scholarly journals Biometric characters of seeds and wings as markers of geographical differentiation between European scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) provenances

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lech Urbaniak
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Geographic Origin ◽  
The Other ◽  
Geographical Differentiation ◽  
Reciprocal Relations ◽  
Mahalanobis Distances ◽  
East European ◽  
Western Norway

Biometric characters of seeds and wings served to describe interprovenance differentiation of Scots pine in Europe. Grouping analysis was applied, Mahalanobis distances were calculated as well as Hotellings T<sup>2</sup> statistics were applied. The similarity of East European and Finnish provenances was conspicuous. The provenance from Scotland proved to be similar to provenances originating from the region of Scandinavia. On the other hand, two southern provenances 54(Rychtal, Poland) and 55(Luboml, Ukraine), were also found similar to provenances originating from the region of Scandinavia (western Norway). The obtained pattern of reciprocal relations may indicate pathways of Scots pine migration in the postglacial period or may be a result of adaptation to certain similar environmental conditions. No relations were detected between size of seeds and geographic origin of provenances.

scholarly journals Influence of climate on radial growth of scots pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.) In different habitats of Meshchera lowland

2019 ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
O. S. Zheleznova ◽  
S. A. Tobratov
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
East European Plain ◽  
Radial Increment ◽  
Low Contrast ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
East European ◽  
Key Factor

This paper is devoted to the patterns of radial growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in various topoecological conditions of the Meshchera lowland (Ryazan region, the East European plain). The generalized tree-ring chronologies are constructed for 16 habitats differing in features of a relief of a day surface and a bedrock surface. Despite the relatively low-contrast relief of Meshchera, the average radial pine increment within the study area differs by 2.5 times (1.53.9 mm per year). The correlation and cluster analyses revealed that the key factor influencing the width of annual tree rings of pine is the amount of the available soil moisture. Its surplus (in wetlands) and deficiency (in conditions of sandy outliers) negatively affects the radial pine increment. It is established that in the waterlogged habitats positive correlation of the radial pine increment with temperature and negative with precipitation of autumn of the previous year is observed. The positive correlation of the radial increment with precipitation of autumn, May and with winter temperature is typical for a pine from arid habitats. The negative relationship between the pines growth and amount of precipitation and river discharge may occur with a lag of 14 years in conditions of wetlands. The positive relationship of the radial pine increment with the integral parameters of the current years moisture is more significant in conditions of relatively high hydrodynamics (for example, in conditions of sandy outliers).

Wyniki oznaczeń taksonomicznych szczątków drewna

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-106
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Skrzyński
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
The Other ◽  
Taxonomic Identification ◽  
Forest Communities ◽  
Widespread Occurrence ◽  
Przeworsk Culture ◽  
High Share

A number of samples collected during exploration of archaeological features from the Przeworsk culture cremation cemetery were submitted for xylological examination. The samples contained poorly preserved charred remains of wood, which were subjected to taxonomic identification. Anthracological analyses allowed four taxa of woody plants to be identified, with the predominant share of remains belonging to Scots pine Pinus sylvestris. The high share of pine wood fragments may indicate selective acquisition of this species as a material for building funeral pyres. On the other hand, it may reflect the widespread occurrence of this species in the nearby forest communities, which were shaped by human activity.

Knotwood as a window to the indirect measurement of the decay resistance of Scots pine heartwood

Holzforschung ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 600-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Outi Karppanen ◽  
Martti Venäläinen ◽  
Anni M. Harju ◽  
Stefan Willför ◽  
Suvi Pietarinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Mass Loss ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Decay Resistance ◽  
Indirect Measurement ◽  
The Other ◽  
Extractive Content ◽  
Standing Trees ◽  
Further Development

