Effects of post-glacial phylogeny and genetic diversity on the growth variabi…

1. Growth rates of European silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) rapidly increased in the last century. At the same time, ring widths declined at the species southern distribution limits in the Mediterranean. Such diverse growth trends and responses have largely been attributed to regional climate conditions, but this was prior to considering the species’ post-glacial phylogeny. 2. A dendrochr…