DEPENDENCE OF RADIAL GROWTH OF PINUS SYLVESTRIS L. FROM WESTERN POMERANIA ON THE RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS.

The paper deals with the influence of varying climatic conditions on radial growth of Scots Pine in the area of Western Pomerania. The research was aimed to evaluate the influence of air temperature and precipitation on dimensions of radial growth of the analysed tree species. The investigations demonstrated high dependence of the annual growth width upon temperature in winter and the beginning of spring. Precipitation influenced the annual growth in summer months, particularly in June and July. In the site with high level of ground water (very humid forest habitat) the rainfall had a negative effect on the annual growth width - contrary to the other analysed sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]