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Critical temperatures for xylogenesis in conifers of cold climates

2008· article· en· 611 citations· W2122749615 on OpenAlex· 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2008.00417.x

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Teacher disagreement score
0.004
Threshold uncertainty score
0.342
Validation status
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Aim To identify temperatures at which cell division and differentiation are active in order to verify the existence of a common critical temperature determining growth in conifers of cold climates. Location Ten European and Canadian sites at different latitudes and altitudes. Methods The periods of cambial activity and cell differentiation were assessed on a weekly time‐scale on histological sections of cambium and wood tissue collected over 2 to 5 years per site from 1998 to 2005 from the stems of seven conifer species. All data were compared with daily air temperatures recorded from weather stations located close to the sites. Logistic regressions were used to calculate the probability of xylogenesis and of cambium being active at a given temperature. Results Xylogenesis lasted from May to October, with a growing period varying from 3 to 5 months depending on location and elevation. Despite the wide geographical range of the monitored sites, temperatures for onset and ending of xylogenesis converged towards narrow ranges with average values around 4–5, 8–9 and 13–14 °C for daily minimum, mean and maximum temperature, respectively. On the contrary, cell division in the cambium stopped in July−August, when temperatures were still high. Main conclusions Wood formation in conifers occurred when specific critical temperatures were reached. Although the timing and duration of xylogenesis varied among species, sites and years, the estimated temperatures were stable for all trees studied. These results provide biologically based evidence that temperature is a critical factor limiting production and differentiation of xylem cells in cold climates. Although daily temperatures below 4−5 °C are still favourable for photosynthesis, thermal conditions below these values could inhibit the allocation of assimilated carbon to structural investment, i.e. xylem growth.

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The record

Venue
Global Ecology and Biogeography
Topic
Tree-ring climate responses
Field
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Canadian institutions
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Funders
not available
Keywords
CambiumXylemLatitudeLimitingBiologyRange (aeronautics)BotanyEcologyGeography
Has abstract in OpenAlex
yes