Dendrochronological Analysis of <i>Pinus pinea</i> in Central Chile and South Spain for Sustainable Forest Management

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dc.contributor.authorLoewe-Munoz, Veronica
dc.contributor.authorCachinero-Vivar, Antonio M.
dc.contributor.authorCamarero, Jesus Julio
dc.contributor.authorDel Rio, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorDelard, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorNavarro-Cerrillo, Rafael M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:09:21Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:09:21Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPinus pinea is an important Mediterranean species due to its adaptability and tolerance to aridity and its high-quality pine nuts. Different forest types located in Mediterranean native and non-native environments provide the opportunity to perform comparative studies on the species' response to climate change. The aims of this study were to elucidate growth patterns of the species growing in native and exotic habitats and to analyze its response to climatic fluctuations, particularly drought, in both geographical contexts. Understanding stone pine (Pinus pinea) growth responses to climate variability in native and exotic habitats by comparing natural stands and plantations may provide useful information to plan adequate management under climate change. By doing so, we enhance the understanding of P. pinea's adaptability and provide practical approaches to its sustainable management. In this study, we reconstructed and compared the stem radial growth of seven stone pine stands, two in southern Spain and five in central-southern Chile, growing under different climatic conditions. We quantified the relationships between growth variability and climate variables (total rainfall, mean temperature, and SPEI drought index). Growth was positively correlated with autumn rainfall in plantations and with autumn-winter rainfall in natural stands. Growth was also enhanced by high autumn-to-spring rainfall in the driest Chilean plantation, whereas in the wettest and coolest plantation, such correlation was found in winter and summer. A negative impact of summer temperature was found only in one of the five Chilean plantations and in a Spanish site. The correlation between SPEI and tree-ring width indices showed different patterns between and within countries. Overall, exotic plantations showed lower sensitivity to climate variability than native stands. Therefore, stone pine plantations may be useful to assist in mitigating climate change.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/biology13080628
dc.identifier.eissn2079-7737
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/biology13080628
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90148
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001306899500001
dc.issue.numero8
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaBiology-basel
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectgrowth dynamics
dc.subjectnatural forest
dc.subjectstone pine plantation
dc.subjecttree-ring analysis
dc.subjectstem diameter growth
dc.subjectaridity
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleDendrochronological Analysis of <i>Pinus pinea</i> in Central Chile and South Spain for Sustainable Forest Management
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen13
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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