European forests under global climate change: Review of tree growth processes, crises and management strategies

Z Vacek, S Vacek, J Cukor - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing global climate change is challenging all sectors, forestry notwithstanding. On
the one hand, forest ecosystems are exposed to and threatened by climate change, but on …

Plant xylem hydraulics: what we understand, current research, and future challenges

MD Venturas, JS Sperry… - Journal of integrative plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we review the current state‐of‐the‐art of plant hydraulics in the context of plant
physiology, ecology, and evolution, focusing on current and future research opportunities …

Urban forest resilience through tree selection—Variation in drought tolerance in Acer

H Sjöman, AD Hirons, NL Bassuk - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2015 - Elsevier
It is widely recognized that trees contribute a range of ecosystem services in urban
environments. However, the magnitude of their contribution is closely related to their …

Implications of the mesophyll conductance to CO 2 for photosynthesis and water‐use efficiency during long‐term water stress and recovery in two contrasting E …

FJ Cano, R Lopez, CR Warren - Plant, Cell & Environment, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Water stress (WS) slows growth and photosynthesis (A n), but most knowledge comes from
short‐time studies that do not account for longer term acclimation processes that are …

Tree recruitment is determined by stand structure and shade tolerance with uncertain role of climate and water relations

Y Käber, P Meyer, J Stillhard… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tree regeneration is a key process for long‐term forest dynamics, determining changes in
species composition and shaping successional trajectories. While tree regeneration is a …

A multi-criteria drought resistance assessment of temperate Acer, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Quercus, and Tilia species

C Leuschner, S Fuchs, P Wedde, E Rüther… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2024 - Elsevier
A rapidly warming climate with growing frequency of hot droughts urges Central Europe's
forestry sector to adapt to increasing climatic stress. One option is to choose native minor …

Legacy effects of land-use modulate tree growth responses to climate extremes

K Mausolf, W Härdtle, K Jansen, BM Delory, D Hertel… - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
Climate change can impact forest ecosystem processes via individual tree and community
responses. While the importance of land-use legacies in modulating these processes have …

[HTML][HTML] Drought resistance and drought adaptation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)–A review

C Leuschner, FC Meinzer - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rise in temperatures with climate warming exposes trees and forests on Earth to a triple
threat through increased soil drought, enhanced atmospheric drought, and growing heat …

Combining genetic and multidimensional analyses to identify interpretive traits related to water shortage tolerance as an indirect selection tool for detecting genotypes …

I Al-Ashkar, N Al-Suhaibani, K Abdella, M Sallam… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water shortages have direct adverse effects on wheat productivity and growth worldwide,
vertically and horizontally. Productivity may be promoted using water shortage-tolerant …

Genotypically identifying wheat mesophyll conductance regulation under progressive drought stress

K Olsovska, M Kovar, M Brestic, M Zivcak… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Photosynthesis limitation by CO2 flow constraints from sub-stomatal cavities to carboxylation
sites in chloroplasts under drought stress conditions is, at least in some plant species or …