Earlywood vessels and latewood width explain the role of climate on wood formation of Quercus pyrenaica Willd. across the Atlantic-Mediterranean boundary in NW Iberia

Our results showed relevant signals related to micro-, meso-, and macroclimatic conditions, and pointed out to the existence of cause-effect relationships. Therefore, the combined time-series analysis of earlywood vessels and latewood increment is a powerful tool to understand the ecological behavior of marcescent oaks in marginal populations, which often dominate transitional areas.