Differential Tree Growth Response to Management History and Climate in Multi-Aged Stands of Pinus pinea L.

ABSTRACT: The possible differential response to the climatic fluctuations of co-occurring trees of different ages is still poorly known and rather controversial. Moreover, in managed forests, such a picture is further complicated by the impact of silvicultural practices. With this concern, in a multi-aged umbrella pine stand in the Maremma Regional Park (Tuscany, Italy), the spatial patterns and tree-ring response to the climate were investigated by differentiating trees into three classes, i.e., young, mature, and old. The aim was to assess the role of past management in shaping the current stand structure and affecting the growth dynamics at different ages, as well as to evaluate the possible shifting of tree adaptation to the climatic variables throughout plant aging. Our outcomes proved that the

SUBMITTER: Garfi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10780625 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature