Tree Growth Under Climate Change: Evidence From Xylogenesis Timings and Kinetics.

ABSTRACT: Tree growth is one of the most studied aspects of tree biology, particularly secondary growth. In the Mediterranean region, cambial activity is mostly determined by water availability. Climatic projections for the Mediterranean region predict more frequent and intense droughts, and longer periods without precipitation. To investigate tree growth under the predicted scenarios of climate change, a water manipulation experiment was conducted in a maritime pine stand (Pinus pinaster Aiton). In 2017, fifteen trees were divided into three groups: control, rain exclusion, and irrigation. Drought conditions were simulated by installing a continuous plastic sheet on the forest floor from March to September. Trees under irrigation treatment were watered twice a week in September. Cambial activity an

SUBMITTER: Vieira J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7040628 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature