Survival of Norway spruce remains higher in mixed stands under a dryer and warmer climate

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 935-946

  Neuner, Susanne ^a   Albrecht, Axel ^b   Cullmann, Dominik ^b   Engels, Friedrich ^c   Griess, Verena C ^d   Hahn, W Andreas ^a   Hanewinkel, Marc ^e,f   Härtl, Fabian ^a   Kölling, Christian ^g   Staupendahl, Kai ^h   Knoke, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Department of Forest Ecology   (Germany)

^c Research Institute for Forest Ecology and Forestry Rhineland Palatinate   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^g Bavarian Forst Institute (LWF)   (Germany)

^h ARGUS Forstplanung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate effects; Forest management; Risk; Soil conditions; Survival probability; Tree species mixture

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAND DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL; TREE;

EUROPE;

FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES;

BEECH; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; GERMANY; HEAT; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRUCE;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DROUGHTS; FAGUS; FORESTS; GERMANY; HOT TEMPERATURE; LONGEVITY; PICEA;

EID: 84923200752     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12751     Document Type: Article

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