Tree-ring formation, radial increment and climate–growth relationship: assessing two potential tree species used in Brazilian Atlantic forest restoration projects

• Published in: Trees (Berlin, West) Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 877 - 892
• Main Authors: Albuquerque, Rafael P., Brandes, Arno F. N., Lisi, Claudio S., Moraes, Luiz Fernando Duarte De, Barros, Claudia F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Agriculture; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Citharexylum myrianthum; Climate; Correlation; Dendrochronology; Ecological monitoring; Environmental restoration; Forestry; Forests; Growth patterns; Growth rate; Herbivores; Life Sciences; Original Article; Periodicity; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plant species; Plantations; Precipitation; Pseudobombax; Rainfall; Rainforests; Rainy season; Restoration; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Species; Tree Rings; Trees; Trends; Wounding; Brazil; Atlantic Forest; Dendroecology; Plantation; Atlantic Forest; Dendrochronology; Vascular cambium

Key message This paper provides an overview of radial growth and tree-ring formation of two tropical tree species used in ecological restoration. It shows that trees growing in natural forests and in plantations have the same diametric growth patterns and climate responses. Understanding the outcome...