Differences in xylogenesis between dominant and suppressed trees.

Shushan LiuXiaoxia LiSergio RossiLily WangWei LiEryuan LiangSteven W Leavitt

Published in: American journal of botany (2018)

The observed differences in xylogenesis among trees suggested that competition affects tree growth by reducing the growing period in suppressed trees. Representative climate-growth relationships should involve trees of all size classes when evaluating the effects of the environment on forest dynamics.

Keyphrases

climate change
cross sectional