Can the structure of dormant cambium and the widths of phloem and xylem increments be used as indicators for tree vitality?

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 551-562

  Gričar, Jožica ^a   Jagodic, Špela ^a   Šefc, Bogoslav ^b   Trajković, Jelena ^b   Eler, Klemen ^c  

^a SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

European oak; Light microscopy; Lowland forests; Radial growth; Tree decline

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST; GROWTH RATE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPY; PHLOEM; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE; XYLEM;

CROATIA; SLOVENIA;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84897038035     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-014-0784-8     Document Type: Article

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