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Vulnerability to forest decline in a context of climate changes: new prospects about an old question in forest ecology

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This work was funded by the ANR program Dryade (ANR-06-VULN-004). “Dryade: Vulnerability of forests to climate change: the tree bioclimatic areas” was a research project with a finalized vocation. It involved seven research units (UMR 1137 EEF, Nancy; UMR 1136 IAM, Nancy; UR 629 URFM, Avignon; UMR 1114 EMMAH, Avignon; UMR 1202 BIOGECO, Bordeaux; UR588 AGPF Orléans; EA LBLGC, Orléans), as well as the Institute for Forest Development (IDF), the National Forest Office (ONF), the National Forest Inventory (IFN, currently IGN) and the Department of Forest Health (DSF). The project started during January 2007 for 48 months.

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  1. INRA, UMR 1137 Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières, 54280, Champenoux, France

    Nathalie Bréda & Marianne Peiffer

  2. Université de Lorraine, UMR 1137 Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières, BP 239, F-54506, Vandoeuvre, France

    Nathalie Bréda & Marianne Peiffer

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Contribution of the co-authors Nathalie Bréda was the coordinator of the ANR-06-VULN-004 and has contributed as an editor associated with this special issue devoted to research conducted during the interdisciplinary research program “DRYADE”. She was particularly attentive to assist and support the publication of manuscripts of PhD students and young researchers supported by the project. Marianne Peiffer was involved in the management and coordination of the project; she also contributed as managing editor of Annals of Forest Sciences to publish this special issue.

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Bréda, N., Peiffer, M. Vulnerability to forest decline in a context of climate changes: new prospects about an old question in forest ecology. Annals of Forest Science 71, 627–631 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-014-0411-3

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