Claim · model-written summary
P. brutia A max declined less steeply under high atmospheric water demand than P. halepensis.
- Taxon
- P. brutia
Pinus brutiae0 - Outcome
- A maxe0
- Direction
- less steep declinee0
- Comparator
- P. halepensise0
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Verbatim
e0“P. brutia showed a less steep decline in A max under high atmospheric water demand, indicating a less isohydric response than P. halepensis”
Title
Natasa Kiorapostolou; Nikoleta Eleftheriadou; Christodoulos Sazeides; et al. Forest Ecology and Management 2026. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123614
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Association Stand structure had no detected effect on measured gas exchange traits.
- Observation A max, stomatal conductance and iWUE varied significantly among sites and seasons.
- Observation P. halepensis at Sani showed spring maxima and autumn or winter recovery in A max.
- Observation P. brutia at Xanthi showed spring maxima and autumn or winter recovery in A max.
- Observation P. brutia at Lesvos showed a single spring A max peak.
- Association Atmospheric drought exerted stronger control on A max than land surface water availability in both pines.