This review emphasizes recent developments and controversies related to the uptake,
transport and loss of water by trees. Comparisons of the stable isotope composition of soil …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the ecophysiology of trees of seasonally dry
tropics. This chapter focuses on the seasonally dry tropical and subtropical woodlands and …

Future climate warming is expected to enhance plant growth in temperate ecosystems and
to increase carbon sequestration,. But although severe regional heatwaves may become …

Severe drought may increase physiological stress on long‐lived woody vegetation,
occasionally leading to mortality of overstory trees. Little is known about the factors …

The drought of 2003 was exceptionally severe in many regions of Europe, both in duration
and in intensity. In some areas, especially in Germany and France, it was the strongest …

During the 20th century, high mortality rates of Scots pine (Pinus silvestris L.) have been
observed over large areas in the Rhône valley (Valais, Switzerland) and in other dry valleys …

Tree species mixing has been widely promoted as a promising silvicultural tool for reducing
drought stress. However, so far only a limited number of species combinations have been …

The summers of 1994 and, to a lesser extent, 1998 were particularly dry in eastern Spain. As
a result, several plant species were severely affected. We estimated drought-induced …

Extreme climatic events are key factors in initiating gradual or sudden changes in forest
ecosystems through the promotion of severe, tree‐killing disturbances such as fire …

We tested the hypothesis that hydraulic conductance per unit leaf surface area of plant
shoots (K SL) determines the maximum diurnal stomatal conductance (g L) that can be …