Climate change impacts on stand structure and competitive interactions in a southern Swedish spruce-beech forest

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-276

  Bolte, Andreas ^a,b   Hilbrig, Lutz ^a   Grundmann, Britt ^c   Kampf, Friederike ^b   Brunet, Jörg ^d   Roloff, Andreas ^c  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bark beetle; Competition index; Disturbance; Drought; Fagus sylvatica; Interspecific competition; Natural forest; Picea abies; Stand structure; Storm; Tree ring analysis

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND STRUCTURE; STORM; TREE RING;

SWEDEN;

COLEOPTERA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 77952319467     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0323-1     Document Type: Article

References (102)

1. Ammer Ch, Ziegler C, Knoke T (2005) Zur Beurteilung von intra- und interspezifischer Konkurrenz von Laubbaumbeständen im Dickungsstadium. Allg Forst- u Jagdztg 176: 85-94.
2. Anonymous (2007) Naturreservat i Kronobergs län: Siggaboda. Faktablad Länsstyrelsen i Kronobergs län. Available: http://www. lansstyrelsen. se/NR/rdonlyres/A3DECC04-2C28-40DF-B16D-BB9642676D6C/109358/siggaboda_582253770. pdf. Accessed 20 Jan 2009.
3. BGR [Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe] (2007) World reference base for soil resources 2006 (German edition). 1st update. BGR, Hannover.
4. Biging GS, Dobbertin M (1992) A comparison of distance-dependent competition measures for height and basal area growth on individual conifer trees. For Sci 38(3): 695-720.
5. Biondi F, Waikul K (2004) DENDROCLIM2002: a C++ program for statistical calibration of climate signals in tree-ring chronologies. Comput Geosci 30: 303-311.
6. Björkman L (1996a) Long-term population dynamics of Fagus sylvatica at the northern limits of its distribution in southern Sweden: a paleoecological study. The Holocene 6: 225-234.
7. Björkman L (1996b) The late Holocene history of beech Fagus sylvatica and Norway spruce Picea abies at stand scale in southern Sweden. Lundqua Thesis 39, Lund University, Lund.
8. Björkman L (1999) The establishment of Fagus sylvatica at the stand-scale in southern Sweden. The Holocene 9(2): 237-245.
9. Björkman L, Bradshaw R (1996) The immigration of Fagus sylvatica L. and Picea abies (L.) Karst. into a natural forest stand in southern Sweden during the last 2000 years. J Biogeogr 23: 235-244.
10. Blackwell PG, Rennolls K, Coutts MP (1990) A root anchorage model for shallowly rooted Sitka spruce. Forestry 63: 73-91.
11. Blennow K, Olofsson E (2008) The probability of wind damage in forestry under a changed wind climate. Clim Change 87: 347-360.
12. Bolte A, Villanueva I (2006) Interspecific competition impacts on the morphology and distribution of fine roots in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). Eur J Forest Res 125(1): 15-26.
13. Bolte A, Rahmann T, Kuhr M, Pogoda P, Murach D, Von Gadow K (2004) Relationships between tree dimension and coarse root biomass in mixed stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.). Plant Soil 264(1-2): 1-11.
14. Bolte A, Czajkowski T, Kompa T (2007) The north-eastern distribution range of European beech-a review. Forestry 80(4): 413-429.
15. Bolte A, Ammer C, Löf M, Nabuurs GJ, Schall P, Spathelf P (2009) Adaptive forest management-a prerequisite of sustainable forestry in the face of climate change. In: Spathelf P (ed) Sustainable forest management in a changing world: European perspective. Springer, Heidelberg, pp 115-139.
16. Bonn S (1998) Dendroecological investigations of competition dynamics in mixed beechoak stands and its modifications expected due to climatic changes. Contributions to Forest Sciences Tharandt 3, Technical University, Dresden.
17. Bradshaw RHW, Lindbladh M (2005) Regional spread and stand-scale establishment of Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies in Scandinavia. Ecology 86(7): 1679-1686.
18. Bradshaw RHW, Holmqvist BH, Cowling SA, Sykes MT (2000) The effects of climate change on the distribution and management of Picea abies in southern Scandinavia. Can J For Res 30: 1992-1998.
