Although xylem embolism is a key process during drought‐induced tree mortality, its
relationship to wood anatomy remains debated. While the functional link between bordered …

Recurrent climate-driven disturbances impact on the health of European forests that reacted
with increased tree dieback and mortality over the course of the last four decades. There is …

Climate change is escalating the water crisis worldwide, leading to unpredictable water
availability and water scarcity, which is among the main environmental factors affecting plant …

Increased drought conditions impact tree health, negatively disrupting plant water transport
which, in turn, affects plant growth and survival. Persistent drought legacy effects have been …

The best explanations of the relationship between organismal form and function-those
regarded by scientists as the most solid—always account for both comparative, across …

Sherwin Carlquist proposed several functional interpretations for vessel diameter, including
that narrow vessels were hydraulically “safe” while wide diameter vessels were more …

Intervessel pits are considered to function as valves that avoid embolism spreading and
optimize efficient transport of xylem sap across neighbouring vessels. Hydraulic transport …

The synergy between drought-responsive traits across different organs is crucial in the
whole-plant mechanism influencing drought resilience. These organ interactions, however …

A specific, robust threshold for drought‐induced tree mortality is needed to improve the
prediction of forest dieback. Here, we tested the relevance of continuous measurements of …

Over the last few decades, extensive dieback and mortality episodes of Quercus ilex L. have
been documented after severe drought events in many Mediterranean forests. However, the …