The influence of climate and fructification on the inter-annual variability of stem growth and net primary productivity in an old-growth, mixed beech forest

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 689-704

  Mund, M ^a   Kutsch, W L ^b   Wirth, C ^a   Kahl, T ^c   Knohl, A ^d,f   Skomarkova, M V ^e   Schulze, E D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^f SUKACHEV INSTITUTE OF FOREST   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Acer pseudoplatanus; Carbon allocation; Carbon balance; Drought; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus excelsior; Masting; Resource limitation; Stem growth; Unmanaged forest

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DOMINANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; EDDY COVARIANCE; FORESTRY MODELING; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; MASTING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STEM; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 77952999264     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq027     Document Type: Article

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