The response of tropical rainforests to drought—lessons from recent research and future prospects
Key message We review the recent findings on the influence of drought on tree mortality,
growth or ecosystem functioning in tropical rainforests. Drought plays a major role in …
growth or ecosystem functioning in tropical rainforests. Drought plays a major role in …
Does biomass growth increase in the largest trees? Flaws, fallacies and alternative analyses
The long‐standing view that biomass growth in trees typically follows a rise‐and‐fall
unimodal pattern has been challenged by studies concluding that biomass growth increases …
unimodal pattern has been challenged by studies concluding that biomass growth increases …
Hydraulically‐vulnerable trees survive on deep‐water access during droughts in a tropical forest
R Chitra‐Tarak, C Xu, S Aguilar… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Deep‐water access is arguably the most effective, but under‐studied, mechanism that plants
employ to survive during drought. Vulnerability to embolism and hydraulic safety margins …
employ to survive during drought. Vulnerability to embolism and hydraulic safety margins …
Frankincense in peril
The harvest of plant parts and exudates from wild populations contributes to the income,
food security and livelihoods of many millions of people worldwide. Frankincense, an …
food security and livelihoods of many millions of people worldwide. Frankincense, an …
Cryptic phenology in plants: Case studies, implications, and recommendations
Plant phenology—the timing of cyclic or recurrent biological events in plants—offers insight
into the ecology, evolution, and seasonality of plant‐mediated ecosystem processes …
into the ecology, evolution, and seasonality of plant‐mediated ecosystem processes …
Climatic influences on leaf phenology, xylogenesis and radial stem changes at hourly to monthly scales in two tropical dry forests
Assessing the effects of climate on leaf phenology and xylem development will improve our
understanding of how wood formation and carbon uptake occur in tropical tree species …
understanding of how wood formation and carbon uptake occur in tropical tree species …
Soil organic carbon stocks and quality in small-scale tropical, sub-humid and semi-arid watersheds under shrubland and dry deciduous forest in southwestern India
Soil organic carbon is regulated by a dynamic interaction of vegetation inputs, organic
matter degradation and stabilization processes in soils, and its redistribution in the …
matter degradation and stabilization processes in soils, and its redistribution in the …
Problems with models assessing influences of tree size and inter-tree competitive processes on individual tree growth: A cautionary tale
PW West, DA Ratkowsky - Journal of Forestry Research, 2022 - Springer
In forest growing at any one site, the growth rate of an individual tree is determined
principally by its size, which reflects its metabolic capacity, and by competition from …
principally by its size, which reflects its metabolic capacity, and by competition from …
Estimating net biomass production and loss from repeated measurements of trees in forests and woodlands: Formulae, biases and recommendations
There is widespread interest in ensuring that assessment and knowledge of changes in
forest biomass, and associated carbon gains or losses, are accurate and unbiased …
forest biomass, and associated carbon gains or losses, are accurate and unbiased …
Quantifying effects on tree growth rates of symmetric and asymmetric inter-tree competition in even-aged, monoculture Eucalyptus pilularis forests
PW West - Trees, 2023 - Springer
Key message In even-aged, monoculture eucalypt forest, symmetric inter-tree competition
was far more important in determining tree growth rates than asymmetric competition. Tree …
was far more important in determining tree growth rates than asymmetric competition. Tree …