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Seasonal and interannual ecophysiological responses of beech (Fagus sylvatica) at its south-eastern distribution limit in Europe |
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| Authors: | Mariangela N Fotelli Michael Nahm Kalliopi Radoglou Heinz Rennenberg George Halyvopoulos Andreas Matzarakis |
| Institution: | 1. Forest Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Foundation, Vassilika 57006, Thessaloniki, Greece;2. Institute of Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Georges Köhler Allee Geb.053/054, 79110 Freiburg i. Br., Germany;3. Meteorological Institute, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Werderring 10, 79085 Freiburg i. Br., Germany |
| Abstract: | Due to its wide European distribution and its drought-susceptibility, beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) received intensive attention recently in the light of global warming. Contrary to central European beech ecosystems, little is known about the ecophysiology of beech at its south-eastern European distribution limit. Here we tested whether climatic fluctuations during a three-year period affected the ecophysiology of a beech site in Greece. Attention was paid at comparing our findings to the intense effects the 2003 extreme drought had on beech forests in central Europe. |
| Keywords: | Carbon isotopes Effective quantum yield Fagus sylvatica Leaf water potential South-eastern Europe |
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