Tree water status and growth of saplings and mature Norway spruce (Picea abies) at a dry distribution limit

We evaluated the size effect on stem water status and growth in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) occurring at the edge of its natural range in a dry inner Alpine environment (750 m asl, Tyrol, Austria). Intra-annual dynamics of stem water deficit (ΔW), maximum daily shrinkage (MDS) and radial...

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Main Authors: Walter eOberhuber, Albin eHammerle, Werner eKofler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00703/full