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 Causes and Consequences of Forest Growth Trends in Europe: Results of the Recognition Project

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-2)   (208K)
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    • Table Of Contents
    • Foreword
    • Acknowledgements
    • Executive Summary
  • Introduction (3-12)   (173K)
  • Material And Methods For The Correlative Approach (13-46)   (585K)
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    • 2.1 Collection, Selection, And Processing Of Data
    • 2.2 Sampling, Measurement And Analysis Methods
  • Material And Methods For The Modelling Approach (47-80)   (595K)
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    • 3.1 Description Of The Models Applied In The Modelling Approach
    • 3.2 Methodology For The Application Of Process-Based Models To Analyse Changes In European Forest Growth
  • Results (81-200)   (7M)
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    • 4.1 Historical Development Of Nutrition And Climate And Their Relationships With Tree Growth For Three European Tree Species
    • 4.2 Temporal Trends And Spatial Patterns Of Height Growth Changes In Relation To Changes In Air Temperature And Precipitation, And In Relation To Levels Of Foliar Nitrogen And Nitrogen Deposition
    • 4.3 Short-, Medium-, And Long-Term Variation In Radial Growth, And The Role Of Changes In The Climatic Water Balance For The Growth Of Three Tree Species In Europe
    • 4.4 Evaluation Of Past And Future Changes In European Forest Growth By Means Of Four Process-Based Models
  • Combined Approach (201-256)   (1M)
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    • 5.1 A Comparison Of Empirical And Process-Based Modelling Methods For Analysing Changes In European Forest Growth
    • 5.2 Analysis Of The Relative Importance Of Nutrients, Climatic Factors, And CO₂ As Causes Of Observed Changes In Growth
    • 5.3 Analysis Of The Long-Term Consequences For Sustainability Of Observed Growth Changes Of The European Forests
    • 5.4 Implications And Consequences
  • Conclusions (257-261)   (111K)