Contrasting Resource Dynamics in Mast Years for European Beech and Oak—A Continental Scale Analysis

Resource allocation to different plant tissues is likely to be affected by high investment into fruit production during mast years. However, there is a large knowledge gap concerning species-specific differences in resource dynamics. We investigated the influence of mast years on stem growth, leaf p...

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Main Authors: Anita Nussbaumer, Arthur Gessler, Sue Benham, Bruno de Cinti, Sophia Etzold, Morten Ingerslev, Frank Jacob, François Lebourgeois, Tom Levanic, Hrvoje Marjanović, Manuel Nicolas, Maša Zorana Ostrogović Sever, Tibor Priwitzer, Pasi Rautio, Peter Roskams, Tanja G. M. Sanders, Maria Schmitt, Vít Šrámek, Anne Thimonier, Liisa Ukonmaanaho, Arne Verstraeten, Lars Vesterdal, Markus Wagner, Peter Waldner, Andreas Rigling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.689836/full