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In recent decades, the biostatistical analysis of relationships among tree growth and macroclimatic factors has developed remarkably. In this discipline, the parametrisation of tree growth is generally based on the records of annual ring widths measured on breast height transverse sections of tree stems (ARI). The present research enables the stem volume annual increment (AVI) to be evaluated as a dendroclimatic indicator in comparison with ARI. The research is a part of a broader investigation into the ecobiological characteristics of Turkey oak in the Gargano region (southern Italy). The results indicate that AVI is no better than ARI as a means of highlighting expressive relationships among the examined macroclimatic factors (monthly precipitation and monthly averages of temperature daily maxima and minima) and the Turkey oak annual stem growth. In the examined stands, the most growthinfluencing factors are the autumn and spring rainfalls. Regarding the stem breast height radial increment, the most effective temperature factors are the June averages of daily minima and maxima.
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Corona, P., Romagnoli, M. & Torrini, L. Stem annual increments as ecobiological indicators in Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.). Trees 10, 13–19 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197774
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