Drought can favour the growth of small in relation to tall trees in mature stands of Norway spruce and European beech

Abstract Background Climate change triggered many studies showing that trends and events of environmental conditions can reduce but also accelerate growth at the stand and individual tree level. However, it is still rather unknown how climate change modifies the growth partitioning between the trees...

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Main Authors: Hans Pretzsch, Gerhard Schütze, Peter Biber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-018-0139-x