Increased forest vulnerability is being reflected as more widespread and severe drought-
induced decline episodes. In particular, the Mediterranean area is revealing a high …

Abstract Purpose of Review Holm oak is a relevant species, both for its distribution and
ecological importance. Among the risks looming over this species, oak decline—influenced …

An increasing number of studies conclude that water limitations and heat stress may hinder
the capacity of black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) trees, a dominant species of …

Growth models can be used to assess forest vulnerability to climate warming. If global
warming amplifies water deficit in drought‐prone areas, tree populations located at the driest …

Understanding whether tree growth is limited by carbon gain (source limitation) or by the
direct effect of environmental factors such as water deficit or temperature (sink limitation) is …

Forest decline is nowadays a major challenge for ecosystem sustainability. Dehesas, which
consists of savannah-like mediterranean ecosystems, are threatened by the holm oak …

Climate is widely assumed to influence physiological and demographic processes in trees,
and hence forest composition, biomass and range limits. Growth in trees is an important …

Plant-plant interactions influence how forests cope with climate and contribute to modulate
species response to future climate scenarios. We analysed the functional relationships …

The increase in abiotic and biotic stress driven by global change threatens forest
ecosystems and challenges understanding of mechanisms producing mortality …

Abstract 'White oaks'—one of the main groups of the genus Quercus L.—are represented in
western Eurasia by the 'roburoid oaks', a deciduous and closely related genetic group that …