Contributions of competition and climate on radial growth of Pinus massoniana in subtropics of China

• Published in: Agricultural and forest meteorology Vol. 274; pp. 7 - 17
• Main Authors: Liang, Hanxue, Huang, Jian-Guo, Ma, Qianqian, Li, Jingye, Wang, Zhou, Guo, Xiali, Zhu, Huoxing, Jiang, Shaowei, Zhou, Peng, Yu, Biyun, Luo, Dawei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.08.2019
• Subjects: China; Climate change; climatic factors; dendrochronology; Dendroecology; Distant-independent competition index; forest dynamics; forest growth; mixed forests; mountains; Pinus massoniana; principal component analysis; solar radiation; stand basal area; Subtropical forest; subtropics; sustainable forestry; trees; China; Climate change; Dendroecology; Pinus massoniana; Distant-independent competition index; Subtropical forest

It is critical to investigate the effects of competition and climate on forest growth as they are main forces affecting forest dynamics. However, in subtropics of China such a study has never been conducted. Here we conducted a pioneer study to evaluate the effects of competition and climate on grow...