161033 20251017144556.0 doi 10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110644 sideral 144256 ART-2025-144256 eng Serrano-Notivoli, Roberto Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7663-1202 A single-tree approach to determine climate-growth patterns of European beech and their seasonality in the species southern distribution area 2025 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Dry and warm climate conditions in southern Europe represent clear limits for European beech (Fagus sylvatica) growth near the species southern distribution limit, but it is unclear how aridification and changes in seasonal precipitation regimes will affect these forests at the individual level. We explored climate-growth relationships and the seasonality of peak climate signals in European beech using daily climate data and a large collection of tree-ring width series from southern and southeastern Europe through Generalised Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs). In most cases we found a positive and significant influence of precipitation on tree growth, and a significant negative effect of maximum temperature. Predictions from the GLMMs revealed a positive impact of precipitation during an 88 day window from spring to early summer (mid-April to mid-July), for an average tree across our network. This critical growing time window ranged from 75 days in warmer and drier conditions, and extended up to 100 days in areas with mild temperatures and moderate summer precipitation. Maximum temperatures negatively affected trees for an average of 27 day window in summer (June-July). This period was reduced to <10 days in locations with wetter and colder summers, rising up to 45 days in sites with drier and warmer summers. The positive effect of precipitation on growth was stronger and commenced earlier in larger trees. Similarly, the negative effects of maximum temperatures were more pronounced for larger trees. The use of daily climate data and a tree-centred approach allowed for capturing critical temporal dynamics in climate-growth relationships that are often overlooked by conventional methods. These insights significantly enhance our understanding of climatic factors influencing individual beech growth at the edge of its distribution range and their seasonal variations. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E03-23R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S74-23R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/RYC2021-034330-I info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Jevšenak, Jernej del Castillo, Edurne Martinez Cufar, Katarina Škrk-Dolar, Nina Battipaglia, Giovanna Camarero, Jesus Julio Pain, Andrew Hacket Jump, Alistair Motta, Renzo Nola, Paola Panayotov, Momchil Petritan, Ion Catalin Popa, Andrei Popa, Ionel Roibu, Catalin-Constantin Svoboda, Miroslav Zang, Christian Zlatanov, Tzvetan Balzano, Angela Biondi, Franco Cada, Vojtech Dimitrov, Dimitar Petrov Gricar, Jožica Janda, Pavel Keren, Srdjan Lebourgeois, François Li, Guangqi Longares, Luis Alberto Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9558-1308 Lukic, Ivan Merela, Maks Mikac, Stjepan Novak, Klemen Petritan, Any Mary Prislan, Peter Roibu, Ana-Maria Rubio-Cuadrado, Alvaro Rydval, Miloš Saz, Miguel Ángel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8979-0253 Tejedor, Ernesto Tegel, Willy Tognetti, Roberto Toromani, Elvin Trotsiuk, Volodymyr Turcu, Daniel Luis, Martin de Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7585-3636 3006 430 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Geografía Física 3006 010 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Análisis Geográfico Regi. 371 (2025), 110644 [15 pp.] Agric. for. meteorol. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY 0168-1923 10380424 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/161033/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2368965 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/161033/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:161033 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:13:08 ARTICLE