We review results from field experiments that simulate drought, an ecologically impactful
global change threat that is predicted to increase in magnitude, extent, duration and …

Background Ecosystem management, community restoration, and managing for climate
resilience have become major priorities of land management in recent decades. For …

Distinct survival strategies can result from trade‐offs in plant function under contrasting
environments. Investment in drought resistance mechanisms can enhance survivorship but …

Background Leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) resorption is a fundamental adaptation
strategy for plant nutrient conservation. However, the relative roles that environmental …

Leaf area to sapwood area ratio (AL/AS) influences carbon sequestration, community
composition, and ecosystem functioning in terrestrial vegetation and is closely related to leaf …

Key message Despite been grown under the same climate, oak species are able to correlate
with looser, but still identifiable, leaf morphological syndromes, composed by morphological …

Understanding limiting factors of phenotypic plasticity is essential given its critical role in
shaping biological adaptation and evolution in changing environments. It has been …

Forests are experiencing increasingly severe drought stress worldwide. Although most
studies have quantified how tree growth was affected by extreme droughts, how trees …

Divergent responses of plant biomass to drought were found across hundreds of
manipulative experiments. While many researchers have explored the influences of plant …

Throughout California, oak savannas exhibit poor recruitment of saplings in natural
populations. To prevent the decline of California oak (Quercus spp.) populations …