Long-term changes in the tree radial growth and intrinsic water-use efficiency of Chuanxi spruce (Picea likiangensis var. balfouriana) in southwestern China

• Published in: Journal of geographical sciences Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 833 - 844
• Main Authors: Wang, Yang, Zhang, Yong, Fang, Ouya, Shao, Xuemei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Science Press 01.06.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Carbon dioxide; Carbon isotopes; Climate change; Earth and Environmental Science; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Geography; Growth rate; Humid areas; Nature Conservation; Physical Geography; Physiological responses; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Trees; Trends; Water use; China; carbon isotope; fertilization; CO; tree ring; basel area increment; intrinsic water-use efficiency

Elevated CO 2 level in the atmosphere is expected to improve the tree growth rates and intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE). Although current results inferring from tree rings found the tree growth decline in water-limited area, it is still unclear whether spruce trees in humid southwestern China b...