Variación altitudinal entre especies y procedencias de Pinus pseudostrobus, P. devoniana y P. leiophylla. Ensayo de vivero

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Abstract

Los bosques de pino-encino de la comunidad de Nuevo San Juan, Michoacán, están dominados por Pinus pseudostrobus, P. devoniana y P. leiophylla. Los patrones de variación genética de estas especies no se conocen lo suficiente, particularmente los de P. leiophylla, lo cual limita la creación de lineamientos para el movimiento de semillas y plántulas para reforestación y su adaptación al cambio climático. Las especies se recolectaron en cuatro o cinco procedencias a lo largo de un transecto altitudinal (1,650 a 2,500 m) para el establecimiento de un ensayo en vivero, con el objetivo de cuantificar la variación genética entre y dentro de las especies. La altura de la planta (tres y cinco meses de edad) fue significativamente diferente (P < 0.0001) entre especies. Entre procedencias hubo diferencias significativas para P. devoniana (P < 0.0001) y P. leiophylla (P = 0.0352). La especie P. devoniana mostró un pronunciado patrón de crecimiento asociado con la altitud de origen, donde las plantas con mayor crecimiento procedían de una menor altitud. Las poblaciones de P. leiophylla fueron diferentes sólo a los tres meses de edad, sin un patrón altitudinal estadísticamente significativo. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre poblaciones de P. pseudostrobus.

Translated abstract

Pine-oak forests of San Juan Nuevo, Michoacán are dominated by Pinus pseudostrobus, P. devoniana and P. leiophylla. The patterns of genetic variation of these species are poorly known, particularly those of P. leiophylla, limiting the creation of guidelines for the movement of seeds and seedlings for reforestation and climate change adaptation. Species were collected in four or five provenances along an altitudinal transect (1,650 to 2,500 m) for the establishment of a nursery trial, with the aim of quantifying the genetic variation among and within species. Plant height (three and five months) was significantly different (P < 0.0001) among species. Significant differences among provenances for P. devoniana (P < 0.0001) and P. leiophylla (P = 0.0352) were observed. The species P. devoniana showed a pronounced growth pattern associated with altitude of origin, where the fastest growing plants came from a lower elevation. The populations of P. leiophylla were different only at three months of age, with no statistically significant altitudinal pattern. No significant differences were found among populations of P. pseudostrobus.

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D. Breshears, N. Cobb, P. M. Rich … (2005)

Future drought is projected to occur under warmer temperature conditions as climate change progresses, referred to here as global-change-type drought, yet quantitative assessments of the triggers and potential extent of drought-induced vegetation die-off remain pivotal uncertainties in assessing climate-change impacts. Of particular concern is regional-scale mortality of overstory trees, which rapidly alters ecosystem type, associated ecosystem properties, and land surface conditions for decades. Here, we quantify regional-scale vegetation die-off across southwestern North American woodlands in 2002-2003 in response to drought and associated bark beetle infestations. At an intensively studied site within the region, we quantified that after 15 months of depleted soil water content, >90% of the dominant, overstory tree species (Pinus edulis, a piñon) died. The die-off was reflected in changes in a remotely sensed index of vegetation greenness (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), not only at the intensively studied site but also across the region, extending over 12,000 km2 or more; aerial and field surveys confirmed the general extent of the die-off. Notably, the recent drought was warmer than the previous subcontinental drought of the 1950s. The limited, available observations suggest that die-off from the recent drought was more extensive than that from the previous drought, extending into wetter sites within the tree species' distribution. Our results quantify a trigger leading to rapid, drought-induced die-off of overstory woody plants at subcontinental scale and highlight the potential for such die-off to be more severe and extensive for future global-change-type drought under warmer conditions.