An analysis of tree-ring width and the standardized precipitation-evapotranspiration index within the cork oak (Quercus suber L.) forests mortality framework in the Kroumirie Mountains, northwestern Tunisia
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Título: | An analysis of tree-ring width and the standardized precipitation-evapotranspiration index within the cork oak (Quercus suber L.) forests mortality framework in the Kroumirie Mountains, northwestern Tunisia |
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Autor/es: | Touhami, Issam | Chirino Miranda, Esteban | Fkiri, Sondes | Aouinti, Hamdi | Moutahir, Hassane | Bellot, Juan | Rzigui, Touhami | Khaldi, Abdelhamid | Nasr, Zouheir |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Gestión de Ecosistemas y de la Biodiversidad (GEB) |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ecología | Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Multidisciplinar para el Estudio del Medio "Ramón Margalef" |
Palabras clave: | Cork oak forest | Climate change | Drought effects | Tree mortality | Forest die-off | Mediterranean ecosystems |
Área/s de conocimiento: | Ecología |
Fecha de publicación: | 2-abr-2021 |
Editor: | Springer Nature |
Cita bibliográfica: | Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. 2021, 6:42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-021-00250-x |
Resumen: | In the climate change context, the severity and duration of drought periods are expected to increase. Forests are known to be extremely sensitive to climate change, especially in the Mediterranean Basin, and particularly in Tunisia, where climate is characterized by dry hot summers which will intensify and prolong due to climate change effects. A better understanding of the mechanisms allowing plants to survive during prolonged drought would help to anticipate expected changes. The present study aimed to analyze the effect of extremely dry years on the mortality and decline of cork oak forests in northwest Tunisia during the 1988–1995 period. Extreme drought years with significant effects on tree growth were registered. Cork oak mortality was recorded for up to 63,622 trees. The study area was largely influenced by the frequency of prolonged drought periods, especially from 1988 to 1995. |
Patrocinador/es: | This work was supported by the project “Integrated restoration of forest ecosystems and their adaptations to climate change”. National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Waters, and Forestry, Tunisia. This research is part of the project: HYDROMED (PID-2019-111332RB-C21). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/114165 |
ISSN: | 2365-6433 (Print) | 2365-7448 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1007/s41207-021-00250-x |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-021-00250-x |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - GEB - Artículos de Revistas |
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