19. Büttner V, Leuschner C (1994) Spatial and temporal patterns of fine root abundance in a mixed oak beech forest. For Ecol Manage 70: 11-21.
20. Christensen JH, Christensen OB (2007) A summary of the PRUDENCE model projections of changes in European climate by the end of this century. Clim Change 81(Suppl. 1): 7-30.
21. Christensen JH, Hewitson B, Busuioc A, Chen A, Gao X, Held I, Jones R, Kolli RK et al (2007) Regional climate projections. In: Solomon SD, Chen Z, Marquis M, Averyt KB, Tignor M, Miller HL (eds) Climate change 2007: the physical science basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the 4th assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
22. Clark PhJ, Evans FC (1954) Distance to nearest neighbor as a measure of spatial relationships in populations. Ecology 35(4): 445-453.
23. Collet C, Lanter O, Pardos M (2002) Effects of canopy opening on the morphology and anatomy of naturally regenerated beech seedlings. Trees 16: 291-298.
24. Coutts MP (1986) Components of tree stability in Sitka spruce on peaty gley soil. Forestry 59: 173-197.
25. Cremer KW, Borough CJ, McKinnel FH, Carter PR (1982) Effects of stocking and thinning on wind damage in plantations. NZ J For Sci 12: 244-266.
26. Cropper JP (1979) Tree-ring skeleton plotting by computer. Tree-Ring Bulletin 39: 47-59.
27. Czajkowski T, Kühling M, Bolte A (2005) Einfluss der Sommertrockenheit im Jahre 2003 auf das Wachstum von Naturverjüngungen der Buche (Fagus sylvatica L.) im nordöstlichen Mitteleuropa. Allg Forst- u Jagdztg 176: 133-143.
28. Dale VH, Joyce LA, McNulty S, Neilson RP, Ayres MP, Flannigan MD, Hanson PJ, Irland LC, Lugo AE, Peterson CJ, Simberloff D, Swanson FJ, Stocks BJ, Wotton BM (2001) Climate change and forest disturbances. Bioscience 51: 723-734.
29. Dobbertin M, DeVries W (2008) Interactions between climate change and forest ecosystems. In: Fischer R (ed) Forest ecosystems in a changing environment: identifying future monitoring and research needs. Report and Recommendations COST Strategic Workshop 11-13 March 2008 Istanbul, Turkey. http://www. costforest2008. org/docs/COST-Brochure. pdf. Accessed 15 July 2008.
30. Dobbertin M, Giuggiola A (2006) Baumwachstum und erhöhte Temperaturen. Forum für Wissen, Wald und Klimawandel, pp 35-45.
31. Eckstein D, Krause C (1989) Dendroecological studies on spruce tress to monitor environmental changes around Hamburg. IAWA Bulletin 10(2): 175-182.
32. Ellenberg H (1988) Vegetation ecology of central Europe. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
33. FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] (1990) Guidelines for soil description, 3rd edn (Revised). FAO, Rome.
34. Firbas F (1949) Spät- und nacheiszeitliche Waldgeschicjte Mitteleuropas nördlich der Alpen, vol 1. G. Fischer, Jena.
35. Frech A, Leuschner C, Hagemeyer M, Hölscher D (2003) Nachbarschaftsbezogene Analyse der Kronenraumbesetzung von Esche, Hainbuche und Winterlinde in einem artenreichen Laubmischwald (Nationalpark Hainich, Thüringen). Forstwiss Cbl 122: 22-35.
36. Fuhrer J, Beniston M, Fischlin A, Frei Ch, Goyette S, Jasper K, Pfister Ch (2006) Climate risks and their impact on agriculture and forests in Switzerland. Clim Change 79: 79-102.
37. Giesecke T, Hickler T, Kunkel T, Sykes MT, Bradshaw RHW (2007) Towards an understanding of the Holocene distribution of Fagus sylvatica L. J Biogeogr 34: 118-131.
38. Grundmann BM (2009) Dendroklimatologische und dendroökologische Untersuchungen des Zuwachsverhaltens von Buche und Fichte in naturnahen Mischwäldern. Dissertation, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden.
