Climate effects on productivity and resource-use efficiency of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica [L.]) in stands with different spatial mixing patterns

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1343-1360

  Pretzsch, H ^a   Dieler, J ^a   Seifert, T ^b   Rotzer T ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Inter specific competition; Intra specific competition; Mixed forests; Mixed stand productivity; Over yielding; Resource use efficiency; Under yielding

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITION; CLIMATE EFFECTS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; EUROPEAN BEECH; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FOREST STAND; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INTENSIVE SURVEY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MIXED FORESTS; MIXING EFFECTS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; NORWAY SPRUCE; NORWAY SPRUCE (PICEA ABIES [L.] KARST.); OVER-YIELDING; PURE STANDS; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; RISK MINIMIZATION; SPATIAL MIXING; SPATIAL PATTERNS; STAND LEVELS; UNDER-YIELDING; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SUPPLY;

MIXING;

ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MIXING; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SUPPLY;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84864370173     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-012-0710-y     Document Type: Article

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