Dynamics of the Photosynthetic Pigment Complex of Scots Pine in Relation to Climatic Factors in the European North
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https://doi.org/10.37482/0536-1036-2026-1-64-77Keywords:
Pinus sylvestris L., dynamics of photosynthetic pigments, climatic factors, temperature, amount of precipitation, excessive moisteningAbstract
Among tree species, conifers, in particular Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) have a higher sensitivity to climate change. The aim of the work has been to assess the dynamics of photosynthetic pigments in connection with changes in climatic factors under conditions of constant excessive moistening in the soils of the northern taiga. The research has been conducted in dwarf shrub-shpagnum pine forests on bog peat soils at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River. In the period from 1998 to 2019, samples of 1-year-old needles have been collected from 20–50 pine trees in permanent sample plots, and the chlorophyll and carotenoid content has been determined using the photometric method. A study of the seasonal dynamics of the photosynthetic pigment complex of pine needles conducted in 2013–2016 has shown that the content of green pigments begins to decrease significantly only with the onset of frost in November. The positive temperature in September and October promotes the synthesis of chlorophylls, which can negatively affect the process of hardening trees before overwintering. In the autumn-winter period, there is an active accumulation of carotenoids in the needles, which should be considered as an adaptive response aimed at developing the resistance of the pine photosynthetic apparatus to changing environmental conditions. In May–June 1998– 2019, a similarity has been found in the dynamics of the average monthly air temperature and the content of chlorophyll a and carotenoids in the needles. During this period, a positive correlation has been observed between the concentration of chlorophyll a and the air temperature. Thus, at the beginning and during the active growing season in the northern taiga, positive temperatures have a stimulating effect on the formation of the photosynthetic apparatus of pine needles. In conditions of excessive moistening over a 20-year period, the amount of precipitation has not had a significant effect on the content of photosynthetic pigments in pine needles.
Acknowledgements: The study was carried out within the framework of the state assignment for the N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (project no. FUUW-2025-0003, no. GR 125021902596-8).
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