Abstract There is wide variation in the extractive content and decay resistance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) heartwood. The heartwood is not visible in standing trees and only poorly visible in timber. Therefore, it is difficult to identify extractive-rich trees, and consequently the most decay-resistant heartwood. On the other hand, knots are clearly visible in standing trees and timber. In the present paper we studied the possibility of measuring the decay resistance of Scots pine heartwood indirectly on the basis of the extractive concentration of knotwood. The material investigated consisted of 40 felled trees with a wide between-tree variation for extractive content and decay resistance of their heartwood. The extractive content of knotwood was found to be four- to five-fold higher than that of heartwood. Statistically significant correlations were found between the mass loss of heartwood and the concentrations of total phenolics and stilbenes in knotwood (r=-0.54, P<0.001 and r=-0.40, P=0.011, respectively), and for the concentration of total phenolics (r=0.42, P=0.008) and stilbenes (r=0.39, P=0.012) between heartwood and knotwood. We suggest further development of this technique in the context of rapid industrial screening of durable pine heartwood.

scholarly journals Ungulate damage on Scots pines in Mediterranean environments: effects of association with shrubs

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 739-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M Gómez ◽  
José A Hódar ◽  
Regino Zamora ◽  
Jorge Castro ◽  
Daniel García
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
The Other ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Associational Resistance ◽  
Southeastern Spain ◽  
Associational Susceptibility ◽  
Mechanical Barrier

The spatial structure of plant communities as well as the quality and abundance of neighbours can strongly influence the intensity of herbivory suffered by a plant. In this paper, we study the effect of the association with shrubs on the ungulate herbivory suffered by Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris var. nevadensis Christ., Pinaceae) saplings in two isolated, fragmented populations in southeastern Spain. For this, we monitored herbivory on saplings with regard to the microhabitat in which they grew. We distinguished pines growing in open interspaces, on the edge of shrubs and within the canopy of shrubs, and also we distinguished four functional types of shrubs: thorny shrubs, nonthorny shrubs, thorny scrubs, and nonthorny scrubs. Our results show that association with shrubs increases the damage inflicted on Scots pine saplings. In fact, saplings growing in the open patches, far from the shrubs, escaped from herbivory more frequently and incurred less damage than did saplings growing close to shrubs. However, herbivory was also reduced when pine saplings were completely surrounded by shrubs, since then they served as a mechanical barrier. The type of neighbouring shrub did not affect the overall damage suffered by pines, despite the fact that the ungulates damaged the nonthorny scrubs more intensely than the other kinds of shrubs. Consequently, saplings have an advantage when growing within the canopy of shrubs; these constitute key microsites for pine recruitment in these Mediterranean forests.Key words: associational resistance, associational susceptibility, mammalian herbivory, Mediterranean high mountain, neighbouring effects, Pinus sylvestris var. nevadensis.

scholarly journals Early-arriving saproxylic beetles developing in Scots pine stumps: effects of felling type and date

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 503-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Foit
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Saproxylic Beetles ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Species Richness And Diversity

A total of 320 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) low stumps were analysed within two stands (one stand was thinned, and the other stand was subjected to clear-cut final felling) in the Drahansk&aacute; Highlands in the Czech Republic. Each stand was divided into four parts, and the felling of each part was performed on different dates during 2006 (February, May, August and November). The fauna of early-arriving saproxylic beetles inhabiting the stumps was investigated by peeling the bark in two vegetation periods after the felling. A total of 17 species of beetles were found. The felling type and date affected the species composition of the recorded assemblages, with the felling date being considerably more important than the type. The species richness and diversity did not differ significantly between the felling types, but significant differences were found among the felling dates. Several associations of particular species with certain felling types or dates were also found.

scholarly journals The genetic structure of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) population from the top of Szczeliniec Wielki Mt., Central Sudetes

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 315-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Szweykowski ◽  
Wiesław Prus-Głowacki ◽  
Jerzy Hrynkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Genetic Parameters ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Common Origin ◽  
Provenance Trial ◽  
Great Similarity

The comparison of the genetic stucture of the population of Scots pine from Szczeliniec Wielki Mt. with the population of its progeny and three other populations from the same geographic region shows great similarity of both populations as far as the frequencies of genes and genotypes are concerned. Also other genetic parameters, such as heterozygosity, genotypic polymorphism indices and a number of alleles per locus were in both populations very similar. It seems that our data proved that the provenance trial experiments reflect rather closely the genetic structure of maternal populations. The fact that the population from Szczeliniec Wielki and its "replica" are genetically most similar to the geographically closest population from Bystrzyca Kłodzka leads to the conclusion, that these populations are of common origin. Though the relic character of the population from Szczeliniec can not be excluded. The morphological distinctness of the population from Szczeliniec is caused by a modifying influence of environmental conditions.

