RESTRICTING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ON THE EASTERN DISTRIBUTION LIMIT OF EUROPEAN BEECH (FAGUS SYLVATICA) IN NORTH-EASTERN ROMANIA FOR THE MARCH – JUNE INTERVAL

The meteo-climatic arguments for the eastern biogeographic limit of beech in Romania are of particular interest to forestry, but also to geographers and climatologists. This limit marks the transition from the temperate humid climate of Western and Central Europe to the temperate continental climate...

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Published inPresent environment & sustainable development Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 17 - 42
Main Authors Mihaila, Dumitru, Briciu, Andrei Emil, Roibu, Cătălin Constantin, Bistricean, Petrut Ionel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press, Iasi, Romania 15.10.2019
Subjects
eastern beech limit
growth index
north-eastern romania
pluviometric deficit
restrictive climate
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Summary:The meteo-climatic arguments for the eastern biogeographic limit of beech in Romania are of particular interest to forestry, but also to geographers and climatologists. This limit marks the transition from the temperate humid climate of Western and Central Europe to the temperate continental climate of Eastern Europe. Our paper provides improved knowledge on climatic conditions that restrict the longitudinal distribution of beech at temperate latitudes in north-eastern Romania. Results show that rainfall scarcity and high temperature in the March-June interval, added to temperature drop below the freezing point in April-June are the main climatic conditions that limit beech expansion eastward of this biogeographic limit.
ISSN:1843-5971
2284-7820
DOI:10.15551/pesd2019132002