Acer pseudoplatanus pot experiment measuring data of saplings in LandKlif project

In LandKlif project we cultivated 168 saplings of Acer pseudoplatanus of four Bavarian provenances under varying shading (two treatments: sun-exposed and shaded) and watering (three treatments: regular watering / drought period in summer / drought periods in spring and summer). The experiment took place in a half-open greenhouse between March and August 2021. For each sapling, we measured the increase in height and stem diameter, as well as specific leaf area (SLA) and leaf dry matter content (LDMC) of three leaves.

LandKlif is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts within the Bavarian Climate Research Network (bayklif).  Within the five year funding period of bayklif, five interdisciplinary senior research associations and five junior research groups are be financed with a total sum of 18 million Euro. LandKliF, as one of the five interdisciplinary senior research associations, addresses the effects of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystem services in semi-natural, agricultural and urban landscapes.