131801 20241125101158.0 doi 10.1016/j.dendro.2023.126135 sideral 137113 ART-2023-137113 eng Dolar, Nina Škrk Spatial and temporal variation of Fagus sylvatica growth in marginal areas under progressive climate change 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The escalating decline in growth trends of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) observed across its distribution area pose a major ecological and economic challenge for countries with a high proportion of beech, such as Slovenia. In this study, the effects of climate change were examined at a high-resolution scale, encompassing the large climatic, orographic, and ecological variability of beech forests in Slovenia. Using basal area increment data (BAI) from a tree-ring network (48 sites in Slovenia), modelled climate data, and generalized linear mixed models (GLMM), we found an average growth decline of 11% between the 1953–1985 and 1986–2018 subperiods, affecting 90.5% of the forest stands. Based on climate data, we defined two contrasted marginal areas of beech presence (warm and cold) and analysed the growth changes over time. The warm marginal areas, which predominate near the geographical margin of beech distribution with a sub-Mediterranean climatic regime, were most affected by growth decline, threatening the survival of beech populations in the area. In contrast, cold marginal areas, mainly at high elevations in the Alps, where beech growth had previously been limited by low temperatures, turned out to be the only ones where growth of beech increased under prevailing warming conditions. Consequently, high elevation regions harbour climatic potential for increased beech growth performance, and may represent areas of future expansion of the species. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 2.7 2023 FORESTRY 15 / 89 = 0.169 2023 Q1 T1 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL 26 / 65 = 0.4 2023 Q2 T2 0.849 2023 Plant Science 2023 Q1 Ecology 2023 Q1 5.5 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Castillo, Edurne Martinez del Serrano-Notivoli, Roberto Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7663-1202 Arrillaga, Martín de Luis Novak, Klemen Merela, Maks Cufar, Katarina 3006 430 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Geografía Física 81 (2023), 126135 [10 pp.] Dendrochronologia DENDROCHRONOLOGIA 1125-7865 12437559 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131801/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2418524 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131801/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:131801 articulos driver 2024-11-22-12:10:12 ARTICLE