| the effect of climate on the phenology, acorn crop and radial increment of pedunculate oak (quercus robur) in the middle volga region, tatarstan, russia. | our data, collected in the extreme east of europe, show that a significant biological effect of climate change has been experienced even in territories where temperature increase has been the lowest. this study documents the climatic response of pedunculate oak (quercus robur) growing near its north-eastern limits in europe. it demonstrates the potential of oak trees in old-growth forest to act as proxy climate indicators. many factors may influence the temporal stability of the growth-climate, ... | 2005 | 15538637 |