Microtopography mediates the climate-growth relationship and growth resilience to drought of Pinus tabulaeformis plantation in the hilly site.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the factors affecting the growth of plantation forests can reduce the loss of economic and ecological values caused by plantation forest subhealth. Plantation forests are widely distributed in hilly areas with microtopographic features. Microtopography influences climatic factors associated with plant growth, during not only general time but also extreme events like droughts. However, little research has been conducted on the effects of microtopography on the plantation forest growth. In this paper, we selected Pinus tabulaeformis planted in a hilly site, and studied the effect of microtopography on the climate-growth relationship and drought response of a typical plantation in Northeast China using dendroecological methods. We found: 1) Between hill positions, temperature ca

SUBMITTER: Zhao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9723379 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature