Drought-associated woody-plant mortality has been increasing in most regions with multi-
decadal records and is projected to increase in the future, impacting terrestrial climate …

Recent observations of elevated tree mortality following climate extremes, like heat and
drought, raise concerns about climate change risks to global forest health. We currently lack …

BACKGROUND Forest dynamics arise from the interplay of chronic drivers and transient
disturbances with the demographic processes of recruitment, growth, and mortality. The …

Forest disturbance regimes are expected to intensify as Earth's climate changes. Quantifying
forest vulnerability to disturbances and understanding the underlying mechanisms is crucial …

BACKGROUND Forests have considerable potential to help mitigate human-caused climate
change and provide society with a broad range of cobenefits. Local, national, and …

Land-use intensification can increase provisioning ecosystem services, such as food and
timber production, but it also drives changes in ecosystem functioning and biodiversity loss …

Climate change-driven increases in drought frequency and severity could compromise forest
ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink,–. While the impacts of single droughts on forests …

Outbreaks of tree-killing insects are intensifying globally, affecting economies, human well-
being, and driving ecosystem transitions. The Czech Republic has recently become …

Widespread tree mortality following droughts has emerged as an environmentally and
economically devastating 'ecological surprise'. It is well established that tree physiology is …

Insects are among the most diverse and widespread animals across the biosphere and are
well‐known for their contributions to ecosystem functioning and services. Recent increases …