39. Herzog KM, Thum R, Kronfuss G, Heldstab HJ, Hasler R (1998) Patterns and mechanisms of transpiration in a large subalpine Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). Ecol Res 13(2): 105-112.
40. Hilbrig L, Bolte A (2006) Wirkung des Orkans "Gudrun" auf die Bestandesstruktur eines Fichten-Buchen-Naturwaldes in Südschweden. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung der Sektion Waldbau im DFFV vom 18. 09. bis 19. 09. 2006 in Tharandt, Technische Universität Dresden, Tharandt, pp 87-97.
41. Hjelmqvist H (1940) Studien über die Abhängigkeit der Baumgrenzen von der Temperaturverhältnissen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Buche und ihrer Klimarassen. Blom, Lund.
42. Holmes RL (1983) Computer-assisted quality control in tree-ring dating and measurement. Tree-Ring Bulletin 43: 69-78.
43. Holmes RL, Adams RK, Fritts HC (1986) Tree-ring chronologies of western North America: California, eastern Oregon and northern Great Basin with procedures used in the chronology development work including users manuals for computer programs COFECHA and ARSTAN, Chronology Series VI. Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Universitiy of Arizona, Tuscon.
44. Hueck K (1936) Pflanzengeographie Deutschlands. Berlin-Lichterfelde, Bermühler.
45. Jönsson AM, Harding S, Bärring L, Ravn HP (2007) Impact of climate change on the population dynamics of Ips typographus in southern Sweden. Agr For Met 146: 70-81.
46. Jönsson AM, Appelberg G, Harding S, Barring L (2009) Spatio-temporal impact of climate change on the activity and voltinism of the spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus. Glob Change Biol 15(2): 486-499.
47. Kelty MJ (1992) Comparative productivity of monocultures and mixed-species stands. In: Kelty MJ, Larson BC, Oliver CD (eds) The ecology and silviculture of mixed-species forests. Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp 125-141.
48. Kennel R (1965) Untersuchungen über die Leistung von Fichte und Buche im Rein- und Mischbestand. Allg Forst-u Jagdztg 136(149-161): 173-189.
49. König A (1995) Sturmgefährdung von Beständen im Altersklassenwald. J. D. Sauerländer's, Frankfurt/M.
50. Köppen FP (1888) Geographische Verbreitung der Holzgewächse des europäischen Russlands und des Kaukasus. Kaiserl. Akadem. Wissenschaften, St. Petersburg.
51. Leckebusch GC, Ulbrich U (2004) On the relationship between cyclones and extreme windstorm events over Europe under climate change. Global Planet Change 44: 181-193.
52. Leckebusch GC, Koffi B, Ulbrich U, Pinto JG, Spangehl T, Zacharias S (2006) Analysis of frequency and intensity of European winter storm events from a multi-model perspective, at synoptic and regional scales. Clim Res 31: 59-74.
53. Lehner B, Döll P (2001) Europe's drought today and in the future. In: Lehner B, Henrichs T, Döll P, Alcamo J (eds) EuroWasser-model-based assessment of European water resources and hydrology in the face of global change: 7. 1-7. 16. Available http://www. usf. uni-kassel. de/cesr/index. php?option=com_content& task=view& id=134& Itemid=72. Accessed 9 July 2009.
54. Leuschner C, Meier IC, Hertel D (2006) On the niche breadth of Fagus sylvatica: soil nutrient status in 50 Central European beech stands on a broad range of bedrock types. Ann For Sci 63: 335-368.
55. Lindbladh M, Brunet J, Hannon G, Niklasson M, Eliasson P, Eriksson G, Ekstrand A (2007) Forest history as a basis for ecosystem restoration-a multidisciplinary case study in a South Swedish temperate landscape. Rest Ecol 15(2): 284-295.
56. Linder P, Elfving B, Zackrisson O (1997) Stand structure and successional trends in virgin boreal forest reserves in Sweden. For Ecol Manage 98: 17-33.
57. Lindqvist B (1959) Forest vegetation belts in southern Scandinavia. Acta Hortii Gotoburgensis 22: 111-144.
58. Meusel H, Jäger E, Weinert T (1965) Vergleichende Chorologie der zentraleuropäischen Flora. Karten, G. Fischer, Jena.
