The longevity of broadleaf deciduous trees in Northern Hemisphere temperate forests: insights from tree-ring series

The longevity of broadleaf deciduous trees in Northern Hemisphere temperate forests: insights from tree-ring series

Understanding the factors controlling the expression of longevity in trees is still an outstanding challenge for tree biologists and forest ecologists. We gathered tree-ring data and literature for broadleaf deciduous (BD) temperate trees growing in closed-canopy old-growth forests in the Northern H...

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Main Authors: Alfredo eDi Filippo, Neil ePederson, Michele eBaliva, Michele eBrunetti, Anna eDinella, Keiko eKitamura, Hanns Dieter eKnapp, Bartolomeo eSchirone, Gianluca ePiovesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Forest ecology
Old-Growth Forest
disturbance
Tree rings
life-history traits
Temperate deciduous forest
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00046/full

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