title: [Responses of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica radial growth to climate warming in Great Xing' an Mountins: a case study in Mangui].
abstract: Based on the theory and methodology of dendrochronology, the tree ring width chronology of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica in Mangui of Great Xing' an Mountains was developed, and the relationships between the standardized tree ring width chronology and local climate factors (temperature and precipitation) as well as the effects of climate factors on the P. sylvestris var. mongolica radial growth were analyzed. In this region, the mean monthly temperature in April-August of current year was the main factor limiting the radial growth, and the increasing mean monthly temperature from April to August had negative effects to the radial growth. The simulation of the variations of the radial growth by the mean monthly temperature change in April-August showed that the radial growth of P. sylvestris var. mongolica would present a declining trend accompanied with the warmer and drier regional climate condition.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110164, China. zhxianliang@126.com
authors.forename: Xing-Liang
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xing-Yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Zhen-Ju
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming-Xing
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D002909:Chronobiology Phenomena; D057231:Climate Change; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D057232:Global Warming; D041605:Pinus sylvestris / Q000254:growth & development*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*