59. Meyer P, Ackermann J, Balcar P, Boddenberg J, Detsch R, Förster B, Fuchs H, Hoffmann B, Keitel W, Kölbel M, Köthke C, Koss H, Unkrig W, Weber J, Willig J (2001) Untersuchung der Waldstruktur und ihrer Dynamik in Naturwaldreservaten. IHW, Eching.
60. Meyer P, Tabaku V, Lüpke BV (2003) Die Struktur albanischer Rotbuchen-Urwälder-Ableitungen für eine naturnahe Buchenwirtschaft. Forstw Cbl 122: 47-58.
61. Mitscherlich G (1974) Sturmgefahr und Sturmsicherheit. Schweiz. Zeitschr Forstwes 125: 199-216.
62. Nagel J (2005) TreeGrOSS-eine Java basierte Softwarekomponente zur Waldwachstumsmodellierung für Forschung. Lehre und Praxis. DVFFA-Sektion Forstliche Biometrie und Informatik, 15. Tagung Freiburg 9-10. Oktober 2003, pp 33-37.
63. Nagel J, Duda H, Hansen J (2006) Forest Simulator BWINPro7. Forst und Holz 61: 427-429.
64. Neumann U (2001) Relationships between weather and increment courses of spruce stands in eastern Erzgebirge Mountains. Contrib For Sci Tharandt 11: 1-193.
65. Neuwirth B, Schweingruber F, Winiger M (2007) Spatial patterns of central European pointer years from 1901 to 1971. Dendrochronologia 24: 79-89.
66. Nicoll BC, Gardiner BA, Peace AJ (2008) Improvements in anchorage provided by the acclimation of forest trees to wind stress. Forestry 81: 389-398.
67. Niklas KJ (2002) Wind, size and tree safety. J Arboricult 28(2): 84-93.
68. Niklasson M, Lindbladh M, Björkman L (2002) A long-term record of Quercus decline, logging and fires in a southern Swedish Fagus-Picea forest. J Veg Sci 13: 765-774.
69. Nilsson SG, Arup U, Baranowski R, Ekman S (1995) Lichens and beetles as indicators in conservation forests. Conserv Biol 9: 1208-1215.
70. Nilsson C, Stjernquist I, Bärring L, Schlyter P, Jönsson AM, Samuelsson H (2004) Recorded storm damages in Swedish forests 1901-2000. For Ecol Manage 199: 165-173.
71. Nilsson C, Goyette S, Bäring L (2007) Relating forest damage data to the wind field from high-resolution RCM simulations: Case study of Anatol striking Sweden in December 1999. Global Planet Change 57: 161-176.
72. Nyland RD (1989) Logging Damage. In: Clark FB, Hutchinson JG (eds) Central Hardwood Notes, Note 8. 02. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, MN.
73. Petterson H (1955) Die Massenproduktion des Nadelwaldes. Mitt. Der Forstl. Forsch.-Anst. Schwedens 45, 1B: 392-580.
74. Piovesan G, Bernabei M, Di Filippo A, Romagnoli M, Schirone B (2003) A long-term tree ring beech chronology from a high-elevation old-growth forest of Central Italy. Dendrochronologia 21(1): 13-22.
75. Pretzsch H (1995) Zum Einfluss des Baumverteilungsmusters auf den Bestandeszuwachs. Allg Forst- und Jadgztg 166: 190-201.
76. Pretzsch H (2001) Modellierung des Waldwachstums. Parey, Berlin.
77. Pretzsch H, Kahn M (1998) Konzeption und Konstruktion des Wuchsmodells SILVA 2. 2, Methodische Grundlagen. Abschlussber. Projekt W 28, Lehrstuhl für Waldwachstumskunde der Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. München, Freising/Weihenstephan, part 2.
78. Pretzsch H, Schütze G (2005) Crown allometry and growing space efficiency of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in pure and mixed stands. Plant Biol 7: 628-639.
79. Pretzsch H, Schütze G (2009) Transgressive overyielding in mixed compared with pure stands of Norway spruce and European beech in Central Europe: evidence on stand level and explanation on individual tree level. Eur J Forest Res 128: 183-204.
80. Puhe J (2003) Growth and development of the root system of Norway spruce (Picea abies) in forest stands-a review. For Ecol Manage 175: 253-273.
