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Influence of soil temperature on growth traits of European beech seedlings

Ines Štraus and Tanja Mrak and Mitja Ferlan and Peter Železnik and Hojka Kraigher (2014) Influence of soil temperature on growth traits of European beech seedlings. Canadian Journal of Forest Research . pp. 1-6. ISSN 0045-5067

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    Abstract

    European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is an economically and ecologically important forest tree species in Europe. Expected future temperature increases due to global climate change may significantly affect growth of beech trees and consequently influence carbon cycling in beech forests. We tested the hypothesis that soil temperature influences the growth of both belowground and aboveground parts of beech seedlings. One-year-old seedlings were transferred into rhizotrons and subjected to two different soil temperatures for 2 years while the soil moisture level was kept constant. The main effect of the soil temperature was a changed biomass of the woody part of the seedlings. Soil temperature significantly influenced the biomass of shoots and roots and diameter of the stem, which were the highest for the seedlings grown in conditions of soil temperatures maintained in the range of summer soil temperatures from the site of origin of the seedlings. Increased soil temperature also resulted in increased specific root length and specific root tip density. Root-to-shoot ratio and leaf parameters (leaf mass, number of leaves, and specific leaf area), except for leaf area ratio, were not influenced by soil temperature

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: bukev / segrevanje tal / temperatura tal / drobne korenine / koreninski sistemi / rizotroni / globalne spremembe / biomasa / kroženje ogljika
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    Divisions: Slovenian Forestry Institute > Department of Forest Ecology
    Slovenian Forestry Institute > Department of Forest Physiology and Genetics
    Item ID: 1079
    Date Deposited: 04 Feb 2015 12:11
    Last Modified: 06 Feb 2015 09:54
    URI: http://eprints.gozdis.si/id/eprint/1079

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