RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Early survival and growth plasticity of 33 species planted in 38 arboreta across the European Atlantic area A1 Correia, António Henrique A1 Almeida, Maria Helena A1 Branco, Manuela A1 Tomé, Margarida A1 Cordero Montoya, Rebeca A1 Lucchio, Luisa di A1 Cantero Amiano, Alejandro A1 Díez Casero, Julio Javier A1 Prieto Recio, Cristina A1 Bravo Oviedo, Felipe A1 Gartzia Bengoetxea, Nahia A1 Arias González, Ander A1 Jinks, Richard A1 Paillassa, Eric A1 Pastuszka, Patrick A1 Rozados Lorenzo, María José A1 Silva Pando, Francisco Javier A1 Traver de la Iglesia, María del Carmen A1 Zabalza Armendariz, Silvia A1 Nóbrega, Carina A1 Ferreira, Miguel A1 Orazio, Christophe K1 Cambio climático K1 Climatic changes K1 Bosques y Silvicultura - Europa K1 Clima - Cambios - Europa K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal K1 2502 Climatología AB To anticipate European climate scenarios for the end of the century, we explored the climategradient within the REINFFORCE (RÉseau INFrastructure de recherche pour le suivi et l’adaptationdes FORêts au Changement climatiquE) arboreta network, established in 38 sites between latitudes37 and 57 , where 33 tree species are represented. We aim to determine which climatic variablesbest explain their survival and growth, and identify those species that are more tolerant of climatevariation and those of which the growth and survival future climate might constrain. We usedempirical models to determine the best climatic predictor variables that explain tree survival andgrowth. Precipitation-transfer distance was most important for the survival of broadleaved species,whereas growing-season-degree days best explained conifer-tree survival. Growth (annual heightincrement) was mainly explained by a derived annual dryness index (ADI) for both conifers andbroadleaved trees. Species that showed the greatest variation in survival and growth in responseto climatic variation included Betula pendula Roth, Pinus elliottii Engelm., and Thuja plicata Donnex D.Don, and those that were least affected included Quercus shumardii Buckland and Pinus nigraJ.F.Arnold. We also demonstrated that provenance differences were significant for Pinus pinea L., Quercus robur L., and Ceratonia siliqua L. Here, we demonstrate the usefulness of infrastructures alonga climatic gradient like REINFFORCE to determine major tendencies of tree species responding toclimate changes. PB MDPI SN 1999-4907 YR 2018 FD 2018 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/49591 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/49591 LA eng NO Forests, 2018, Vol. 9, Nº. 10, 18 pp. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 12-sep-2024