Population differentiation in tree-ring growth response of white fir (Abies concolor) to climate: Implications for predicting forest responses to climate change
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Forest succession models and correlative models have predicted 200--650 kilometer shifts in the geographic range of temperate forests and forest species as one response to global climate change. Few studies have investigated whether population differences may effect the response of forest species to climate change. This study examines differences in tree-ring growth, and in the phenotypic plasticity of tree-ring growth in 16-year old white fir, Abies concolor, from ten populations grown in four common gardens in the Sierra Nevada of California. For each population, tree-ring growth was modelled as a function of precipitation and degree-day sums. Tree-ring growth under three scenarios of doubled CO2 climates was estimated.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge Inst. for Science and Education, TN (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76OR00033
- OSTI ID:
- 10102537
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/OR/00033-T543; ON: DE94000837
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: TH: Thesis (Ph.D.); PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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