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Project properties |
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| Title | Effects of extreme drought on tree species � selecting species and provenances under climate change |
| Group | Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36/39 |
| Supervisor(s) | dr.ir. P (Paul) Copini
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| Examiner(s) | dr.ir. J (Jan) den Ouden |
| Contact info | paul.copini@wur.nl
www.dendrochronology.nl |
| Begin date | 2021/01/01 |
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| Description | Also possible as MSc internship (24 credtis)/ BSc thesis (mainly literature study)
The extreme 2018 drought was one of the most severe and long-lasting summer droughts ever recorded. Several tree species showed high mortality whereas others where less affected. In this project we study the effect of extreme drought years on productivity and resilience of several tree species using a tree-ring approach. [Climate change effects / Population and forest dynamics/ Sustainable forest management/ Ecophysiology / Tree ring analyses and wood anatomy / The Netherlands/ Temperate zone] Corona proof: i.e.no field work (abroad) or intensive lab studies required=>suitable to be conducted in Corona time |
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| Requirements | - WEC-31806 Ecological Methods I, or a comparable alternative course;
- One FEM course (at least), depending on the topic of the thesis: FEM-30306 Forest Ecology and Forest Management, FEM-30806 Resource Dynamics Sustainable Utilization, FEM-32306 Agroforestry, or Models for Ecological Systems FEM-31806 BSc thesis: minimal 120 credits |