Social status-mediated tree-ring responses to climate of Abies alba and Fagus sylvatica shift in importance with increasing stand basal area

•We study tree-ring responses to climate of Abies alba and Fagus sylvatica.•We consider competition at stand and individual tree levels.•Climatic drivers are different between both species.•Competition at stand level prevails on competition at tree level.•Sensitivity to summer drought increases with...

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