Effects of climate and site characteristics on Scots pine growth

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 427-439

  Xenakis, Georgios ^a   Ray, Duncan ^b   Mencuccini, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological site classification; Growth; Pinus sylvestris L; Scots pine; Winter solar radiation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MONOCULTURE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WINTER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84856548217     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0516-2     Document Type: Article

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