Long-term trends in growth of Pinus palustris and Pinus elliottii along a hydrological gradient in central Florida
Long-term trends in growth of Pinus palustris and Pinus elliottii along a hydrological gradient in central Florida
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DOI:
10.1139/cjfr-31-10-1661
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发表时间:
2001-10-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Brooks, JR
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作者:
Foster, TE;Brooks, JR
Forest species composition in Florida is sensitive to changes in hydrology that accompany small shifts in elevation. In this study, we use dendrochronological techniques to determine how the growth of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii Engelm. (slash pine) and Pinus palustris Mill. (longleaf pine) along a hydrologic gradient from mesic flatwoods to xeric sandhills responds to fluctuations in climate (temperature, precipitation, river flow, and Palmer drought severity index). Interspecies and intraspecies comparisons of growth responses were made between a xeric P. palustris plot, a transition zone plot containing both species, and a mesic P. elliottii plot. Growth of P. elliottii individuals was negatively correlated with increased water availability on sites with a shallow water table (