Primary and secondary growth of <i>Pinus halepensis</i> are more sensitive to inter-annual drought variability than to 14 years of rainfall exclusion in a Mediterranean forest
Our study highlights the key acclimation capacity in the primary and secondary growth response of P. halepensis to drought. In addition to tree structural adjustments, the relatively limited effect of the 30 % rainfall exclusion may also be caused by (1) the substantial inter-annual rainfall variability typical of Mediterranean climates, which modulates the exclusion effect on drought duration, and (2) the inherent inter-individual variability in drought sensitivity.
Authors
- Léa Veuillen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2790-3627)
- M. Vennetier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-5701)
- Maxime Cailleret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-1943)
- Bernard Prévosto
- M Algara San Nicolas
- Caraglio Yves
- Simioni Guillaume
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement (FR)
- Écologie des Forêts Méditerranéennes (FR)
- Institut Agro Montpelier (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf036
- Primary Topic
- Forest ecology and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero della transizione ecologica
- Analyses et Expérimentations pour les Ecosystèmes