Crown defoliation decreases reproduction and wood growth in a marginal European beech population.
S. Oddou-Muratorio, C. Petit, V. Journe, M. Lingrand, J.-A. Magdalou, C. Hurson, J. Garrigue, H. Davi, E. Magnanou
The paper examines how crown defoliation affects reproduction and growth in European beech trees, finding size-dependent trade-offs between growth and fecundity under stress.
bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2019Ecology