AUTHOR=Alam Syed A. , Huang Jian-Guo , Stadt Kenneth J. , Comeau Philip G. , Dawson Andria , Gea-Izquierdo Guillermo , Aakala Tuomas , Hölttä Teemu , Vesala Timo , Mäkelä Annikki , Berninger Frank TITLE=Effects of Competition, Drought Stress and Photosynthetic Productivity on the Radial Growth of White Spruce in Western Canada JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=8 YEAR=2017 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2017.01915 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2017.01915 ISSN=1664-462X ABSTRACT=
Understanding the complex interactions of competition, climate warming-induced drought stress, and photosynthetic productivity on the radial growth of trees is central to linking climate change impacts on tree growth, stand structure and in general, forest productivity. Using a mixed modeling approach, a stand-level photosynthetic production model, climate, stand competition and tree-ring data from mixedwood stands in western Canada, we investigated the radial growth response of white spruce [