Growth and yield of mixed versus pure stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) analysed along a productivity gradient through Europe

• Published in: European journal of forest research Vol. 134; no. 5; pp. 927 - 947
• Main Authors: Pretzsch, H, del Río, M, Ammer, Ch, Avdagic, A, Barbeito, I, Bielak, K, Brazaitis, G, Coll, L, Dirnberger, G, Drössler, L, Fabrika, M, Forrester, D. I, Godvod, K, Heym, M, Hurt, V, Kurylyak, V, Löf, M, Lombardi, F, Matović, B, Mohren, F, Motta, R, den Ouden, J, Pach, M, Ponette, Q, Schütze, G, Schweig, J, Skrzyszewski, J, Sramek, V, Sterba, H, Stojanović, D, Svoboda, M, Vanhellemont, M, Verheyen, K, Wellhausen, K, Zlatanov, T, Bravo-Oviedo, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2015; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: basal area; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bulgaria; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Climatic conditions; climatic factors; crown plasticity; Drought; Drought index; Ecology; Ekologi; Evergreen trees; Fagus sylvatica; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; forest inventory; Forest Science; Forestry; Life Sciences; long-term experiments; mixed stands; mixing; modeling approach; norway spruce; Original Paper; Pine trees; Pinus sylvestris; Plant Ecology; Plant Sciences; Plant species; plant-communities; production technology; Productivity; pure stands; risk; site index; Skogsvetenskap; Spain; species forests; spruce picea-abies; stand basal area; stand density; structural complexity; Studies; Sweden; temperate forests; temperature; timber production; tree diversity; Trees; Ukraine; Sweden; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Spain; Europe; ANE, Spain; Light interception; Overdensity; Modulation of growth curves; Stress gradient hypothesis; Overyielding; Risk distribution

Mixing of complementary tree species may increase stand productivity, mitigate the effects of drought and other risks, and pave the way to forest production systems which may be more resource-use efficient and stable in the face of climate change. However, systematic empirical studies on mixing effe...