Growth parameters and resistance to Sphaerulina musiva-induced canker are more important than wood density for increasing genetic gain from selection of Populus spp. hybrids for northern climates
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DOI: 10.1007/s13595-020-0931-y
Abstract: New genotypes of hybrid poplars from theAigeirosandTacamahacasections have great potential for increasing genetic gain from selection. The most promising traits are associated with productivity and resistance toSphaerulina musiva-induced canker while wood density can be selected… read more here.
Keywords: canker; age; wood density; selection ... See more keywords
Land use legacies drive higher growth, lower wood density and enhanced climatic sensitivity in recently established forests
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107630
Abstract: Abstract Europe is undergoing significant forest expansion due to the abandonment of rural areas driven by economic and demographic changes. Recently established forests provide key ecosystem services such as habitat provision and increased carbon stocks.… read more here.
Keywords: established forests; growth; wood density; land use ... See more keywords
Wood density of silver fir reflects drought and cold stress across climatic and biogeographic gradients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2017.07.005
Abstract: Abstract Climate influences wood density and this relationship affects the ability of conifer forests to uptake and store carbon. Some conifer species can show mixed responses to long-term climate variability in their within-ring width and… read more here.
Keywords: silver fir; wood density; density;
Regional variation in wood density and modulus of elasticity of Quebec's main boreal tree species
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.019
Abstract: Abstract Regional variation in wood density and modulus of elasticity (MOE) for the main boreal softwoods (black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine) and hardwoods (paper birch, trembling aspen) of Quebec, Canada, were estimated using near-infrared… read more here.
Keywords: wood density; regional variation; density modulus; variation wood ... See more keywords
The effect of climate on wood density: What provenance trials tell us?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.10.040
Abstract: Abstract Wood density, considered a heritable trait, is often associated with drought tolerance and can be a useful trait for tree breeders to select drought-tolerant provenances. Provenance trials are a useful tool to disentangle genetic… read more here.
Keywords: provenance trials; climate; wood density; density ... See more keywords
Wood quality trait associations with climate: Room for improvement in two northern commercial tree species?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119492
Abstract: Abstract Climate driven tree mortality threatens the current performance and productivity of the temperate boreal forests. For economically important tree species, progeny trials provide an opportunity to assess variability in wood quality and growth traits… read more here.
Keywords: quality trait; wood density; wood; wood quality ... See more keywords
Seeing the woods through the saplings: Using wood density to assess the recovery of human‐modified Amazonian forests
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12991
Abstract: Most of the world's remaining tropical forests have been affected by either selective logging, understorey fires, fragmentation or are regrowing in areas that were previously deforested. Despite the ubiquity of these human‐modified forests, we have… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; wood density; density; human modified ... See more keywords
Wood density and hydraulic traits influence species’ growth response to drought across biomes
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16123
Abstract: Tree species display a wide variety of water‐use strategies, growth rates and capacity to tolerate drought. However, if we want to forecast species capacity to cope with increasing aridity and drought, we need to identify… read more here.
Keywords: growth response; wood density; growth; drought across ... See more keywords
Community variation in wood density along a bioclimatic gradient on a hyper‐diverse tropical island
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DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12456
Abstract: Aims: Analyse the controversial relationship existing between wood density, precipitation, temperature and aridity, and its importance in shaping forest communities facing drought. Location: New Caledonia (SW Pacific). Methods: We sampled wood density in 1580 trees… read more here.
Keywords: community variation; wood; wood density; aridity ... See more keywords
Differences in growth and wood density in clones and provenance hybrid clones of Norway spruce
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DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2016-0285
Abstract: The growing forest bioeconomy calls for enhancing wood production in Finland. Accordingly, we studied phenotypic differences and correlations for growth and wood density traits in 25 Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) genotypes grown in… read more here.
Keywords: norway spruce; wood density; growth wood; hybrid clones ... See more keywords
Linking functional traits and climate-growth relationships in Mediterranean species through wood density
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DOI: 10.1163/22941932-40190225
Abstract: Functional traits are considered to influence the performance of woody plants. However, few field studies have tested this idea by using radial-growth data. Here, I test if five major traits of the leafand wood-economics spectra… read more here.
Keywords: wood density; functional traits; climate growth; growth ... See more keywords