Rapid migration of Mongolian oak into the southern Asian boreal forest
Tang, Yang (Beijing Normal University. Faculty of Geographical Science. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology)
Du, Enzai (Beijing Normal University. Faculty of Geographical Science. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology)
Guo, Hongbo (Beijing Normal University. Faculty of Geographical Science. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology)
Wang, Yang (Beijing Normal University. School of Natural Resources)
Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Reich, Peter (University of Michigan. Institute for Global Change Biology)

Data:	2024
Resum:	The migration of trees induced by climatic warming has been observed at many alpine treelines and boreal-tundra ecotones, but the migration of temperate trees into southern boreal forest remains less well documented. We conducted a field investigation across an ecotone of temperate and boreal forests in northern Greater Khingan Mountains of northeast China. Our analysis demonstrates that Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica), an important temperate tree species, has migrated rapidly into southern boreal forest in synchrony with significant climatic warming over the past century. The average rate of migration is estimated to be 12. 0 ± 1. 0 km decade−1, being slightly slower than the movement of isotherms (14. 7 ± 6. 4 km decade−1). The migration rate of Mongolian oak is the highest observed among migratory temperate trees (average rate 4. 0 ± 1. 0 km decade−1) and significantly higher than the rates of tree migration at boreal-tundra ecotones (0. 9 ± 0. 4 km decade−1) and alpine treelines (0. 004 ± 0. 003 km decade−1). Compared with the coexisting dominant boreal tree species, Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii), temperate Mongolian oak is observed to have significantly lower capacity for light acquisition, comparable water-use efficiency but stronger capacity to utilize nutrients especially the most limiting nutrient, nitrogen. In the context of climatic warming, and in addition to a high seed dispersal capacity and potential thermal niche differences, the advantage of nutrient utilization, reflected by foliar elementomes and stable nitrogen isotope ratios, is also likely a key mechanism for Mongolian oak to coexist with Dahurian larch and facilitate its migration toward boreal forest. These findings highlight a rapid deborealization of southern Asian boreal forest in response to climatic warming.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación TED2021-132627B-I00 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2021/SGR-1333
Drets:	Tots els drets reservats.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Matèria:	Climatic warming ; Elemental niche ; Mongolian oak ; Niche differentiation ; Temperate-boreal forest ecotone ; Tree migration
Publicat a:	Global change biology, Vol. 30, Issue 1 (January 2024) , art. e17002, ISSN 1365-2486

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17002

Disponible a partir de: 2025-01-30 Postprint

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