Severe drought effects on ecosystem CO2 and H2O fluxes at three Mediterranean evergreen sites: revision of current hypotheses?

M Reichstein, JD Tenhunen, O Roupsard… - Global Change …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Eddy covariance and sapflow data from three Mediterranean ecosystems were analysed via
top‐down approaches in conjunction with a mechanistic ecosystem gas‐exchange model to …

Long‐term transpiration change with rainfall decline in a Mediterranean Quercus ilex forest

JM Limousin, S Rambal, JM Ourcival… - Global Change …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In the Mediterranean basin, precipitation is expected to decline as a consequence of climate
change. The response of a Quercus ilex forest in southern France to such a decline in water …

Drought controls over conductance and assimilation of a Mediterranean evergreen ecosystem: scaling from leaf to canopy

S Rambal, JM Ourcival, R Joffre, F Mouillot… - Global Change …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Drought control over conductance and assimilation was assessed using eddy flux and
meteorological data monitored during four summer periods from 1998 to 2001 above a …

What limits evaporation from Mediterranean oak woodlands–the supply of moisture in the soil, physiological control by plants or the demand by the atmosphere?

DD Baldocchi, L Xu - Advances in Water Resources, 2007 - Elsevier
The prediction of evaporation from Mediterranean woodland ecosystems is complicated by
an array of climate, soil and plant factors. To provide a mechanistic and process-oriented …

A hydraulic model to predict drought-induced mortality in woody plants: an application to climate change in the Mediterranean

J Martı́nez-Vilalta, J Piñol, K Beven - Ecological Modelling, 2002 - Elsevier
The potential effects of climate change on vegetation are of increasing concern. In the
Mediterranean region, the dominant impact of climate change is expected to be through the …

[PDF][PDF] Response of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens Willd.) to soil and atmospheric water deficits under Mediterranean …

R Poyatos, P Llorens, J Piñol, C Rubio - Annals of Forest Science, 2008 - afs-journal.org
The physiological responses to water deficits of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and
pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens Willd.) were studied under Mediterranean mountain …

Sap flow of three co-occurring Mediterranean woody species under varying atmospheric and soil water conditions

J Martínez-Vilalta, M Mangirón, R Ogaya… - Tree …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
We studied the seasonal patterns of water use in three woody species co-occurring in a
holm oak forest in northeastern Spain. The three species studied, Quercus ilex L., Phillyrea …

Assessing the risk caused by ground level ozone to European forest trees: A case study in pine, beech and oak across different climate regions

LD Emberson, P Büker, MR Ashmore - Environmental pollution, 2007 - Elsevier
Two different indices have been proposed for estimation of the risk caused to forest trees
across Europe by ground-level ozone,(i) the concentration based AOT40 index …

Monoterpene emissions in relation to foliar photosynthetic and structural variables in Mediterranean evergreen Quercus species

Ü Niinemets, K Hauff, N Bertin, JD Tenhunen… - New …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The relationships between foliar photosynthetic variables and monoterpene emission rates
(E) are reported here for two sclerophylls, Quercus coccifera L. and Q. ilex L., which lack …

Water use by perennial plants in the transition zone between river oasis and desert in NW China

FM Thomas, A Foetzki, SK Arndt, H Bruelheide… - Basic and Applied …, 2006 - Elsevier
The study aimed at establishing the role of two possible water sources (inundation, ground
water) for the water supply to the perennial plant species Alhagi sparsifolia, Calligonum …