The drought tolerance limit of Fagus sylvatica forest on limestone in southwestern Germany

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 757-768

  Gärtner, Stefanie ^a   Reif, Albert ^a   Xystrakis, Fotios ^a   Sayer, Uwe ^a   Bendagha, Nawal ^a   Matzarakis, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Available water storage capacity; European beech; Local species distribution pattern; Quercus pubescens

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT; ECOTONE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HUMIDITY; LIMESTONE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; WATER STORAGE;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; KLETTGAU; SWABIAN ALB;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 65249103368     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18442     Document Type: Article

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