... and 2), and in two sites it rained 33 % more than in the long-term series (Lorcha and Simat). All plots are on South-facing moderateslopes, and showed no evidences of agricultural use within ... driedat 60 °C, and weighed.2.3. Seedling survival and morphology In June 1995, two and a half years after planting, we recorded allsurviving seedlings, and measured stem height and root collar ... diam-eter on a randomly selected subset of 25 seedlings per site and species. 2.4. Leaf and needle sampling and analysis In July 1997, we collected one-year-old needles and leaves from10 randomly selected...