The aim of this paper was to present the possibility of using dendrochronology in an interdisciplinary research. A historical outline of this branch of dendrology, the methodology of dendrochronology and its application in geology, archeology and climatology are presented. The results of exemplary...

The purpose of this study was to determine the growth variability of four provenances of Picea abies on experimental plots in the Wyszków Forest District, central Poland. The experiment was established as a system of random blocks with four repetitions per block. We selected 48 trees from each...

Invasive tree species are one of the most important threats to the riparian ecosystems. We aimed to check (1) whether invasive tree species have wider annual radial increments than native species and (2) which climatic factors (describing annual variability of air temperature and precipitations)...

The aim of this study was to investigate differences in radial increment reaction of Norway spruces from the Beskidy Zachodnie Mountains (S Poland). Spruce stands were located at different altitudes and slope aspect. Two altitudinal zones were distinguished by a separating altitude of 900 m a.s.l....

Scots pine is the main forest tree species in Poland. In this study we investigated variation in growth among 20 populations at two common-garden sites of the IUFRO 1982 provenance experimental series after 35 years of growth. The sites managed by the Forest Research Institute are located in...

On the basis of dendrochronological analysis it was found that from the beginning of 2003, when the black cormorant breeding colony appeared on pines of the Baltic dune Scots pine woods in the Kąty Rybackie reserve, the yearly increment in annual tree-rings decreased markedly from year to year. The ...

The aim of the study was to assess the sensitivity of European larch trees of 20 Polish provenances to thermal and pluvial conditions prevailing at three provenance trials located in Wielkopolska Lowland (Siemianice, 170 m a.s.l.), Kielecka Upland (Bliżyn, 305 m a.s.l.) and Beskid Sądecki Mountains ...

Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla Sarg.) is one of the most important forest-forming species in the western regions of the USA and Canada. In Poland, this species occurs very rarely, even in parks and botanical gardens. The oldest stand of western hemlock in Poland is located in the territory of...

The wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis L.) is a very rare tree species in Poland, which also represents the north-eastern border of its natural range. The majority of this species' stands is found in Wielkopolska. This study was aimed at examining the relationships between growth and climate for...

Investigations were carried out in silver fir forests in Kostrza Forest Division, Limanowa Forest District, in order to determine how common mistletoe (Viscum album L. ssp. abietis (Wiesb.) Janch.) affects the radial growth of the silver fir (Abies alba Mill.). The trees in different degree of...