Construction and application of a dendrochronological evaluation method for the stability and suitability of artificial forests in arid areas

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2023.00064

Journal of Desert Research ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 33-42.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2023.00064

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Construction and application of a dendrochronological evaluation method for the stability and suitability of artificial forests in arid areas

Xiaomei Peng¹(), Cunwei Che¹^,², Jingrong Su¹^,², Shengchun Xiao¹()

^1.Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands，Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Lanzhou 730000，China
^2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China

Received:2023-04-21 Revised:2023-05-15 Online:2024-01-20 Published:2023-12-26
Contact: Shengchun Xiao

Abstract

Abstract:

In the arid zone of northern China， an important part of the current research on ecological construction is the improvement of ecosystem structure and the stable maintenance and regulation of ecological functions. The evaluation of the stability and suitability of artificial forests in arid zones and the proposed management measures for maintaining the stability of these forests in the context of climate change are of great practical significance for regional ecological restoration and sustainable development. Based on the relevant research progress in China and abroad， this paper constructed a preliminary stability and suitability evaluation method mainly based on dendrochronological methods for the artificial tree and shrub forests. The evaluation method highlights the radial growth process of trees and analysis of the limiting factors of different environmental factors， supplemented by comparisons of stand growth appearance， forest features， stand conditions and soil moisture status. Targeted conservation management measures to maintain the stability of artificial forests could be proposed based on a comprehensive evaluation of the stability and suitability of artificial forests. The paper also showed examples of the application of several tree species in the Loess Plateau region under different precipitation gradients， forest stand types， site conditions and management practices， and suggested further expansion.

Key words: artificial forests, stability and suitability, dendrochronology, evaluation methods

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Xiaomei Peng, Cunwei Che, Jingrong Su, Shengchun Xiao. Construction and application of a dendrochronological evaluation method for the stability and suitability of artificial forests in arid areas[J]. Journal of Desert Research, 2024, 44(1): 33-42.

Figures/Tables 5

Fig.1 Structure of a dendrochronological evaluation method for the stability and suitability of artificial forests in arid areas

Fig.2 Radial growth process and stage division of the shrub Caragana korshinskii

Fig.3 Result of "climwin" climate response model for SPEI and shrub radial growth

Fig.4 Correlation coefficient between Hippophae rhamnoides ring-width chronologies and month mean temperature， month precipitation and SPEI_01 （prepresents previous year； Significance： *P<0.05）

Fig.5 Comparisons of the “Line of full resilience” and “Line of actual resilience” under different tree species and stand structures（CKPP、CKCN：Pure Platycladus orientalis and Caragana korshinskii，CKMP， CKMC and QLMP， QLMC：Mixed Platycladus orientalis and Caragana korshinskii in two sampling sites；Rc and Rt： recovery and resistance）

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