The radial growth of Fagus sylvatica L. has been investigated throughout much of
the species distribution (e.g. Lebourgeois et al, 2005), but not in Greece.
This region is important as it contains the trailing edge of the range, and because
the Balkan peninsula is the contact zone between F. sylvatica and F. orientalis.
At other locations along the trailing edge, increased sensitivity to drought and
growth declines have been detected (e.g. Jump et al, 2006).
The project aims to quantify factors controlling radial growth and investigate spatial
and temporal patterns of growth.
Poster
Dendroecology of Fagus sylvatica in Northern Greece – Poster presented at IUFRO 9th Beech Symposium, Dresden (September 2011):
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