Influence of Climate on Carbon Sequestration in Conifers Growing under Contrasting Hydro-Climatic Conditions

Forests

JoséRodolfo Goche-Telles¹  JoséAngel Prieto-Ruiz¹  Marín Pompa-García¹  JaimeRoberto Padilla-Martínez²  JuanAbel Nájera-Luna³  JoséCiro Hernández-Díaz⁴  AndreaCecilia Acosta-Hernández⁵ 

[1] Facultad de Ciencias Forestales de la Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, C.P. 34120 Durango, Mexico;Forest Economics and Sustainable Land-use Planning, Georg-August-Universität, Büsgenweg 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;Instituto Tecnológico de El Salto, C.P. 34942, El Salto, Mexico;Instituto de Silvicultura e Industria de la Madera, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, C.P. 34160 Durango, Mexico;Programa Institucional de Doctorado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, C.P. 34120 Durango, Mexico;

关键词: carbon accumulation;    conifers;    wood density;    mixed models;    tree rings;    dendroecology;   

DOI  :  10.3390/f11111134

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Research Highlights: Analyzing the contrasting ecological gradients makes it easier to understand the influence of climate on carbon accumulation. Background and Objectives: The increasing climatic variability has implications for vegetation, impacting on its ecological functions, among which carbon accumulation stands out. In the present study, we used climate-dendrochronology relationships to evaluate carbon accumulation in two conifer species that grow in contrasting humidity sites: Pinus strobiformis Engelm (mesic sites) and Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana (Engelm.) Shaw (arid sites). Materials and Methods: Using a dendrochronological approach, we estimated the correlation of biomass and carbon accumulation of each species with some climatic variables (temperature, precipitation, and a drought index) and generated a linear mixed model. Results: The response in carbon accumulation between species with respect to climate was significantly different. P. strobiformis showed a positive correlation with the climatic variables analyzed, while in P. leiophylla the correlation was negative, except with precipitation. Conclusions: These results show that forests in both mesic and arid sites are prone to climate changes, although their responses are different, impacting the productivity and carbon cycles of forest ecosystems.

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