Articles | Volume 22, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-3807-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-3807-2025
Research article
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07 Aug 2025
Research article |  | 07 Aug 2025

Temperature and nutrient availability influence radial growth of Picea abies at opposite slopes in a treeline ecotone

Hana Kuželová, Tomáš Chuman, Jelena Lange, Jan Tumajer, and Václav Treml

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-151', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Feb 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Vaclav Treml, 27 Mar 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-151', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Feb 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Vaclav Treml, 27 Mar 2025

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Apr 2025) by Matteo Garbarino
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 May 2025) by Frank Hagedorn (Co-editor-in-chief)
AR by Vaclav Treml on behalf of the Authors (16 May 2025)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Treeline ecotones are exposed to pronounced differences in irradiation and nutrient availability in complex mountain relief. We compared growth phenology and growth rate of Picea abies on north- and south-facing slopes at sites differing in nutrient availability at the lower part of the treeline ecotone. Our results suggest that temperature alone governs growth phenology, but nutrient availability modulates the growth rate in the peak season when temperature no longer limits cambial activity.
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