Table 3 Averages of spring Tmin (°C) and SDS (DOY) for the base period and the three future periods of the RCP4.5 scenario. All differences from the base to the future periods are highly significant from the Student’s t test (P < 0.01)
From: Impacts of climate change on the gross primary production of Italian forests
Forest type | 1981–2005 | 2006–2030 | 2036–2060 | 2066–2090 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spring Tmin | SDS | Spring Tmin | SDS | Spring Tmin | SDS | Spring Tmin | SDS | |
Macchia | 8.2 | 142 | 9.0 | 136 | 9.9 | 130 | 10.5 | 130 |
Plain/hilly conifers | 7.4 | 150 | 8.1 | 143 | 8.9 | 137 | 9.7 | 136 |
Evergreen oaks | 7.2 | 152 | 8.0 | 147 | 8.9 | 139 | 9.5 | 139 |
Deciduous oaks | 5.3 | 175 | 5.9 | 170 | 6.9 | 162 | 7.6 | 163 |
Chestnut | 4.6 | 183 | 5.3 | 177 | 6.3 | 171 | 6.9 | 172 |
Beech | 2.0 | 190 | 2.6 | 186 | 3.7 | 179 | 4.4 | 179 |
Mountain conifers | − 0.5 | 198 | 0.03 | 195 | 1.2 | 188 | 1.8 | 188 |