In spite of their small global area and restricted distributions, tropical montane forests (TMFs)
are biodiversity hotspots and important ecosystem services providers, but are also highly …

Cedrela species occur within the Tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF) and rainforest in
North America (Mexico), Central and South America. We assessed the hypothesis that …

During the last two decades the tropical Amazon forests have been impacted by frequent
and severe droughts. However, little is known about the impacts of these extreme events on …

Background Drought periods are major evolutionary triggers of wood anatomical adaptive
variation in Lower Tropical Montane Cloud Forests tree species. We tested the influence of …

The Mexican tropical montane cloud forest trees occur under special and limited climatic
conditions; many of these species are particularly more sensitive to drought stress. Hydric …

Key message Mexican Neotropical Symplocos species showed different wood anatomical
climate adaptations and can help identify the effect of drought on relict-rare and endemic …

Climate and local water availability are major evolutionary drivers of adaptive variation and
plasticity in the hydraulic architecture of Tropical Montane Cloud Forest (TMCF) tree species …

The vulnerability of plant xylem to embolism can be described as the water potential at
which xylem conductivity is lost by 50%(P 50). According to the traditional hypothesis of …

Increased hydric stress may result in a reshaping of tree species distribution in moist
environments. Dioecious tree species may be more vulnerable to climate warming if sex …

Key message Analysis of wood anatomical traits revealed that drought tolerance
predominates in early-successional communities, and vessel variability is relevant for …