Dendroecological assessment of Korshinsk peashrub (Caragana korshinskii Kom.) from the perspective of interactions among growth, climate, and topography in the western Loess Plateau, China (SCI)

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	Dendroecological assessment of Korshinsk peashrub (Caragana korshinskii Kom.) from the perspective of interactions among growth, climate, and topography in the western Loess Plateau, China (SCI)
	Xiao S. C.; Xiao H. L.; Peng X. M.; Wang W. P.; Chen X. H.; Tian Q. Y.
刊名	Dendrochronologia
	2015
卷号	33 页码:61-68
英文摘要	Dendroecology is a useful tool to provide insights into the growth of woody plants and their response to climate change and topographical factors, since the results can provide guidance for the management of artificial forests. Using dendrochronological methods, we examined the relationships between slope aspect, climatic variation, and radial growth of Korshinsk peashrub (Caragana korshinskii Kom.), a primary shrub species used in afforestation in arid and semi-arid regions of the Loess Plateau, in northwestern China. Mean May temperature is the primary factor that limits radial growth at all study sites, followed by September and October precipitation at the shady and sunny sites. Our surveys of canopy area, shrub height, number of branches and average ring width showed that, except for the number of branches, the value on semi-shady slopes was larger than those on shady and sunny slopes. No evidence of soil desiccation was found, and the best water status occurred on semi-shady slopes at depth from 10 to 60 cm within the 1.8 m profile. The age-related average ring width curves indicate that radial growth increased to about 4 years of age, declined rapidly until 8 years of age, and then stabilized. Our results suggest that Korshinsk peashrub is a suitable species for afforestation in the western Loess Plateau, especially on the semi-shady slopes, and that a suitable age to begin branch coppicing is around 8 to 10 years. However, shrub density should be maintained at low levels (around 5000 shrubs per hectare). (C) 2015 ElSevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.casnw.net/handle/362004/27594]
专题	寒区旱区环境与工程研究所_中科院寒区旱区环境与工程研究所（未分类）_期刊论文
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xiao S. C.,Xiao H. L.,Peng X. M.,et al. Dendroecological assessment of Korshinsk peashrub (Caragana korshinskii Kom.) from the perspective of interactions among growth, climate, and topography in the western Loess Plateau, China (SCI)[J]. Dendrochronologia,2015,33:61-68.
APA	Xiao S. C.,Xiao H. L.,Peng X. M.,Wang W. P.,Chen X. H.,&Tian Q. Y..(2015).Dendroecological assessment of Korshinsk peashrub (Caragana korshinskii Kom.) from the perspective of interactions among growth, climate, and topography in the western Loess Plateau, China (SCI).Dendrochronologia,33,61-68.
MLA	Xiao S. C.,et al."Dendroecological assessment of Korshinsk peashrub (Caragana korshinskii Kom.) from the perspective of interactions among growth, climate, and topography in the western Loess Plateau, China (SCI)".Dendrochronologia 33(2015):61-68.