Impacts of climate change on the establishment, distribution, growth and mortality of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.)

doi:10.3832/ifor0537-003

Impacts of climate change on the establishment, distribution, growth and mortality of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.)

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 3, Issue 4, Pages 82-85 (2010)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor0537-003
Published: Jul 15, 2010 - Copyright © 2010 SISEF

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Anticipated future climate changes are expected to significantly influence forest ecosystems, particularly in treeline ecotones. Climate change will have both direct and indirect effects on the future distribution of alpine tree species, some of which will be positive and others negative. Although increased temperatures are on the whole likely to have a positive impact on growth and distribution of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.), indirect effects that influence seed dispersal may threaten the population viability of species. The complexity of the interrelations between climatic and non-climatic factors demands further research, which should include long-term monitoring.

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Swiss stone pine, Treeline, Climate change, Distribution shift, Tree growth, Mortality

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(1)

Institute for Forest Growth, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Tennenbacher Straße 4, D-79106 Freiburg (Germany)

(2)

Institute of Silviculture, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Tennenbacher Straße 4, D-79106 Freiburg (Germany)

(3)

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Silviculture, Peter Jordan Straße 82, 1190 Vienna (Austria)

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simon.boden@iww.uni-freiburg.de

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Boden S, Pyttel P, Eastaugh CS (2010). Impacts of climate change on the establishment, distribution, growth and mortality of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.). iForest 3: 82-85. - doi: 10.3832/ifor0537-003

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Marcus Schaub

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Received: May 25, 2010
Accepted: May 31, 2010

First online: Jul 15, 2010
Publication Date: Jul 15, 2010
Publication Time: 1.50 months

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