Species mixing reduces drought susceptibility of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Quercus robur L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) – Site water supply and fertility modify the mixing effect

Steckel, Mathias; del Rı́o, Miren; Heym, Michael; Aldea, Jorge; Bielak, Kamil; Brazaitis, Gediminas; Černý, Jakub; Coll, Lluís; Collet, Catherine; Ehbrecht, Martin; Jansons, Āris; Nothdurft, Arne; Pach, Maciej; Pardos, Marta; Ponette, Quentin; Otto Juel Reventlow, Ditlev; Sitko, Roman; Svoboda, Miroslav; Vallet, Patrick; Wolff, Barbara; Pretzsch, Hans

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117908

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Species mixing reduces drought susceptibility of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Quercus robur L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) – Site water supply and fertility modify the mixing effect

Published in Forest Ecology and Management • Feb 8, 2020

Authors:

Mathias Steckel

Miren del Rı́o

Michael Heym

Abstract

Tree species mixing has been widely promoted as a promising silvicultural tool for reducing drought stress. However, so far only a limited number of species combinations have been studied in detail, revealing inconsistent results. In this study, we analysed the effect of mixing Scots pine and oak (p...

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Scots pine

Quercus petraea

Monoculture

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