<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The aim of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity of silver fir (<italic>Abies alba</italic> Mill.) from the Rudnik Forest District on the selected meteorological elements and to develop a chronology of local tree-ring width and the annual sensitivity.Based on the analysis, the site chronology of silver fir was developed and the strength of the relationship between the climate components and the width of annual rings was calculated. In addition, we examined the degree of homogeneity of short-term incremental response, rated the representativeness of the chronology and climate signal strength.Having analysed the indicator years, namely 1932–2013, we concluded that the growth of firs was positively influenced mainly by air temperature in winter, and to a lesser extent, by precipitation in spring and summer. The main factors that limit its growth are cold winters, cool and low rainfall summers, and rainy springs.</abstract>

The aim of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) from the Rudnik Forest District on the selected meteorological elements and to develop a chronology of local tree-ring width and the annual sensitivity.Based on the analysis, the site chronology of silver fir was developed and the strength of the relationship between the climate components and the width of annual rings was calculated. In addition, we examined the degree of homogeneity of short-term incremental response, rated the representativeness of the chronology and climate signal strength.Having analysed the indicator years, namely 1932–2013, we concluded that the growth of firs was positively influenced mainly by air temperature in winter, and to a lesser extent, by precipitation in spring and summer. The main factors that limit its growth are cold winters, cool and low rainfall summers, and rainy springs.

Tree ring growth as a response of silver fir (<italic>Abies alba</italic> Mill.) from Rudnik Forest District to climatic factors

Forest Research Institute, Department of Mountain Forests

Faculty of Forestry, Departament of Forest Protection, Entomology and Forest Climatology

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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Tree ring growth as a response of silver fir ( Mill.) from Rudnik Forest District to climatic factors

The aim of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) from the Rudnik Forest District on the selected meteorological elements...

Tree ring growth as a response of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) from Rudnik Forest District to climatic factors

Published Online: Jul 25, 2019

Page range: 135 - 145

Received: Dec 07, 2018

Accepted: Mar 19, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2019-0013

Keywords
climate, dendrochronology, dendroclimatology, dendrochronological analysis

© 2019 Monika Tomczyk-Kida et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Tree ring growth as a response of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) from Rudnik Forest District to climatic factors

Published Online: Jul 25, 2019

Page range: 135 - 145

Received: Dec 07, 2018

Accepted: Mar 19, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2019-0013

Keywordsclimate, dendrochronology, dendroclimatology, dendrochronological analysis

© 2019 Monika Tomczyk-Kida et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
climate, dendrochronology, dendroclimatology, dendrochronological analysis