Cumulative Drought Stress Leads to a Loss of Growth Resilience and Explains Higher Mortality in Planted than in Naturally Regenerated Pinus pinaster Stands

Cumulative Drought Stress Leads to a Loss of Growth Resilience and Explains Higher Mortality in Planted than in Naturally Regenerated Pinus pinaster Stands

The assessment of the long-term impacts of drought on tree growth decline using tree-ring analyses may be used to test if plantations are more vulnerable to warming after successive droughts, leading to a “cumulative stress” effect. We selected 76 Pinus pinaster trees (declining...

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Main Authors: Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo, Carlos Rodriguez-Vallejo, Emidio Silveiro, Antonio Hortal, Guillermo Palacios-Rodríguez, Joaquín Duque-Lazo, J. Julio Camarero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
Andalusia
climate change
dendroecolology
drought stress
forest dieback
growth resilience
Pinus pinaster
plantation
tree mortality
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/6/358

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