Pine (Pinus sylvestris) treeline dynamics during the past millennium a population study in west-central Sweden. Ann Bot Soc Zool Bot Fenn Vanamo (original) (raw)

Kullman, L. 2005: Pine (Pinus sylvestris) treeline dynamics during the past millennium — a popu-lation study in west-central Sweden. — Ann. Bot. Fennici 42: 95–106. Dynamics of a pristine and fire-free treeline population of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) over the past millennium was reconstructed at a site in the southern Swedish Scandes. At the broadest temporal scale, population change was analysed from radiocarbon-dated megafossil wood remains (stumps, trunks, etc.) lying on the ground surface. Recent stand history was derived from age structure analysis and repeated photography of the living pine population. The study population has undergone gradual and total demise (deforestation) between the 11th and 19th centuries AD, implying a transformation from a sparse forest structure to near tundra conditions. Pine establishment in the past 50 years has increased tree density to levels that might have existed more than 1000 years ago. The inferred course of pine population change broa...

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