Thinning modulates climate-growth responses of Pinus halepensis Mill. under semiarid Mediterranean conditions
In the present study, we aimed to contribute on the knowledge about the importance of adaptive management in the Mediterranean afforestations. To do so, we selected Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) as our study system. This species is the most widely distributed pine species throughout the Mediterranean Basin and one of the best adapted tree species to drought (Pausas 2004). Aleppo pine is subjected to frequent summer droughts (De Luis et al. 2007) and it is one of the Mediterranean forest species most used in reforestation programmes, especially in semi-arid areas of the Iberian Peninsula (Montero 1997). The adaptation of Aleppo pine to these Mediterranean climate conditions is determined by its resistance to water-stress in long periods of droughts as well as its recovery capacity after drought occurrence. For this study, we used dendrochronological methods over afforested stands of managed Pinus halepensis in the Mediterranean area. The main objectives were i) to assess the growth reactions to thinning on tree growth and ii) to evaluate the effects of thinning on climate-growth responses and drought sensitivity.
- Ψηφιακό Αρχείο: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303283566_Thinning_modulates_climate-growth_responses_of_Pinus_halepensis_Mill_under_semiarid_Mediterranean_conditions
- Εκδότης: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
- Δημιουργός: Sánchez-Miranda Moreno, Angela & Jiménez Morales, Maria & Gálvez Garrido, C.R. & Navarro, Francisco & Ripoll, M.A. & Hevia, Andrea and Sanchez-Salguero, Raul
- Πηγή: ResearchGate
- Ιστότοπος: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303283566_Thinning_modulates_climate-growth_responses_of_Pinus_halepensis_Mill_under_semiarid_Mediterranean_conditions
- Γλώσσα: Αγγλική
- Άδεια Χρήσης: Ελεύθερη χρήση/διανομή (public domain - open access)
- Έτος: 2016
- Βιβλιογραφία: Sánchez-Miranda Moreno, Angela & Jiménez Morales, Maria & Gálvez Garrido, C.R. & Navarro, Francisco & Ripoll, M.A. & Hevia, Andrea and Sanchez-Salguero, Raul. 2016. Thinning modulates climate-growth responses of Pinus halepensis Mill. under semiarid Mediterranean conditions. 10.2312/GFZ.b103-16042. 9 p.
