Variability in Elemental Composition of Conifer Tree Rings

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Abstract

Distribution of chemical elements in tree rings bears important information on various biogeochemical processes. In order to achieve a reliable interpretation of the information, it is necessary to know the degree of variation in the content of chemical elements both at the level of the entire species and at the level of individual trees. The research aims to determine which chemical elements have a stable distribution in the trunks of a number of conifers: Siberian spruce (Picea obovata Ledeb.), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.), and Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica Du Tour). The data for the analysis were obtained on the basis of the long-term experiment in forest growing. The experimental site was laid out in 1971–1972 in the vicinity of Krasnoyarsk by the staff of the Sukachev Institute of Forest of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Before planting the seedlings, the soil ground was mechanically levelled, and thus, sufficiently equal growth conditions were created for all plantings. Cores with a diameter of 12 mm were sampled from three normally developing trees of each species and analyzed using modern X-ray fluorescence methods. Content relative values of elements (counts) were obtained with the Itrax Multiscanner (COX Analytical Systems). The content of elements in the tree rings was characterized by the concentration and reserve of elements. Concentration was calculated as the number of counts per 1 mm2 of the ring area; reserve was calculated as the number of counts over the entire ring area. Each of these variables was defined by the parameters of linear slope in the calendar year series and the standard deviation. The cluster analysis was performed in the 4-dimensional space of the obtained parameters. This allowed determining whether the series of element distributions from different trees and species are grouped. Three elements (Ca, Co, and P) show high stability of distribution parameters in tree rings with no regard to tree species. A number of other elements (Mn, Pb, Cl, Cr, Ni, Sr, and W) are stably grouped depending on the species. The results of the research enable to focus on the study of the elements stably distributed in the conifer trunks.

Authors

Vladimir L. Gavrikov¹, Doctor of Biology, Assoc. Prof.; ResearcherID: M-5431-2013, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7816-0536
Alexey I. Fertikov¹, Postgraduate Student; ResearcherID: AAX-2390-2020, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8958-795X
Ruslan A. Sharafutdinov¹, Candidate of Geography, Assoc. Prof.; ResearcherID: AAW-9994-2020, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0068-6458
Evgenii A. Vaganov^1,2, Doctor of Biology, Academician of RAS, Prof.; ResearcherID: U-2379-2019, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9168-1152

Affiliation

¹Siberian Federal University, prosp. Svobodnyy, 79, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation; e-mail: vgavrikov@sfu-kras.ru, fert_ov@mail.ru, ruslanate@mail.ru, eavaganov@hotmail.com
²Sukachev Institute of Forest SB RAS, Akademgorodok, 50/28, Krasnoyarsk, 660036,
Russian Federation

Keywords

tree chemical elements, tree rings, temporal trend, calcium, lead, Scots pine, Siberian spruce, Siberian pine, Siberian larch, cluster analysis

Funding

The research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), the Government of Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Krasnoyarsk Regional Science Foundation within the project “Forecasting the Region-Specific Responses of Boreal Forests of Mountainous Areas of Siberia to Global Changes in the Natural Environment and Trajectories of Landscape Evolution for Reduction of Environmental Risks and Effective Long-term Planning of Various Economic Sectors”, grant No. 18-45-240001; and the RFBR within the project “Late Holocene Dynamics of Asian Boreal Forests against Changing Geochemical and Climatic Conditions”, grant No. 19-05-00091.

For citation

Gavrikov V.L., Fertikov A.I., Sharafutdinov R.A., Vaganov E.A. Variability in Elemental Composition of Conifer Tree Rings. Lesnoy Zhurnal [Russian Forestry Journal], 2021, no. 6, pp. 24–37. DOI: 10.37482/0536-1036-2021-6-24-37

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