Site details of trees monitored in the TreeNet network (1997-2018)

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Autores principales: Zweifel, Roman, Sterck, Frank J, Braun, Sabine, Buchmann, Nina, Eugster, Werner, Gessler, Arthur, Haeni, Matthias, Peters, Richard L, Walthert, Lorenz, Wilhelm, Micah, Ziemínska, Kasia, Etzold, Sophia
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author Zweifel, Roman
Sterck, Frank J
Braun, Sabine
Buchmann, Nina
Eugster, Werner
Gessler, Arthur
Haeni, Matthias
Peters, Richard L
Walthert, Lorenz
Wilhelm, Micah
Ziemínska, Kasia
Etzold, Sophia
author_facet Zweifel, Roman
Sterck, Frank J
Braun, Sabine
Buchmann, Nina
Eugster, Werner
Gessler, Arthur
Haeni, Matthias
Peters, Richard L
Walthert, Lorenz
Wilhelm, Micah
Ziemínska, Kasia
Etzold, Sophia
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The timing of diel stem growth of mature forest trees is still largely unknown, as empirical data with high temporal resolution have not been available so far. Consequently, the effects of day-night conditions on tree growth remained uncertain. Here we present the first comprehensive field study of hourly-resolved radial stem growth of seven temperate tree species, based on 57 million underlying data points over a period of up to 8 years. We show that trees grow mainly at night, with a peak after midnight, when the vapour pressure deficit (VPD) is among the lowest. A high VPD strictly limits radial stem growth and allows little growth during daylight hours, except in the early morning. Surprisingly, trees also grow in moderately dry soil when the VPD is low. Species-specific differences in diel growth dynamics show that species able to grow earlier during the night are associated with the highest number of hours with growth per year and the largest annual growth increment. We conclude that species with the ability to overcome daily water deficits faster have greater growth potential. Furthermore, we conclude that growth is more sensitive than carbon uptake to dry air, as growth stops before stomata are known to close.
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spellingShingle Site details of trees monitored in the TreeNet network (1997-2018)
Zweifel, Roman
Sterck, Frank J
Braun, Sabine
Buchmann, Nina
Eugster, Werner
Gessler, Arthur
Haeni, Matthias
Peters, Richard L
Walthert, Lorenz
Wilhelm, Micah
Ziemínska, Kasia
Etzold, Sophia
Climate change; dendrometers; drought; ELEVATION; Exposition; forest ecology; Genus; Identification; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Site; The biological drought and growth indicator network; tree growth; TreeNet
The timing of diel stem growth of mature forest trees is still largely unknown, as empirical data with high temporal resolution have not been available so far. Consequently, the effects of day-night conditions on tree growth remained uncertain. Here we present the first comprehensive field study of hourly-resolved radial stem growth of seven temperate tree species, based on 57 million underlying data points over a period of up to 8 years. We show that trees grow mainly at night, with a peak after midnight, when the vapour pressure deficit (VPD) is among the lowest. A high VPD strictly limits radial stem growth and allows little growth during daylight hours, except in the early morning. Surprisingly, trees also grow in moderately dry soil when the VPD is low. Species-specific differences in diel growth dynamics show that species able to grow earlier during the night are associated with the highest number of hours with growth per year and the largest annual growth increment. We conclude that species with the ability to overcome daily water deficits faster have greater growth potential. Furthermore, we conclude that growth is more sensitive than carbon uptake to dry air, as growth stops before stomata are known to close.
title Site details of trees monitored in the TreeNet network (1997-2018)
topic Climate change; dendrometers; drought; ELEVATION; Exposition; forest ecology; Genus; Identification; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Site; The biological drought and growth indicator network; tree growth; TreeNet
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.937405