20.500.12556/RUL-69765 Do variations in leaf phenology affect radial growth variations in Fagus sylvatica? We used a dendrochronological and leaf phenology network of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Slovenia, a transitional area between Mediterranean, Alpine and Continental climatic regimes, for the period 1955-2007 to test whether year to year variations in leaf unfolding and canopy duration (i.e., time between leaf unfolding and colouring) influence radial growth (annual xylem production and tree-ring widths) and if such influences are more pronounced at higher altitudes. We showed that variability in leaf phenology has no significant effect on variations in radial growth. The results are consistent in the entire region, irrespective of the climatic regime or altitude, although previous studies have shown that leaf phenology and tree-ring variation depend on altitude. The lack of relationship between year to year variability in leaf phenology and radial growth may suggest that earlier leaf unfolding % as observed in a previous study - probably do not cause increased tree growth rates in beech in Slovenia. climate change leaf phenology tree rings European beech dendroklimatologija klimatske razmere branike bukev true false false Angleški jezik Neznan jezik Delo ni kategorizirano 2015-07-10 21:35:30 2015-07-10 21:35:30 2022-07-12 03:53:16 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2015 0 0 Str. 1127-1132 no. 8 Vol. 59 2015 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 630*1 0020-7128 2279049 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00484-014-0896-3 1 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=69776 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0