Table 1.
Climatic data at the place of origin of the ten Fagus sylvatica provenances including elevation, mean annual temperature (MAT), mean annual precipitation (MAP), mean early growing season precipitation from April to June (MSP), Ellenberg's climate quotient (EQ), the global aridity index (GAI) and the forest aridity index (FAI).
| Acronym | Country, location | Coordinates | Elevation | MAT | MAP | MSP | EQ | GAI | FAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | °C | mm yr−1 | mm yr−1 | ||||||
| BG | Bulgaria, Ribaritza, Lovetch | 42°55′ N, 24°16′ E | 900 | 15.3 | 945 | 214 | 32.12 | 0.67 | 6.09 |
| CZ | Czech Republic, Kladanska, Lazne Kynzvart | 50°2′ N, 12°37′ E | 690 | 6.0 | 750 | 218 | 16.30 | 1.38 | 3.03 |
| DE-BB | Germany, Gransee, Abt. 3082 a1 | 53°0′ N, 13°10′ E | 70 | 8.5 | 575 | 162 | 31.23 | 0.81 | 5.75 |
| DE-SH | Germany, Schleswig Holstein, Lensahn | 54°12′ N, 10°45′ E | 80 | 8.3 | 700 | 162 | 22.41 | 1.16 | 4.63 |
| ES | Spain, Anguiano La Rioja | 42°15′ N, 2°45′ W | 950 | 9.9 | 860 | 170 | 33.79 | 0.66 | 9.16 |
| RO | Romania, Beliu-Arad /Groseni | 46°29′ N, 22°9′ E | 575 | 9.5 | 820 | 222 | 30.82 | 0.73 | 5.38 |
| SE | Sweden, Ryssberget, Sölvesborg | 56°5′ N, 14°36′ E | 90 | 8.0 | 750 | 125 | 26.63 | 1.10 | 5.67 |
| SK | Slovakia, Trencin | 48°53′ N, 18°0′ E | 200 | 9.0 | 670 | 211 | 27.99 | 0.79 | 4.59 |
| SL | Slovenia, Rogaska Slatina | 46°18′ N, 15°36′ E | 420 | 9.0 | 1050 | 286 | 19.67 | 1.37 | 3.68 |
| UA | Ukraine, Svaljava Polana | 48°38′ N, 19°30′ E | 1150 | 3.4 | 1080 | 354 | 11.53 | 1.76 | 2.00 |
Mean annual climate data from 1950 to 2000 were obtained from the WorldClim database with 30 arc-seconds resolution (Hijmans et al., 2005).