New publication: Minor European broadleaved tree species are more drought-tolerant than Fagus sylvatica but not more tolerant than Quercus petraea

Published in Forest Ecology and Management:

Kunz, J., Löffler, G., Bauhus, J. (2018): Minor European broadleaved tree species are more drought-tolerant than Fagus sylvatica but not more tolerant than Quercus petraea. Forest Ecology and Management, 414, 15-27.

Highlights

- Most extensive study of radial growth response of minor broadleaves to drought.

- Minor broadleaves not more drought tolerant than Quercus petraea.

- Drought resistance decreases, recovery increases with increasing site quality.

- Sorbus torminalis, S. domestica, and Acer campestre are suitable for drought-prone sites.