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Frank J. Sterck
Researcher at Wageningen University and Research Centre
Publications - 148
Citations - 8624
Frank J. Sterck is an academic researcher from Wageningen University and Research Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Shade tolerance & Understory. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 131 publications receiving 6881 citations. Previous affiliations of Frank J. Sterck include University of Bern & Utrecht University.
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The importance of wood traits and hydraulic conductance for the performance and life history strategies of 42 rainforest tree species.
Lourens Poorter,Imole McDonald,Alfredo Alarcón,Esther Fichtler,Juan-Carlos Licona,Marielos Peña-Claros,Frank J. Sterck,Zulma Villegas,Ute Sass-Klaassen +8 more
TL;DR: Vessel traits affect growth and wood density affects growth and survival of large trees in the field, and are important components of the performance and life history strategies of tropical tree species.
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Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: a tree root review
Monique Weemstra,Liesje Mommer,Eric J. W. Visser,Jasper van Ruijven,Thomas W. Kuyper,Godefridus M. J. Mohren,Frank J. Sterck +6 more
TL;DR: It is called for studies that can functionally incorporate the root traits involved in resource uptake, the complex soil environment and the various soil resource uptake mechanisms - particularly the mycorrhizal pathway - in a multidimensional root trait framework.
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A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality
Maxime Cailleret,Steven Jansen,Elisabeth M. R. Robert,Elisabeth M. R. Robert,Lucía DeSoto,Tuomas Aakala,Joseph A. Antos,Barbara Beikircher,Christof Bigler,Harald Bugmann,Marco Caccianiga,Vojtěch Čada,J. Julio Camarero,Paolo Cherubini,Hervé Cochard,Marie R. Coyea,Katarina Čufar,Adrian J. Das,Hendrik Davi,Sylvain Delzon,Michael Dorman,Guillermo Gea-Izquierdo,Sten Gillner,Sten Gillner,Laurel J. Haavik,Laurel J. Haavik,Henrik Hartmann,Ana-Maria Hereş,Kevin R. Hultine,Pavel Janda,Jeffrey M. Kane,Vyacheslav I. Kharuk,Thomas Kitzberger,Thomas Kitzberger,Tamir Klein,Koen Kramer,Frederic Lens,Tom Levanič,Juan Carlos Linares Calderón,Francisco Lloret,Raquel Lobo-do-Vale,Fabio Lombardi,Rosana López Rodríguez,Rosana López Rodríguez,Harri Mäkinen,Stefan Mayr,Ilona Mészáros,Juha M. Metsaranta,Francesco Minunno,Walter Oberhuber,Andreas Papadopoulos,Mikko Peltoniemi,Any Mary Petritan,Brigitte Rohner,Brigitte Rohner,Gabriel Sangüesa-Barreda,Dimitrios Sarris,Dimitrios Sarris,Dimitrios Sarris,Jeremy M. Smith,Amanda B. Stan,Frank J. Sterck,Dejan Stojanović,Maria Laura Suarez,Miroslav Svoboda,Roberto Tognetti,José M. Torres-Ruiz,Volodymyr Trotsiuk,Ricardo Villalba,Floor Vodde,Alana R. Westwood,Peter H. Wyckoff,Nikolay Zafirov,Jordi Martínez-Vilalta +73 more
TL;DR: The results imply that growth-based mortality algorithms may be a powerful tool for predicting gymnosperm mortality induced by chronic stress, but not necessarily so for angiosperms and in case of intense drought or bark-beetle outbreaks.
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Hydraulic adjustment of Scots pine across Europe
Jordi Martínez-Vilalta,Jordi Martínez-Vilalta,Hervé Cochard,Hervé Cochard,Maurizia Mencuccini,Frank J. Sterck,Asier Herrero,Janne Korhonen,Pilar Llorens,Eero Nikinmaa,Angelo Nolè,Rafael Poyatos,Francesco Ripullone,Ute Sass-Klaassen,Roman Zweifel +14 more
TL;DR: The adjustment of Scots pine's hydraulic system to local climatic conditions occurred primarily through modifications of A(L) : A(S) and direct stomatal control, whereas intraspecific variation in vulnerability to embolism and leaf physiology appears to be limited.
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Wood mechanics, allometry, and life‐history variation in a tropical rain forest tree community
TL;DR: Wood density plays a central role in the life-history variation of trees, and has important consequences for mechanical properties of wood, stem and branches, and tree architecture, and related to two important life- history axes: juvenile light demand and maximum adult stature.