DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.01.021
论文题名: Assessing tree-ring carbon and oxygen stable isotopes for climate reconstruction in the Canadian northeastern boreal forest
作者: Bégin C. ; Gingras M. ; Savard M.M. ; Marion J. ; Nicault A. ; Bégin Y.
刊名: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
ISSN: 0031-0182
出版年: 2015
卷: 423 起始页码: 91
结束页码: 101
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Black spruce
; Boreal forest
; Dendroclimatology
; Stable isotopes
; Tree-rings
英文摘要: In this study, we analyzed stable isotopes of oxygen (δ18O) and carbon (δ13C) of five black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) trees growing in the Québec boreal forest. We then produced the first dendroisotopic series covering the last two centuries (1800-2003) for this region where climatic records are particularly scarce and of short duration. Our aim was to evaluate the isotope sensitivity to climate and their potential as proxies for past climate conditions. The δ18O results show a strong coherence between all trees indicating that these values express a homogenous response at the site scale. For the δ13C series, slight inter-tree differences suggest the influence of micro-site conditions. Isotopic values were compared to climatic data for the period 1944-2003. These statistical analyses indicate that the δ13C and δ18O ratios are directly influenced by summer maximum temperatures but also correlate with parameters that integrate temperatures and moisture status. In all cases, the climate effects on δ13C values are weaker than the ones recorded by the δ18O series. Moreover, because the δ18O and δ13C values are sensitive to climatic variables that are linked and commonly associated in typical subarctic climate ambiances (warm-dry, cold-wet), the patterns of their joint response show stronger correlations with climatic parameters. Then, a temperature reconstruction was developed based on a regression model that calibrates the combined δ13C and δ18O series against summer maximum temperature (TmaxJJA). The reconstructed summer temperatures indicates that the first half of the 19th century was the coldest period in the past 200years and that a steadily change throughout milder conditions started in the early 1940's. These trends are consistent with other reconstructed values from independent proxies available for the same region. This research confirms that C and O dendroisotopic series of black spruce trees in high latitudes can document adequately past climatic conditions. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/69003
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作者单位: Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 490 rue de la Couronne, Quebec, QC, Canada; Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS-ETE), 490 rue de la Couronne, Quebec, QC, Canada; Université Aix-Marseille (AMU)-ECCOREV (FR 3098), EuropÔle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, Avenue Louis Philibert, BP 80, Aix en Provence, Cedex 4, France
Recommended Citation:
Bégin C.,Gingras M.,Savard M.M.,et al. Assessing tree-ring carbon and oxygen stable isotopes for climate reconstruction in the Canadian northeastern boreal forest[J]. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology,2015-01-01,423