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Temperature and nutrient availability influence radial growth of Picea abies at opposite slopes in a treeline ecotone
Hana Kuželová
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic
Tomáš Chuman
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic
Jelena Lange
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic
Jan Tumajer
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic
Václav Treml
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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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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