Application of scanning UV microspectrophotometry for the topochemical detection of lignin within individual cell walls of brown-rotted Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) sapwood

Holzforschung ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 601-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilze Irbe ◽  
Guna Noldt ◽  
Gerald Koch ◽  
Ingeborga Andersone ◽  
Bruno Andersons
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Individual Cell ◽  
Oxidative Modification ◽  
The Other ◽  
Wood Degradation ◽  
Lower Extent ◽  
Uv Microspectrophotometry

Abstract Brown rotted Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) sapwood was studied using scanning UV microspectrophotometry. Wood blocks were exposed to the fungus Coniophora puteana (Schum.: Fr.) Karst. (BAM Ebw.15) for 6, 8, 10, 30, and 50 days. No wood weight loss was detected in the initial decay periods. On the other hand, point analyses of lignin distribution in wood cells revealed higher absorbance after 6–10 days of decay, which we interpret as an increase in the absorption coefficient of lignin due to its oxidative modification by the fungus. Uneven wood degradation occurred in the later periods (30 and 50 days), with both significantly decayed and visually sound cells observed. The decayed cells showed a higher absorbance at 280 nm, although the apparently sound cells were also degraded to a lower extent. Degradation of lignin-rich compounds in middle lamellae and cell corners was not observed during fungal attack.

scholarly journals Genetic Structure, Differentiation and Originality of Pinus sylvestris L. Populations in the East of the East European Plain

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 999
Author(s):  
Yulia Vasilyeva ◽  
Nikita Chertov ◽  
Yulia Nechaeva ◽  
Yana Sboeva ◽  
Nina Pystogova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Spatial Genetic Structure ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
East European Plain ◽  
Gene Pools ◽  
East European

In order to carry out activities aimed at conservation and rational use of forest resources; it is necessary to study the main forest-forming plant species in detail. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L., Pinaceae) is mainly found in the boreal forests of Eurasia and is not so often encountered in the east of the East European Plain. The aim of the study was to study the genetic diversity, structure and differentiation of Scots pine populations in the east of the East European Plain. We studied ten populations of P. sylvestris using the Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR)-based DNA polymorphism detection method. Natural populations are demonstrated by relatively high rates of genetic diversity (He = 0.167; ne = 1.279; I = 0.253). At the same time, there is a tendency for a decrease in the genetic diversity of the studied populations of P. sylvestris from west to east. Analysis of the genetic structure shows that the studied populations are highly differentiated (GST = 0.439), the intrapopulation component accounts for about 56% of the genetic diversity. Using various algorithms for determining the spatial genetic structure, it is found that the studied populations form two groups of populations in accordance with geographic location. With the help of a genetic originality coefficient, populations with specific and typical gene pools are identified. They are recommended as sources of genetic diversity and reserves for the conservation of genetic resources of the species.

scholarly journals The arthropod community of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) canopies in Norway

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Thunes (et. al. 44 author)
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Arthropod Community ◽  
European Forests ◽  
Western Norway ◽  
Pine Trees

We summarise the findings of arthropods collected by fogging the canopy of 24 pine trees in two sites in Eastern and Western Norway. From the samples, taken in 1998 and in 1999, almost 30,000 specimens were determined to 512 species,with Diptera being most species rich (210 species), followed by Coleoptera (76 species) and Araneae (49 species). Of the 96 new species records, nine were new to science (5 Diptera and 4 Oribatida), two were new to the European, three to the Scandinavian and 82 to the Norwegian faunas. The paper demonstrates the need for detailed faunistical inventories of European forests.

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