Tree growth is highly sensitive to water deficit. At the same time, growth processes
substantially influence tree performance under water stress by changing the root-absorbing …

Tree phenology is sensitive to climate warming and changes in seasonal precipitation. Long
xylogenesis records are scarce, thus limiting our ability to analyse how radial growth …

The peculiar characteristics of conifers determine the difficulty of their study and their great
importance from various points of view. However, their study faces numerous important …

Drought-induced forest dieback can lead to a tipping point in community dominance, but the
coupled response at the tree and stand-level response has not been properly addressed …

Given the significantly increasing frequency and intensity of droughts in Northeast China
under climate change, it is necessary to understand drought-induced mortality in forest …

Forest growth is driven by climate variability at continental to regional scales, but other
factors play major roles at local scales (0.1–1 ha). Topography impacts on tree growth …

Drought stress is becoming the most important factor of global warming in forests,
hampering the production of reproductive material with improved resilience. Previously, we …

Previous favorable climate conditions stimulate tree growth making some forests more
vulnerable to hotter droughts. This so-called structural overshoot may contribute to forest …

Summer heatwaves and extended dry spells create optimal meteorological conditions for
occasional dry thunderstorms to produce simultaneous lightning-ignited wildfires (LIW) …

Increasing intensity and frequency of droughts are leading to forest dieback, growth decline
and tree mortality worldwide. Reducing tree-to-tree competition for water resources is a …