The importance of the article for the I-MAESTRO Project: Site productivity is an important parameter in the context of forest resource management. The article indicates the factors that influence the site productivity for oak, which is one of the most economically and ecologically important species in Europe. We also detected a significant relationship between SI and age, indicating the long-term increasing site productivity for oak, which is most likely caused by increasing nitrogen deposition and changes in climate conditions.
https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020209