Drought explains variation in the radial growth of white spruce in western Canada

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• 作者：Lei Chen^a ; ^b ; Jian-Guo Huang^a ; ^{huangjg@scbg.ac.cn} ; Kenneth J. Stadt^c ; Philip G. Comeau^d ; Lihong Zhai^a ; Andria Dawson^e ; Syed Ashraful Alam^a ; ^f
• 关键词：Boreal forest ; Drought ; Radial growth ; Spatial variation ; Western Canada ; White spruce
• 刊名：Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：233
• 期：Complete
• 页码：133-142
• 全文大小：2812 K
• 卷排序：233

文摘

Summer temperature of previous year shows a strong negative impact on radial growth. Precipitation and soil moisture show significant positive effects on radial growth. Temperature-induced drought is main limiting factor for white spruce growth. Drought can well explain the variation in radial growth of white spruce.