Interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge (Altai): Implications for ecological responses to climate variability
This study examines the complex interplay between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge region, utilizing a combination of tree-ring chronologies and snowpack data from 2013 to 2020. Employing the Temperature-Based Melt-Index Method, we accurately assessed the maximum snowpack wa...
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| description | This study examines the complex interplay between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge region, utilizing a combination of tree-ring chronologies and snowpack data from 2013 to 2020. Employing the Temperature-Based Melt-Index Method, we accurately assessed the maximum snowpack water equivalent during winter months, revealing significant spatial variability influenced by elevation, slope aspect, and proximity to watersheds. Our findings indicate an asymmetrical distribution of snow cover, with higher snow reserves on the southern slopes at lower elevations and a reversal at higher altitudes. Notably, near watershed areas, snow reserves on the northern slope can exceed those on the southern slope by a factor of 30. The analysis also highlights the positive correlation between increased snowpack water equivalent and radial growth of Abies sibirica L. within the ecotone of the upper timberline, suggesting a significant ecological response to changing snow conditions. These insights contribute to a deeper understanding of how climate variability impacts snow-vegetation interactions in mountainous ecosystems, laying the groundwork for future research aimed at unraveling the underlying mechanisms of these relationships. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86bdf93d2c3247d2ab5a3950f982d06c2024-12-04T06:30:12ZengAltai State UniversityActa Biologica Sibirica2412-19082024-11-01101319–13361319–133610.5281/zenodo.1419044316347Interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge (Altai): Implications for ecological responses to climate variabilityNikolay I. Bykov0Roman Ju. Birjukov1Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Molodeznaya St., Barnaul, 656038, Russian FederationInstitute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Molodeznaya St., Barnaul, 656038, Russian FederationThis study examines the complex interplay between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge region, utilizing a combination of tree-ring chronologies and snowpack data from 2013 to 2020. Employing the Temperature-Based Melt-Index Method, we accurately assessed the maximum snowpack water equivalent during winter months, revealing significant spatial variability influenced by elevation, slope aspect, and proximity to watersheds. Our findings indicate an asymmetrical distribution of snow cover, with higher snow reserves on the southern slopes at lower elevations and a reversal at higher altitudes. Notably, near watershed areas, snow reserves on the northern slope can exceed those on the southern slope by a factor of 30. The analysis also highlights the positive correlation between increased snowpack water equivalent and radial growth of Abies sibirica L. within the ecotone of the upper timberline, suggesting a significant ecological response to changing snow conditions. These insights contribute to a deeper understanding of how climate variability impacts snow-vegetation interactions in mountainous ecosystems, laying the groundwork for future research aimed at unraveling the underlying mechanisms of these relationships.http://journal.asu.ru/biol/article/view/16347altaitigiretsky ridgesnow covertemperature-based melt-index methodtree ringswoody plants |
| spellingShingle | Nikolay I. Bykov Roman Ju. Birjukov Interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge (Altai): Implications for ecological responses to climate variability Acta Biologica Sibirica altai tigiretsky ridge snow cover temperature-based melt-index method tree rings woody plants |
| title | Interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge (Altai): Implications for ecological responses to climate variability |
| title_full | Interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge (Altai): Implications for ecological responses to climate variability |
| title_fullStr | Interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge (Altai): Implications for ecological responses to climate variability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge (Altai): Implications for ecological responses to climate variability |
| title_short | Interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the Tigiretsky Ridge (Altai): Implications for ecological responses to climate variability |
| title_sort | interrelationships between snowpack dynamics and tree growth in the tigiretsky ridge altai implications for ecological responses to climate variability |
| topic | altai tigiretsky ridge snow cover temperature-based melt-index method tree rings woody plants |
| url | http://journal.asu.ru/biol/article/view/16347 |
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