TY  - JOUR
A1  - Feichtinger, Linda M.
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Buchmann, Nina
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Trait-specific responses of Scots pine to irrigation on a short vs long time scale
JF  - Tree Physiology
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpu114
SN  - 1758-4469  (Online)
SN  - 0829-318X (Print)
N1  - Ab 12 Monaten nach Veröffentlichung kostenfrei zugänglich.
VL  - 35
IS  - 00
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
PB  - Heron
CY  - Victoria, BC
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Feichtinger, Linda M.
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Buchmann, Nina
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Growth adjustments of conifers to drought and to century-long irrigation
JF  - Forest Ecology and Management
N2  - Our knowledge on tree responses to drought is mainly based on short-term manipulation experiments which do not capture any possible long-term adjustments in this response. Therefore, historical water channels in inner-Alpine dry valleys were used as century-long irrigation experiments to investigate adjustments in tree growth to contrasting water supply. This involved quantifying the tree-ring growth of irrigated and non-irrigated (control) Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Valais (Switzerland), as well as European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) and black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold) in Vinschgau (Italy). Furthermore, the adjustments in radial growth of Scots pine and European larch to an abrupt stop in irrigation were analyzed.

Irrigation promoted the radial growth of all tree species investigated compared to the control: (1) directly through increased soil water availability, and (2) indirectly through increased soil nutrients and humus contents in the irrigated plots. Irrigation led to a full elimination of growth responses to climate for European larch and black pine, but not for Scots pine, which might become more sensitive to drought with increasing tree size in Valais. For the control trees, the response of the latewood increment to water availability in July/August has decreased in recent decades for all species, but increased in May for Scots pine only. The sudden irrigation stop caused a drop in radial growth to a lower level for Scots pine or similar level for larch compared to the control for up to ten years. However, both tree species were then able to adjust to the new conditions and subsequently grew with similar (Scots pine) or even higher growth rates (larch) than the control.

To estimate the impact of climate change on future forest development, the duration of manipulation experiments should be on longer time scales in order to capture adjustment processes and feedback mechanisms of forest ecosystems.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.008
SN  - 1872-7042 (Online)
SN  - 0378-1127 (Print)
VL  - 2014
IS  - 334
SP  - 96
EP  - 105
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Sterck, Frank J.
A1  - Wegner, L.
A1  - de Vries, Sven M. G.
A1  - von Arx, G.
A1  - Mohren, Godefridus M. J.
A1  - den Ouden, Jan
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.
T1  - Wood structural differences between northern and southern beech provenances growing at a moderate site
JF  - Tree Physiology
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpu069
SN  - 1758-4469  (Online)
SN  - 0829-318X (Print)
VL  - 34
IS  - 8
SP  - 882
EP  - 893
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lévesque, Mathieu
A1  - Siegwolf, Rolf
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Saurer, Matthias
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Increased water-use efficiency does not lead to enhanced tree growth under xeric and mesic conditions
JF  - New Phytologist
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.12772
SN  - 1469-8137 (Online)
SN  - 0028-646X (Print)
VL  - 203
IS  - 1
SP  - 94
EP  - 109
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weemstra, Monique
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.
A1  - Sterck, Frank J.
T1  - Summer droughts limit tree growth across 10 temperate species on a productive forest site
JF  - Forest Ecology and Management
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.007
SN  - 0378-1127 (Print)
SN  - 1872-7042  (Online)
VL  - 2013
IS  - 306
SP  - 142
EP  - 149
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - de Vries, Sven M. G.
A1  - den Ouden, Jan
A1  - Mohren, Godefridus M. J.
A1  - Sauren, Pascal
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.
T1  - Origin matters! Difference in drought tolerance and productivity of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.)) provenances
JF  - Forest Ecology and Management
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.031
SN  - 1872-7042 (Online)
SN  - 0378-1127 (Print)
VL  - 2013
IS  - 302
SP  - 133
EP  - 143
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wegner, Lena
A1  - von Arx, Georg
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
T1  - ROXAS – an efficient and accurate tool to detect vessels in diffuse-porous species
JF  - IAWA Journal / International Association of Wood Anatomists
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22941932-00000034
SN  - 0928-1541 (Print)
SN  - 2294-1932 (Online)
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
SP  - 425
EP  - 432
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Dobbertin, Matthias
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Growth response of Scots pine with different crown transparency status to drought release
JF  - Annals of Forest Science
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0310-z
SN  - 1286-4560 (Print)
SN  - 1297-966X (Online)
VL  - 70
IS  - 7
SP  - 685
EP  - 693
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lévesque, Mathieu
A1  - Saurer, Matthias
A1  - Siegwolf, Rolf
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Brang, Peter
A1  - Bugmann, Harald
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Drought response of five conifer species under contrasting water availability suggests high vulnerability of Norway spruce and European larch
JF  - Global Change Biology
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12268
SN  - 1365-2486 (Online)
SN  - 1354-1013 (Print)
VL  - 19
IS  - 10
SP  - 3184
EP  - 3199
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Stojnic, Srdjan
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. M.
A1  - Orlovic, Sasa
A1  - Matovic, Bratislav
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
T1  - Plastic growth response of European beech provenances to dry site conditions
T2  - IAWA Journal / International Association of Wood Anatomists
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22941932-00000038
SN  - 0928-1541 (Print)
SN  - 2294-1932 (Online)
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
SP  - 475
EP  - 484
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
ER  -