Open AccessCambial activity related to tree size in a mature silver-fir plantation
Author(s) -
Cyrille Rathgeber,
Sergio Rossi,
JeanDaniel Bontemps
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcr168
Subject(s) - biology , xylem , tracheid , crown (dentistry) , wood production , cambium , abies alba , botany , growth rate , douglas fir , horticulture , tree (set theory) , ecology , forest management , picea abies , mathematics , dentistry , geometry , mathematical analysis , medicine
Our knowledge about the influences of environmental factors on tree growth is principally based on the study of dominant trees. However, tree social status may influence intra-annual dynamics of growth, leading to differential responses to environmental conditions. The aim was to determine whether within-stand differences in stem diameters of trees belonging to different crown classes resulted from variations in the length of the growing period or in the rate of cell production.
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