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Variation in xylem vulnerability to embolism in European beech from geographically marginal populations.
Tree physiology - 1 Feb 2018
Stojnic S, Suchocka M, Benito-Garzón M, Torres-Ruiz J M, Cochard H, Bolte A, Cocozza C, Cvjetkovic B, de Luis M, Martinez-Vilalta J, Ræbild A, Tognetti R, Delzon S
Abstract excerpt
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of droughts and heatwaves in Europe, leading to effects on forest growth and major forest dieback events due to hydraulic failure caused by xylem embolism. Inter-specific variability in embolism resistance has been studied in detail, but little is known about intra-specific variability, particularly in marginal populations. We evaluated 15...
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