[HTML][HTML] Seasonal precipitation and continentality drive bimodal growth in Mediterranean forests

C Valeriano, E Gutiérrez, M Colangelo, A Gazol… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tree phenology is sensitive to climate warming and changes in seasonal precipitation. Long
xylogenesis records are scarce, thus limiting our ability to analyse how radial growth …

Intra-annual growth dynamics of Mediterranean pines and junipers determines their climatic adaptability

J Tumajer, VV Shishov, VA Ilyin, JJ Camarero - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mediterranean trees and shrubs adjust physiological processes to ensure their functioning
under shifting dry conditions. However, little is known about spatial and between-species …

Patterns, timing, and environmental drivers of growth in two coexisting green‐stemmed Mediterranean alpine shrubs species

EC Albrecht, S Dobbert, R Pape, J Löffler - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Mediterranean alpine is one of the most vulnerable ecosystems under future
environmental change. Yet, patterns, timing and environmental controls of plant growth are …

Common juniper, an overlooked conifer with high invasion potential in protected areas of Patagonia

J Franzese, RR Ripa - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The benefits of early detection of biological invasions are widely recognized, especially for
protected areas (PAs). However, research on incipient invasive plant species is scarce …

Complex environmental control of growth in a dominant Mediterranean‐alpine shrub species

EC Albrecht, S Dobbert, R Pape, J Löffler - Journal of Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mediterranean‐alpine plants are exposed to harsh conditions, forcing them to perform with
well‐adapted physiological strategies to withstand the dual stressors that arise from winter …

The underappreciated importance of solar radiation in constraining spring phenology of temperate ecosystems in the Northern and Eastern United States

Y Gu, Y Zhao, Z Guo, L Meng, K Zhang, J Wang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spring phenology of temperate ecosystems is highly sensitive to climate change, generating
various impacts on many important terrestrial surface biophysical processes. Although …

Bimodal and unimodal radial growth of Mediterranean oaks along a coast-inland gradient

J Tumajer, X Serra-Maluquer, A Gazol… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wood formation during the growing season is shaped by the intra-annual variability of
climatic conditions. In the Mediterranean, the cambial activity is seasonally constrained by …

Changes in grassland phenology and growth rate, rather than diversity, drive biomass production after fire

Z Liu, K Liu, X Shi, TR Lock, RL Kallenbach… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant phenology and growth rate are sensitive bio-indicators of climate change and
anthropogenic disturbances. Fire is widespread in many ecosystems worldwide …

Plant–soil–climate interaction in observed and simulated tree-radial growth dynamics of downy birch in permafrost

MV Fonti, II Tychkov, VV Shishov… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Climate change projections forecast most significant impacts on high-latitude forest
ecosystems. Particularly, climate warming in boreal regions should increase fire severity and …

Warming-induced phenological mismatch between trees and shrubs explains high-elevation forest expansion

X Li, E Liang, JJ Camarero, S Rossi… - National Science …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Despite the importance of species interaction in modulating the range shifts of plants, little is
known about the responses of coexisting life forms to a warmer climate. Here, we combine …