scholarly journals Age-related variation in carbon allocation at tree and stand scales in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) using a chronosequence approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Genet ◽  
N. Breda ◽  
E. Dufrene
Keyword(s):  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Carbon Allocation ◽  
Quercus Petraea ◽  
Sessile Oak ◽  
Related Variation ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L ◽  
Chronosequence Approach

Structure and diversity of a natural temperate sessile oak (Quercus petraea L.) – European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest

2012 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 140-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Any Mary Petritan ◽  
Iovu Adrian Biris ◽  
Oliver Merce ◽  
Daniel Ond Turcu ◽  
Ion Catalin Petritan
Keyword(s):  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Quercus Petraea ◽  
Sessile Oak ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L

The growth and form of ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in mixture with cherry (Prunus avium), oak (Quercus petraea and Quercus robur), and beech (Fagus sylvatica)

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 2340-2350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Competition ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Quercus Robur ◽  
Prunus Avium ◽  
Relative Yield ◽  
Quercus Petraea ◽  
Fraxinus Excelsior ◽  
Stem Form ◽  
Pure Species ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L

The effects of mixing ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) with cherry (Prunus avium L.), oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Lieb., and Quercus robur L.), and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) were investigated using a balanced two-component competition experiment. In general, two patterns of growth were observed. Firstly, in the ash–cherry experiment, two rapidly growing species altered their stem form and showed a plastic response to interspecific competition, and both species maintained a position in the upper canopy. Secondly, in the ash–oak and ash–beech experiments, a two-tier canopy formed with ash in the upper canopy, and interspecific competition resulted in an early nursing effect on the ash. In both patterns of growth, competition affected stem diameter and the shape of the tree with few, and only short-lived, effects on height. The maximum relative yield totals were 1.78 for ash–cherry, 1.77 for ash–oak, and 1.44 for ash–beech, indicating that the mixtures studied may be more productive in their early phase of growth than equivalent areas of pure species.

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