Reduction of stand density increases drought resistance in xeric Scots pine forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 310, Issue , 2013, Pages 827-835

  Giuggiola, Arnaud ^a,b   Bugmann, Harald ^b   Zingg, Andreas ^a   Dobbertin, Matthias ^a   Rigling, Andreas ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allometric slope r; Drought stress; Leaf area to sapwood area relationship; Stand density reduction; Thinning; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRICS; DROUGHT STRESS; SAPWOOD AREA; STAND DENSITIES; THINNING; TREE MORTALITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; POPULATION STATISTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MIXED FOREST; MORTALITY; STAND STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; THINNING;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; STATISTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

SWITZERLAND;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84888130072     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.030     Document Type: Article

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