Radial growth response of Pinus densiflora and Quercus spp. to topographic and climatic factors in South Korea
- Authors
- Byun, Jae Gyun; Lee, Woo Kyun; Kim, Moonil; Kwak, Doo Ahn; Kwak, Hanbin; Park, Taejin; Byun, Woo Hyuk; Son, Yowhan; Choi, Jung Kee; Lee, Young Jin; Saborowski, Joachim; Chung, Dong Jun; Jung, Jin Hyun
- Issue Date
- 10월-2013
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PRESS
- Keywords
- standard radial growth; general additive modelclimatic factors; climate change; forest-cover change
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY, v.6, no.5, pp.380 - 392
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
- Volume
- 6
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 380
- End Page
- 392
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/102059
- DOI
- 10.1093/jpe/rtt001
- ISSN
- 1752-9921
- Abstract
- This study aimed to develop radial growth models and to predict the potential spatial distribution of Pinus densiflora (Japanese red pine) and Quercus spp. (Oaks) in South Korea, considering topographic and climatic factors. We used a dataset of diameter at breast height and radial growth estimates of individual trees, topographic and climatic factors in systematic sample plots distributed over the whole of South Korea. On the basis that radial growth is attributed primarily to tree age, we developed a radial growth model employing tree age as an explanatory variable. We estimated standard growth (SG), defined as radial growth of the tree at age 30, to eliminate the influence of tree age on radial growth. In addition, SG estimates including the Topographic Wetness Index, temperature and precipitation were calculated by the Generalized Additive Model. As a result of variogram analysis of SG, we found spatial autocorrelation between SG, topographic and climatic factors. Incremental temperature had negative impacts on radial growth of P. densiflora and positive impacts on that of Quercus spp. Precipitation was associated with positive effects on both tree species. Based on the model, we found that radial growth of P. densiflora would be more vulnerable than that of Quercus spp. to climatic factors. Through simulation with the radial growth model, it was predicted that P. densiflora stands would be gradually replaced with Quercus spp. stands in eastern coastal and southern regions of South Korea in the future. The models developed in this study will be helpful for understanding the impact of climatic factors on tree growth and for predicting changes in distribution of P. densiflora and Quercus spp. due to climate change in South Korea.
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