Resilience is the central concept for understanding how an ecosystem responds to a strong
perturbation, and is related to other concepts used to analyze system properties in the face …

ABSTRACT Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) is one of the most valuable conifer trees in Europe for
historical and economic reasons. Growing interest in the species, along with the recognition …

Key message Climate change is posing a considerable challenge to foresters. The intensity
of required adaptive measures and the relevance of old-growth forests as benchmark for …

Intra-annual density fluctuations (IADFs) in tree rings are generally considered structural
anomalies caused by deviations from the “normal course” of xylogenesis during the growing …

Climate change threatens the role of European forests as a long-term carbon sink. Assisted
migration aims to increase the resilience of forest tree populations to climate change, using …

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 …

Drought intensity and frequency are increasing under global warming, with soil water
availability now being a major factor limiting tree growth in circumboreal forests. Still, the …

Climate-induced tree mortality became a global phenomenon during the last century and it
is expected to increase in many regions in the future along with a further increase in the …

Foresters from many countries are seeking for tree species or provenances able to cope with
expected climate change. While it becomes clear that some temperate tree species will …

Warmer and drier climatic conditions are projected for the 21st century; however, the role
played by extreme climatic events on forest vulnerability is still little understood. For …