TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pretzsch, Hans
AU  - Hilmers, Torben
AU  - Biber, Peter
AU  - Avdagić, Admir
AU  - Binder, Franz
AU  - Boncina, Andrej
AU  - Bosela, Michal
AU  - Dobor, Laura
AU  - Forrester, David I.
AU  - Levesque, Mathieu
AU  - Ibrahimspahić, Aida
AU  - Nagel, Thomas A.
AU  - del Rio, Miren
AU  - Sitkov, Zuzana
AU  - Schuetze, Gerhard
AU  - Stajić, Branko
AU  - Stojanovi, Dejan B.
AU  - Uhl, Enno
AU  - Zlatanov, Tzvetan
AU  - Tognetti, Roberto
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1129
AB  - In Europe, mixed mountain forests, primarily comprised of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), cover about 10 x 106 ha at elevations between similar to 600 and 1600 m a.s.l. These forests provide invaluable ecosystem services. However, the growth of these forests and the competition among their main species are expected to be strongly affected by climate warming. In this study, we analyzed the growth development of spruce, fir, and beech in moist mixed mountain forests in Europe over the last 300 years. Based on tree-ring analyses on long-term observational plots, we found for all three species (i) a nondecelerating, linear diameter growth trend spanning more than 300 years; (ii) increased growth levels and trends, the latter being particularly pronounced for fir and beech; and (iii) an elevation-dependent change of fir and beech growth. Whereas in the past, the growth was highest at lower elevations, today's growth is superior at higher elevations. This spatiotemporal pattern indicates significant changes in the growth and interspecific competition at the expense of spruce in mixed mountain forests. We discuss possible causes, consequences, and silvicultural implications of these distinct growth changes in mixed mountain forests.
T2  - Canadian Journal of Forest Research
T1  - Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries
EP  - 703
IS  - 7
SP  - 689
VL  - 50
DO  - 10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368
UR  - conv_1496
ER  - 

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author = "Pretzsch, Hans and Hilmers, Torben and Biber, Peter and Avdagić, Admir and Binder, Franz and Boncina, Andrej and Bosela, Michal and Dobor, Laura and Forrester, David I. and Levesque, Mathieu and Ibrahimspahić, Aida and Nagel, Thomas A. and del Rio, Miren and Sitkov, Zuzana and Schuetze, Gerhard and Stajić, Branko and Stojanovi, Dejan B. and Uhl, Enno and Zlatanov, Tzvetan and Tognetti, Roberto",
year = "2020",
abstract = "In Europe, mixed mountain forests, primarily comprised of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), cover about 10 x 106 ha at elevations between similar to 600 and 1600 m a.s.l. These forests provide invaluable ecosystem services. However, the growth of these forests and the competition among their main species are expected to be strongly affected by climate warming. In this study, we analyzed the growth development of spruce, fir, and beech in moist mixed mountain forests in Europe over the last 300 years. Based on tree-ring analyses on long-term observational plots, we found for all three species (i) a nondecelerating, linear diameter growth trend spanning more than 300 years; (ii) increased growth levels and trends, the latter being particularly pronounced for fir and beech; and (iii) an elevation-dependent change of fir and beech growth. Whereas in the past, the growth was highest at lower elevations, today's growth is superior at higher elevations. This spatiotemporal pattern indicates significant changes in the growth and interspecific competition at the expense of spruce in mixed mountain forests. We discuss possible causes, consequences, and silvicultural implications of these distinct growth changes in mixed mountain forests.",
journal = "Canadian Journal of Forest Research",
title = "Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries",
pages = "703-689",
number = "7",
volume = "50",
doi = "10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368",
url = "conv_1496"
}

Pretzsch, H., Hilmers, T., Biber, P., Avdagić, A., Binder, F., Boncina, A., Bosela, M., Dobor, L., Forrester, D. I., Levesque, M., Ibrahimspahić, A., Nagel, T. A., del Rio, M., Sitkov, Z., Schuetze, G., Stajić, B., Stojanovi, D. B., Uhl, E., Zlatanov, T.,& Tognetti, R.. (2020). Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries. in Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 50(7), 689-703.
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368
conv_1496

Pretzsch H, Hilmers T, Biber P, Avdagić A, Binder F, Boncina A, Bosela M, Dobor L, Forrester DI, Levesque M, Ibrahimspahić A, Nagel TA, del Rio M, Sitkov Z, Schuetze G, Stajić B, Stojanovi DB, Uhl E, Zlatanov T, Tognetti R. Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries. in Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2020;50(7):689-703.
doi:10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368
conv_1496 .

Pretzsch, Hans, Hilmers, Torben, Biber, Peter, Avdagić, Admir, Binder, Franz, Boncina, Andrej, Bosela, Michal, Dobor, Laura, Forrester, David I., Levesque, Mathieu, Ibrahimspahić, Aida, Nagel, Thomas A., del Rio, Miren, Sitkov, Zuzana, Schuetze, Gerhard, Stajić, Branko, Stojanovi, Dejan B., Uhl, Enno, Zlatanov, Tzvetan, Tognetti, Roberto, "Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries" in Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 50, no. 7 (2020):689-703,
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0368 .,
conv_1496 .