EcologybioRxiv
Short-term thinning effect on inter- and intra-annual radial increment of Mediterranean Scots pine-oak mixed forest
J. Aldea, M. del Rio, N. Cattaneo…·F. Bravo
This study examines how thinning affects radial growth in a Mediterranean Scots pine-oak mixed forest, finding Scots pine leads growth and benefits from early spring drought, while heavy thinning increases tree growth but reduces stand basal area.
DOI 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121462