Dwarf mistletoe and drought contribute to growth decline, dieback and mortality of junipers
| Autor: | Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda, Elisa Tamudo, J. Julio Camarero, José Daniel Anadón |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Bosques y silvicultura
Drought tolerance ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Growing season Gestión forestal medicine.disease_cause Arceuthobium oxycedri Shrub Dendroecology Infestation parasitic diseases medicine Déficit de agua QK900-989 Plant ecology Water deficit biology Mediterranean shrublands ved/biology food and beverages Forestry biology.organism_classification Juniperus communis Dendroecología Agronomy Aridification 3106 Ciencia Forestal Juniper |
| Zdroj: | Forests, Vol 12, Iss 1199, p 1199 (2021) Forests Volume 12 Issue 9 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/f12091199 |
| Popis: | Producción Científica Rising temperatures and aridification, combined with the stressing effect of some hemiparasitic plants such as mistletoes, may contribute to reduce vigour and growth of trees and shrubs leading to dieback and increasing mortality. This has been rarely explored in pioneer shrubs such as junipers, which are assumed to be more drought tolerant than coexisting trees. To test these ideas, we reconstructed radial growth patterns of common junipers (Juniperus communis L.) with different crown cover and infestation degree by dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M. Bieb.) in two sites with contrasting aspect and water availability located in north-eastern Spain. We used dendrochronology to study the response of junipers’ radial growth to climatic factors (temperature, precipitation, and soil moisture), an index of drought severity, and mistletoe infestation. Juniper growth was constrained by elevated temperatures and low precipitation leading to drought during the growing season. Infestation by dwarf mistletoe contributed to a short-term growth decline in junipers. The interaction between low summer precipitation and high dwarf mistletoe infestation constrained juniper growth, particularly in the north-oriented wetter site, where hosts presented higher growth rates during wet periods. The negative impact of low summer precipitation on juniper growth overrides the effects due to dwarf mistletoe infestation. Aridification and mistletoe infestation could trigger dieback and mortality of shrubs slowing down successional dynamics and delaying shrub encroachment into former croplands and grasslands. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (RTI2018-096884-B-C31) Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad - FEDER (IJC2019-040571-I) Ministerio de Ciencia e innovación, Agencia Estatal de Investigación y el Fondo Social Europeo. “Ramón y Cajal” contract (RYC-2017-22783) |
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