81. Pukkala T, Kolström T (1987) Competition indices and prediction of radial growth in Scots pine. Silva Fennica 21(1): 55-67.
82. Raab B, Vedin H (eds) (1995) Climate, lakes and rivers. The National Atlas of Sweden. SNA, Stockholm.
83. Röhrig E, Bartsch N, Lüpke BV (2006) Waldbau auf ökologischer Grundlage (begr. v. A. Dengler), 7th edn. E. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart.
84. Rothe A (1997) Einfluss des Baumartenanteils auf Durchwurzelung, Wasserhaushalt, Stoffhaushalt und Zuwachsleitung eines Fichten-Buchen-Mischbestandes am Standort Höglwald. Forstl Forschungsber München 163: 1-213.
85. Schelhaas MJ, Nabuurs GJ, Schuck A (2003) Natural disturbances in the European forests in the 19th and 20th centuries. Global Change Biol 9: 1620-1633.
86. Schelhaas MJ, Kramer K, Peltola H, van der Werf DC, Wijdeven SMJ (2007) Introducing tree interactions in wand damage simulation. Ecol Model 2-4: 197-209.
87. Schlyter P, Stjernquist I, Bärring L, Jönsson AM, Nilsson C (2006) Assessment of the impacts of climate change and weather extremes on boreal forests in northern Europe, focusing on Norway spruce. Clim Res 31: 75-84.
88. Schmid I (2002) The influence of soil type and interspecific competition on the fine root system of Norway spruce and European beech. Basic Appl Ecol 3(4): 339-355.
89. Schmidt-Vogt H (1987) Die Fichte: ein Handbuch in zwei Bänden Bd. 1: Taxonomie, Verbreitung, Morphologie, Ökologie, Waldgesellschaften, 2nd edn. Parey, Hamburg.
90. Schütz JP, Gotz M, Schmid W, Mandallaz D (2006) Vulnerability of spruce (Picea abies) and beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest stands to storms and consequences for silviculture. Eur J For Res 125(3): 291-302.
91. Sjörs H (1999) The background: geology, climate and zonation. In: Rydin H, Snoeijs P, Diekmann M (eds) Swedish plant geography. Acta Phytogeogr Suec 84: 5-14.
92. SMHI [Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut] (2005) Januaristormen 2005. Faktablad nr. 25, SMHI, Nörrköping.
93. StatSoft Inc. (2005) STATISTICA für Windows [Software-System für Datenanalyse] Version 7. 1. www. statsoft. com.
94. Sterba H (2004) Equilibrium curves and growth models to deal with forests in transition to uneven-aged structure-application in two sample stands. Silva Fennica 38(4): 413-423.
95. Tarasiuk S (1999) Buk zwyczajny (Fagus sylvatica L.) na obrzeżach zasie{ogonek}gu w Polsce. Fundacja Rozwój SGGW, Warszawa.
96. Tinner W, Lotter AF (2006) Holocene expansion of Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba in Central Europe: where are we after eight decades of debate? Quat Sci Rev 25: 526-549.
97. Ulrich B (1983) Soil acidity and its relation to acid deposition. In: Ulrich B, Pakrath J (eds) Effects of accumulation of air pollutants in forest ecosystems. D Reidel Publ Comp Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp 127-146.
98. van Hees AFM (1997) Growth and morphology of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings in relation to shading and drought. Ann Sci For 54: 9-18.
99. Waring RH (1987) Characteristics of trees predisposed to die. Bioscience 37: 569-574.
100. Westphal C, Tremer N, von Oheimb G, Hansen J, von Gadow K, Härdtle W (2006) Is the reverse J-shaped diameter distribution universally applicable in European virgin beech forests? For Ecol Manage 223: 75-83.
101. Wilmking M, D'Arrigo R, Jacoby GC, Juday GP (2005) Increased temperature sensitivity and divergent growth trends in circumpolar boreal forests. Geophys Res Lett 32: L15715. doi: 10. 1029/2005GLO23331.
102. Wolf A, Møller PF, Bradshaw RHW, Bigler J (2004) Storm damage and long-term mortality in a semi-natural temperate deciduous forest. For Ecol Manage 188: 197-210.