Recent Drought-Induced Vitality Decline of Black Pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) in South-West Hungary—Is This Drought-Resistant Species under Threat by Climate Change?

Recent Drought-Induced Vitality Decline of Black Pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) in South-West Hungary—Is This Drought-Resistant Species under Threat by Climate Change?

This paper analyses the recent recurring dieback and growth decline of Black pine (P. nigra Arn. var austriaca) in the Keszthely mountains of south-west Hungary, and their relations to water deficits due to droughts. These relations were studied in five stands with low soil water storage capacity fo...

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Main Authors: Norbert Móricz, Balázs Garamszegi, Ervin Rasztovits, András Bidló, Adrienn Horváth, Attila Jagicza, Gábor Illés, Zoltán Vekerdy, Zoltán Somogyi, Borbála Gálos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
drought
P. nigra
tree rings
NDVI
NDII
soil water balance modelling
relative extractable water
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/7/414

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