Dendrochronology and Xylogenesis: Climate-Driven Responses in Annual Tree-Ring Growth
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecophysiology and Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 April 2027 | Viewed by 145
Editors
Interests: dendrochronology; tree-rings; forest structure; fire history; climate change; tree growth dynamic
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Interests: dendrogeomorphology; tree-rings; rockfalls; snow avalanches, debris flows; lahar activity; tree growth dynamic
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dendrochronology is the science that uses tree rings, dated to the exact year of their formation, to generate time series. Over the years, dendrochronology has become a powerful tool for understanding various ecological, climatic and geological processes. With these time series dated to the exact year of formation, it is possible to understand how climatic variables influence the annual growth of trees at both seasonal and annual levels. It also allows us to understand how ecological and geomorphological events alter or modify the anatomy of growth, providing a window of analysis spanning decades and centuries. This research will highlight those that contribute to improving our understanding of how climatic variables influence the biological process of xylem formation, the mechanisms of adaptation and the ecological consequences of physiological changes in different ecosystems and latitudes and the biological modification of growth by ecological and geomorphological processes.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The physiological response of trees to climatic variables, drought, climate change and other stressors.
- The role of ecological and geomorphological disturbances in altering annual growth
- Effect of pests and diseases on annual tree growth
- Anatomical characterization of the physiological response of trees to stress factors
- Conservation and adaptive management strategies for forest resilience
- Exploring how climate change is altering forest growth patterns and species distribution
- Exploring the potential consequences of physiological changes for forest health and resilience
- Exploring the potential consequences of physiological changes for forest health and resilience.
Dr. Julián Cerano-Paredes
Dr. Osvaldo Franco-Ramos
Dr. Rosalinda Cervantes-Martínez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tree-rings
- climatic variables
- drought
- climate change
- physiological response
- anatomical characterization
- pests
- geomorphological disturbances
- forest resilience
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