Periodic Reporting for period 1 - REFOREST (The Role of extreme drought and legacy EFfects of long-term manipulatiOn of water availability on growth and REproduction of ScoTs pine REFOREST)

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and deciduous oak (e.g. Quercus petrea, Q. robur and Q. pubescens) are widely distributed tree species in Europe. Several recent studies conducted in southern Europe have reported drought-induced dieback of Scots pine. Many of those forests once...