The effect of climatic factors on height increment of scots pine in sites differing by continentality in Latvia

Silva Fennica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Jansons, Āris ^a   Matisons, Roberts ^a   Zadiņa, Māra ^a   Sisenis, Linards ^b   Jansons, Jānis ^c  

^a LATVIAN STATE FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE SILAVA   (Latvia)

^b Forest Competence Centre ^*  (Latvia)

^c Forest Competence Centre   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Baltic region; Dendroecology; Height growth reconstruction; Increment variation; Meteorological conditions; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

BALTIC REGION; DENDROECOLOGY; HEIGHT GROWTH; INCREMENT VARIATION; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

FORESTS; LATVIA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PRECIPITATION; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

LATVIA;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84931470718     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: 22424075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.1262     Document Type: Article

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