Growth models, such as WEHAM or BWin, are predicting wood growth, based on both forest inventory data and existing climate models (Oehmichen et al. 2018; Degenhardt, Stähr 2008). However, these models take only total wood increment into account, without considering latewood ratios. According to Lanvermann et al. (2018), mechanic properties, namely tensile stress and Modulus of Elasticity (MOE), of early and latewood diverge widely. In order to predict possible changes in mechanical properties (e.g. tensile stress) of Scots Pine due to the impact of specific climatic events in the upcoming decades, this study seeks to further illuminate the interaction between latewood ratios and mechanic properties, as well as the effect of climate change on wood growth. Thus, contributing to the creation of a model for wood properties, depending on climate change scenarios.
Keywords: Scots Pine, Mechanic Properties, Growth Conditions, Wood Growth
Authors
Tobias Bender
University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE), Germany
Tanja Sanders
Thuenen-Institute for forest Eco-Systems (TI),Eberswalde, Germany
Jens Schröder
University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE), Germany
Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst Eberswalde (LFE)
Ferreol Berendt
University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE), Germany
Alexander Pfriem
University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE), Germany
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