The extent to which water availability can be used to predict the enlargement and final
dimensions of xylem conduits remains an open issue. We reconstructed the time course of …

Climate warming will cause more frequent drought events in arid regions with rain shortage,
especially seasonal droughts, with strong impacts on tree transpiration. Tree transpiration …

The increase in abiotic and biotic stress driven by global change threatens forest
ecosystems and challenges understanding of mechanisms producing mortality …

Tree‐ring anatomy, microdensity and isotope records provide valuable intra‐annual
information. However, extracting signals at that scale is challenged by the complexity of …

Cessation of xylem formation or wood growth (CWG) and onset of foliar senescence (OFS)
are key autumn phenological events in temperate deciduous trees. Their timing is …

Understanding the process of wood formation and its dynamics over the growing season is
fundamental to interpret the isotopic signature of tree rings. Indeed, the isotopic signal …

Understanding tree species responses to climate change is crucial for preserving
biodiversity especially in Southern Europe hot spots where Abies alba is widely spread …

Key message Scots pines developed for several years on volcano slopes showed a dwarf
phenotype and a larger hydraulic safety margin than downslope trees, such that hydraulic …

Forest decline under environmental stress is expressed by regeneration failure and
accelerated mortality in all ontogenic stages at the population level. Characterizing …

Abstract Background and Aims The onset of spring growth and vessel formation were
examined within three deciduous woody plant species, Acer rubrum, Populus balsamifera …