Current status and predicted impact of climate change on forest production and biogeochemistry in the temperate oceanic European zone: Review and prospects for Belgium as a case study

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Campioli, Matteo ^a   Vincke, Caroline ^b   Jonard, Mathieu ^b   Kint, Vincent ^c   Demarée, Gaston ^d   Ponette, Quentin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abiotic and biotic disturbances; Carbon and nutrients cycles; Climate change; Forest production and biogeochemistry; Tree growth and vitality; Western central Europe

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC DISTURBANCES; ADVERSE EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC CO; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BELGIUM; CLIMATIC EVENTS; CONTINENTAL SCALE; CURRENT STATUS; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; EUROPEAN BEECH; FOREST PRODUCTION; INSECT OUTBREAKS; NORWAY SPRUCE; NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REGIONAL LEVELS; SENSITIVE SPECIES; SOIL FERTILIZATION; TREE GROWTH; TREE SPECIES; TREE VITALITY; WESTERN-CENTRAL EUROPE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NUTRIENTS; STORMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; DROUGHT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS;

BELGIUM;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PICEA ABIES; POPULUS;

EID: 84855948050     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-011-0255-8     Document Type: Review

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