit, southwestern Quebec, Canada [J]. Can J For Res, 2006, 36(9): 2317-2330.
[7]	GIANTOMASI M A, ROIG-JUNENT F, VILLAGRA P E, et al. Annual variation and influence of climate on the ring width and wood hydrosystem of Prosopis flexuosa DC trees using image analysis [J]. Trees, 2009, 23(1): 117-126.
[8]	WANG L, PAYETTE S, BÉGIN Y. Relationships between anatomical and densitometric characteristics of black spruce and summer temperature at tree line in northern Quebec [J]. Can J For Res, 2002, 32(3):477-486.
[9]	PANYUSHKINA P, HUGHES M, VAGANOV E, et al. Summer temperature in northeastern Siberia since 1642 reconstructed from tracheid dimensions and cell numbers of Larix cajanderi [J]. Can J For Res, 2003, 33(10): 1905-1914.
[10]	XU J M, LU J X, BAO F C, et al. Climate response of cell characteristics in tree rings of Picea crassifolia [J]. Holzforschung, 2013, 67(2): 217-225
[11]	XU J M, LU J X, BAO F C, et al. Cellulose microfibril angle variation in Picea crassifolia tree rings improves climate signals on the Tibetan plateau [J]. Trees, 2012, 26(3):1007-1016.
[12]	徐金梅,鲍甫成,吕建雄,等. 祁连山青海云杉径向生长对气候的响应[J]. 北京林业大学学报.2012,34(2):1-6.
[13]	徐金梅,鲍甫成,吕建雄,等.祁连山青海云杉木材密度对气候变化的响应[J].北京林业大学学报,2011,33(5):115-121.
[14]	FRITTS H C. Tree rings and climate [M]. London: Academic Press, 1976.
[15]	COOK E R, HOLMES R L. Guide for computer program ARSTAN [M]//GRISSINO H D.The international tree ring data bank program library version 2.0 user's manual, laboratory of tree-ring research. Tucson: University of Arizona, 1996:75-87.
[16]	BRIFFA K, JONES P D. Basic chronology statistics and assessment [M]//COOK E, KAIRIUKSTIS L. Methods of dendrochronology: applications in the environmental sciences. Dordrecht:the Netherlands Kluwer,1990:137-152.
[17]	FRITTS H C. Tree rings and climate [M]. Caldwell, NJ, USA: Blackburn Press, 2001.
[18]	COOK E R, KAIRIUKTIS L A. Methods of dendrochronology: application in environmental sciences [M]. Dordrecht:Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990.
[19]	梁尔源.白扦的树木年轮生态学研究[D].北京:中国科学院植物研究所,2001.
[20]	WIGLEY T M, BRIFFA K R, JONES P D. On the average value of correlated time series, with applications in dendroclimatology and hydrometeorology[J]. J Clim Appl Meteor, 1984, 23(2):201-213.
[21]	吴祥定.树木年轮与气候变化[M].北京:气象出版社,1990.
[22]	BIONDIA F, WAIKUL K. DENDROCLIM2002: AC++ program for statistical calibration of climate signals in tree-ring chronologies[J]. Computers & Geosciences, 2004, 30(3):303-311.
[23]	LEBOURGEOIS F. Climatic signals in earlywood, latewood and total ring width of Corsican pine from western France [J]. Ann For Sci, 2000, 57(2):155-164
[24]	XIONG L, OKADA N, FUJIWARA T, et al. Chronology development and climate response analysis of different New Zealand pink pine ( Halocarpus biformis ) tree-ring parameters [J]. Can J For Res, 1998, 28(4): 566-573.
[25]	PANT G B, KUMAR R K, BORGAONKAR H P, et al. Climatic response of Cedrus deodara tree-ring parameters from two sites in the western Himalaya [J]. Can J For Res, 2000, 30(7): 1127-1135.
[26]	ROSSI S, SIMARD S, RATHGEBER C B K. Effects of a 20-day-long dry period on cambial and apical meristem growth in Abies balsamea seedlings [J]. Trees, 2009, 23(1):85-93.
[27]	DESLAURIERS A, MORIN H, YVES Y. Cellular phenology of annual ring formation of Abies balsamea in the Quebec boreal forest (Canada) [J]. Can J For Res, 2003, 33(2):190-200.
[28]	MÄKINEN H, NÖJD P, SARANPÄÄ P. Seasonal changes in stem radius and production of new tracheids in Norway spruce [J]. Tree Physiol , 2003, 23(14): 959-968.
[29]	DESLAURIERS A, MORIN H. Intra-annual tracheid production in balsam fir stems and the effect of meteorological variables [J]. Trees, 2005, 19(4): 402-408.
[30]	TARDIF J, BERGERON Y. Comparative dendroclimatological analysis of two black ash and two white cedar populations from contrasting sites in the Lake Duparquet region, northwestern Quebec [J]. Can J For Res, 1997, 27(1): 108-116.
[31]	ALONI R. Foliar and axial aspects of vascular differentiation: hypothesis and evidence [J]. J Plant Growth Regul,2001, 20(1): 22-34.
[32]	EILMANN B, ZWEIFEL R, BUCHMANN N, et al. Drought induced adaptation of xylem in Scots pine and pubescent oak [J]. Tree Physiol, 2009, 29(8): 1011-1020.
[33]	HANSEN J, TÜRK R, VOGG G, et al. Conifer carbohydrate physiology: updating classical views [M]//RENNENBERG H .Trees: contribution to modern tree physiology. Leiden:Backhuys Publisher, 1997:97-108.
[34]	The Report of IPCC Climate Change. The physical basis climate[M]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,2007.
[35]	汤懋苍.祁连山区降水的地理分布特征[J].地理学报, 1985, 40(2):323-332.
[36]	QIANG W Y, WANG X N, CHEN T, et al. Variations of stomatal density and carbon isotope values of Picea crassifolia at different elevations in the Qilian mountains [J]. Trees, 2003,17(3): 258-262.

Cited By

Cited by

Periodical cited type(2)

1.	卢翠香，兰俊，陈健波，吴永富，邓紫宇，周维. 尾巨桉树轮异常结构的解剖学分析. 西南大学学报(自然科学版). 2019(04): 72-77 .
2.	易敏，赖猛，张露，陈伏生，胡松竹. 人工林刨花楠木材主要特性的径向变异及其对气象因子的响应. 应用生态学报. 2018(11): 3677-3684 .

Other cited types(5)

Get Citation

PDF

XML

Article views (2255) PDF downloads (29) Cited by(7)

Turn off MathJax

Article Contents

Abstract

References

Climate response in cell characteristics of Picea crassifolia along elevation gradient in Qilian Mountains, northwestern China

Abstract

References

Cited by

Periodical cited type(2)

Other cited types(5)

Catalog

Export File

Citation

Format

Content