Pinus halepensis Mill. crown development and fruiting declined with repeated drought in Mediterranean France

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 919-931

  Girard, François ^a   Vennetier, Michel ^a,b   Guibal, Frédéric ^c   Corona, Christophe ^c   Ouarmim, Samira ^a   Herrero, Asier ^d  

^a UR EMAX   (France)

^b FR 3098 Aix Marseille University CNRS   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Branching rate; Climate change; Drought; Fruiting; Mediterranean forest; Needle length; Needle number; Pinus halepensis; Polycyclism; Primary growth; Ring width; Shoot length; Tree architecture

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FRUITING; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TREE;

FRANCE;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 84860917480     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0565-6     Document Type: Article

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