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Radial growth in Qinghai spruce is most sensitive to severe drought in the Qilian Mountains of Northwest China
Global warming and frequent extreme drought events lead to tree death and extensive forest decline, but the underlying mechanism is not clear. In drought years, cambial development is more sensitive to climate...
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Elevation response of above-ground net primary productivity for Picea crassifolia to climate change in Qilian Mountains of Northwest China based on tree rings
Current ecosystem models used to simulate global terrestrial carbon balance generally suggest that terrestrial landscapes are stable and mature, but terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP) data estimated wi...
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Drought timing and severity affect radial growth of Picea crassifolia at different elevations in the western Qilian Mountains
In the context of continued global climate change, the intensity and frequency of droughts have increased to varying degrees in many places. Due to the complexity of drought events, the mechanisms by which tre...
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Responses of radial growth of Picea crassifolia to climate change over three periods at different elevations in the Qilian Mountains, northwest China
Qinghai spruce at different elevations showed inconsistent growth trends and responses to climate change.
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Comparison of the responses of radial growth to climate change for two dominant coniferous tree species in the eastern Qilian Mountains, northwestern China
The temperature in northwestern China has increased significantly since the 1990s. However, the responses of mountainous forests to warming have not been extensively examined. We collected tree rings of two do...
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Extreme climate historical variation based on tree-ring width record in the Tianshan Mountains of northwestern China
The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme climate events have caused serious impacts on the service functions of terrestrial ecosystems and the production and life of human society in recent years. The...
