Inter-specific competition in mixed forests of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and common beech (Fagus sylvatica) under climate change-a model-based analysis

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Reyer, Christopher ^a,b   Lasch, Petra ^a   Mohren, Godefridus M J ^b   Sterck, Frank J ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Competition; Forest modelling; Mixed forests

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BASAL AREA; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN FOREST; FINE ROOT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INSECT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MIXED FOREST; PATHOGEN; SOIL WATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; YIELD;

GERMANY; NETHERLANDS;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; HEXAPODA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 80051695184     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2010041     Document Type: Article

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