86499 20230111103822.0 doi 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.12.051 sideral 109700 ART-2019-109700 eng Martínez del Castillo, E. (orcid)0000-0003-1542-2698 Modeling tree-growth: Assessing climate suitability of temperate forests growing in Moncayo Natural Park (Spain) 2019 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted In the past few decades, temperate forests have been negatively altered by numerous anthropogenic activities and by the impact of ongoing climate change. These changes may require management actions to help preserve some forest tree species. In this sense, highly-detailed knowledge of tree growth and survival across territorial and climatic gradients will be important for forest conservation. We developed a novel approach to determine the optimal zones of forest growth and expansion through climate suitability maps, using a dense tree-ring network of four forest species in Moncayo Natural Park and high-resolution climate data. Our results showed that the mixed-effects models developed using climate data and tree size were able to predict between 65 and 80% of growth variability along the climatic gradient. All studied species were influenced by climate, and the relationship between growth and climate significantly differed along the prevailing climate gradient. Moreover, the suitability maps showed that the current species distribution is limited, and their application may serve as a tool for adaptive management in forests subjected to climate change. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-CAIXA/GA-LC-031-2010 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/BES-2013-064453 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2012-31668 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2015-69985-R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 3.17 2019 FORESTRY 5 / 68 = 0.074 2019 Q1 T1 1.249 2019 Forestry 2019 Q1 Nature and Landscape Conservation 2019 Q1 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2019 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Longares, L.A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9558-1308 Serrano-Notivoli, R. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7663-1202 de Luis, M. 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. 435 (2019), 128-137 For. ecol. manag. Forest Ecology and Management 0378-1127 1059787 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/86499/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 62703 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/86499/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:86499 articulos driver 2023-01-11-10:06:06 ARTICLE