Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina
Isolated forest patches of Nothofagus antarctica (ñire) are frequent in the Patagonian forest-steppe ecotone. These remnants, also called relicts (R), are separate from the continuous forests (C). Over the past century, these ecotonal forests have been impacted by anthropogenic activities, including...
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| author | Vettese, Evangelina Soledad Villalba, Ricardo Orellana Ibáñez, Ivonne Alejandra Peri, Pablo Luis |
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| description | Isolated forest patches of Nothofagus antarctica (ñire) are frequent in the Patagonian forest-steppe ecotone. These remnants, also called relicts (R), are separate from the continuous forests (C). Over the past century, these ecotonal forests have been impacted by anthropogenic activities, including fires, logging, and cattle ranching. In order to identify in N. antarctica ring-width records the variations in tree growth associated with documented changes in land use, five sites were selected in Santa Cruz, Argentina. In each site, increment cores from R and C were collected. We developed individual chronologies, and the relationships between regional climate variations and N. antarctica growth were established for each forest type and site. The similarities/differences between site-paired chronologies (R-C) were estimated by calculating moving correlation coefficients lagged by 1 year. N. antarctica regional growth was directly related to precipitation during the current growing season (November–December; r = 0.34, n = 62, p < 0.01), and inversely related to temperature (December–March; r = −0.58, n = 62, p < 0.001). Since the middle of the twentieth century, a progressive decrease has been recorded in regional radial growth, consistent with an increase in summer temperature and a decrease in spring precipitation. In the context of this regional response of N. antarctica to climate, differences in growth patterns between R and C were associated with past changes in land use. Overall, the largest differences between R and C chronologies were concurrent with the settlement of cattle ranches and the associated use of forests. Conversely, similarities between R and C records increased after the establishment of protected areas and during the implementation of similar management practices in both forest types. Our research provides the first dendrochronological records from Nothofagus antarctica for the Argentinean Patagonia and represents one of the first efforts to identify in tree-rings past changes in livestock practices in southern South America. |
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| spelling | INTA87452021-02-25T12:12:11Z Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina Vettese, Evangelina Soledad Villalba, Ricardo Orellana Ibáñez, Ivonne Alejandra Peri, Pablo Luis Pompa-García, Marín Camarero, J. Julio Forest Steppe Ecotones Relict Species Dendrochronology Growth Factors Phenotypic Plasticity Adaptation Growth Rings Stocking Density Harvesting Land Use Change Estepa Forestal Ecotono Especies Relicto Dendrocronología Factores de Crecimiento Plasticidad Fenotípica Nothofagus Adaptación Anillos de Crecimiento Carga Ganadera Cosecha Cambio de Uso de la Tierra Relic and Continuous Forest Historical and Cultural Use of the Land Adaptative Enviromental Capacity Relictos de Bosque Bosques Continuos Uso Histórico y Cultural de la Tierra Capacidad de Adaptación Ambiental Nothofagus antarctica Ñire Isolated forest patches of Nothofagus antarctica (ñire) are frequent in the Patagonian forest-steppe ecotone. These remnants, also called relicts (R), are separate from the continuous forests (C). Over the past century, these ecotonal forests have been impacted by anthropogenic activities, including fires, logging, and cattle ranching. In order to identify in N. antarctica ring-width records the variations in tree growth associated with documented changes in land use, five sites were selected in Santa Cruz, Argentina. In each site, increment cores from R and C were collected. We developed individual chronologies, and the relationships between regional climate variations and N. antarctica growth were established for each forest type and site. The similarities/differences between site-paired chronologies (R-C) were estimated by calculating moving correlation coefficients lagged by 1 year. N. antarctica regional growth was directly related to precipitation during the current growing season (November–December; r = 0.34, n = 62, p < 0.01), and inversely related to temperature (December–March; r = −0.58, n = 62, p < 0.001). Since the middle of the twentieth century, a progressive decrease has been recorded in regional radial growth, consistent with an increase in summer temperature and a decrease in spring precipitation. In the context of this regional response of N. antarctica to climate, differences in growth patterns between R and C were associated with past changes in land use. Overall, the largest differences between R and C chronologies were concurrent with the settlement of cattle ranches and the associated use of forests. Conversely, similarities between R and C records increased after the establishment of protected areas and during the implementation of similar management practices in both forest types. Our research provides the first dendrochronological records from Nothofagus antarctica for the Argentinean Patagonia and represents one of the first efforts to identify in tree-rings past changes in livestock practices in southern South America. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Vettese, Evangelina S. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CIT Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Villalba, Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina. Fil: Orellana Ibáñez, Ivonne A. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2021-02-25T11:56:33Z 2021-02-25T11:56:33Z 2020-03-15 info:ar-repo/semantics/parte de libro info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/8745 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-36930-9_15 Vettese E.S., Villalba R., Ibáñez I.A.O., Peri P.L. (2020) Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina. In: Pompa-García M., Camarero J. (eds) Latin American Dendroecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36930-9_15 978-3-030-36929-3 (print) 978-3-030-36930-9 (online) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36930-9_15 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Nature Latin American Dendroecology - Combining Tree-ring Sciences and Ecology in a Mega Diverse Territory (Ed. Pompa-García M.; Camarero J.J.). Springer Nature, Switzerland. Chapter 15, p. 331-354 |
| spellingShingle | Forest Steppe Ecotones Relict Species Dendrochronology Growth Factors Phenotypic Plasticity Adaptation Growth Rings Stocking Density Harvesting Land Use Change Estepa Forestal Ecotono Especies Relicto Dendrocronología Factores de Crecimiento Plasticidad Fenotípica Nothofagus Adaptación Anillos de Crecimiento Carga Ganadera Cosecha Cambio de Uso de la Tierra Relic and Continuous Forest Historical and Cultural Use of the Land Adaptative Enviromental Capacity Relictos de Bosque Bosques Continuos Uso Histórico y Cultural de la Tierra Capacidad de Adaptación Ambiental Nothofagus antarctica Ñire Vettese, Evangelina Soledad Villalba, Ricardo Orellana Ibáñez, Ivonne Alejandra Peri, Pablo Luis Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina |
| title | Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina |
| title_full | Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina |
| title_short | Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina |
| title_sort | tree growth variations of nothofagus antarctica related to climate and land use changes in southern patagonia argentina |
| topic | Forest Steppe Ecotones Relict Species Dendrochronology Growth Factors Phenotypic Plasticity Adaptation Growth Rings Stocking Density Harvesting Land Use Change Estepa Forestal Ecotono Especies Relicto Dendrocronología Factores de Crecimiento Plasticidad Fenotípica Nothofagus Adaptación Anillos de Crecimiento Carga Ganadera Cosecha Cambio de Uso de la Tierra Relic and Continuous Forest Historical and Cultural Use of the Land Adaptative Enviromental Capacity Relictos de Bosque Bosques Continuos Uso Histórico y Cultural de la Tierra Capacidad de Adaptación Ambiental Nothofagus antarctica Ñire |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/8745 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-36930-9_15 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36930-9_15 |
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