Tree species’ tolerance to water stress, salinity and fire

Lukac, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8535-6334, Pensa, M. and Schiller, G. (2011) Tree species’ tolerance to water stress, salinity and fire. In: Bredemeier, M., Cohen, S., Godbold, D. L., Lode, E., Pichler, V. and Schleppi, P. (eds.) Forest Management and the Water Cycle: An Ecosystem-Based Approach. Eclological Studies (212). Springer, pp. 247-262. ISBN 9789048198337

Abstract/Summary

According to climate change predictions, water availability might change dramatically in Europe and adjacent regions. This change will undoubtedly have an adverse effect on existing tree species and affect their ability to cope with a lack or an excess of water, changes in annual precipitation patterns, soil salinity and fire disturbance. The following chapter will describe tree species and proven-ances used in European forestry practice which are the most suitable to deal with water stress, salinity and fire. Each subchapter starts with a brief description of each of the stress factors and discusses the predictions of the likelihood of their occurrence in the near future according to the climate change scenarios. Tree spe-cies and their genotypes able to cope with particular stress factor, together with indication of their use by forest managers are then introduced in greater detail.

Item Type	Book or Report Section
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/21824
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Crop Science Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Soil Research Centre
Publisher	Springer
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