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Plasticity in dendroclimatic response across the distribution range of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
de Luis Martin, Čufar Katarina, Di Filippo Alfredo, Novak Klemen, Papadopoulos Andreas, Piovesan Gianluca, Rathgeber Cyrille B K, Raventós José, Saz Miguel Angel, Smith Kevin T
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the variability of the climate-growth relationship of Aleppo pine across its distribution range in the Mediterranean Basin. We constructed a network of tree-ring index chronologies from 63 sites across the region. Correlation function analysis identified the relationships of tree-ring index to climate factors for each site. We also estimated the dominant climatic gradients of the region using...
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