Tree rings are widely considered to be a reliable proxy record of variations in climate and
soil moisture. Here, using data from the Midwest United States (US), we provide …

Response of climate warming on tree-ring formation has attracted much attention during
recent years. However, most studies are based on statistical analysis, lacking understanding …

Annual surface air temperatures across the eastern United States (US) have increased by
more than 1° C within the last century, with the recent decades marked by an unprecedented …

Red spruce (Picea rubens) was historically an important and dominant timber species in the
central Appalachian mountain range. The tree species is now found in a small fraction of its …

Summer temperatures across eastern North America (hereafter East) will soon reach a level
consistently above any observation experienced during the instrumental period. Increasing …

A warming climate and extended growing season may confer competitive advantages to
temperate conifers that can photosynthesize across seasons. Whether this potential …

Climate change is predicted to cause asymmetric warming and increased precipitation
variability across different seasons. These changes and their effects may be captured in …

Determining the response of forest growth and productivity to climate variability is crucial for
understanding and modeling forest carbon sequestration in mesic temperate forests. Most …

It is necessary to understand the radial growth responses of trees in the Greater Khingan
Range to climatic factors to predict changes in forest ecosystems under climate change …

Drought can affect even humid regions like northeastern North America, which experienced
significant, well-documented dry spells in the 1930s, 50s, 60s, and 80s, and proxies tell us …