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Trait-specific responses of Scots pine to irrigation on a short vs long time scale.
Tree physiology - 1 Feb 2015
Feichtinger Linda M, Eilmann Britta, Buchmann Nina, Rigling Andreas
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In xeric environments, an increase in drought is related to reduced forest productivity and to enhanced mortality. However, predictions of future forest development remain difficult as the mechanisms underlying the responses of mature trees to long-term variations in water availability are not well understood. Here, we aimed to compare the adjustments in radial growth and morphological needle and shoot traits of...
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