Climate-change-driven growth decline of European beech forests

E Martinez del Castillo, CS Zang, A Buras… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The growth of past, present, and future forests was, is and will be affected by climate
variability. This multifaceted relationship has been assessed in several regional studies, but …

Distinct Responses of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) to Drought Intensity and Length—A Review of the Impacts of the 2003 and 2018–2019 Drought Events in …

S Rukh, TGM Sanders, I Krüger, T Schad, A Bolte - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
A combined severe heatwave and drought, starting in 2018 and lasting for several months,
restarted the discussion on the resistance of European beech to climatic changes, with …

Climate Warming-Related Growth Decline Affects Fagus sylvatica, But Not Other Broad-Leaved Tree Species in Central European Mixed Forests

J Zimmermann, M Hauck, C Dulamsuren, C Leuschner - Ecosystems, 2015 - Springer
Climate warming is predicted to extend the duration and enhance the severity of summer
droughts in Central Europe, which may pose a serious risk to forest productivity and forest …

European beech responds to climate change with growth decline at lower, and growth increase at higher elevations in the center of its distribution range (SW Germany …

C Dulamsuren, M Hauck, G Kopp, M Ruff, C Leuschner - Trees, 2017 - Springer
Key message In the center of the species' distribution range in Germany, European beech
stands show continued climate-change-related growth decline since the 1980s at low …

Climate change increases the drought risk in Central European forests: What are the options for adaptation?

T Hlásny, C Mátyás, R Seidl, L Kulla… - Central European …, 2014 - sciendo.com
The paper presents information on the projected drought exposure of Central Europe,
describes the anticipated dynamics of the regional forests, and identifies measures …

Drought impacts in forest canopy and deciduous tree saplings in Central European forests

M Beloiu, R Stahlmann, C Beierkuhnlein - Forest Ecology and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Forests worldwide are increasingly exposed to extreme weather events. Drought
deteriorates the health, structure, and functioning of forests, which can lead to reduced …

Assessing future suitability of tree species under climate change by multiple methods: a case study in southern Germany

H Walentowski, W Falk, T Mette, J Kunz… - Annals of Forest …, 2017 - afrjournal.org
We compared results derived using three different approaches to assess the suitability of
common tree species on the Franconian Plateau in southern Germany under projected …

Distinct growth responses to drought for oak and beech in temperate mixed forests

M Vanhellemont, R Sousa-Silva, SL Maes… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Droughts are expected to become more intense and frequent. Mixed forests can be
more resilient to extreme events, but are the individual trees in mixed forests also more …

Modelling mixed forest stands: methodological challenges and approaches

JA Blanco, EG de Andrés, L San Emeterio… - Developments in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Mixedwoods are increasingly becoming one of the major focuses in ecological modelling
studies, due to their higher productivity and resiliency compared to monocultures. In this …

The Climatic Response of Tree Ring Width Components of Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and Common Oak (Quercus robur L.) from Eastern Europe

CC Roibu, V Sfeclă, A Mursa, M Ionita, V Nagavciuc… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to develop the first differentiated (earlywood—EW, latewood—LW, and total
ring width—RW) dendrochronological series for ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and oak …