Formation of Frost Damages in Coniferous Trees in Different Climatic Periods on the Polar Ural Mountains
https://doi.org/10.1134/S2587556618060055
Abstract
Frequency of recurrence, intensity and spatio-temporal distribution of frost damage in larch and spruce growing on the same southwest exposed slope at the upper tree-line and at the bottom of the mountain valley in the Polar Ural Mountains were studied with aim to reveal the dynamics of their formation in different climatic periods over the last 100 years. At the upper tree-line damages form more often in larch than in spruce, but at the bottom of the valley, on the contrary, damages form two-three times less frequently in larch than in spruce in the same climatic periods. The high frequency of damage formation in early wood is confined with warm climatic periods with early start of vegetation and low May snow depth. The most extreme years have been identified, when a large number of trees are damaged. The difference in frequency of frost damage formation with West Siberian has shown. Risk of a damage of coniferous trees by late spring frosts due to recent climate changes in the Polar Urals is increased.
Supporting agencies: The author is grateful to V.S. Mazepa for valuable advices. This work was partly supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, projects no. 14-04-91356 and 15-04-04933 and the program of the UrB RAS no. 15-2-4-22.
About the Author
M. A. Gurskaya
Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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- Recent climate changes at the Polar Urals enhance the risk of late spring frosts.
- During warm climatic periods the frequency of frost damages located in earlywood increases.
- Early start of the growing season and low snow depth in May contribute to rise in frost ring formation in earlywood.
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Gurskaya M.A. Formation of Frost Damages in Coniferous Trees in Different Climatic Periods on the Polar Ural Mountains. Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya. 2018;(6):70-80. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.1134/S2587556618060055
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