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 …

We reviewed recent literature to identify the positive and negative effects of thinning on both
stand-and tree-level resistance and resilience to four stressors that are expected to increase …

Extreme droughts are expected to increase in frequency and severity in many regions of the
world, threatening multiple ecosystem services provided by forests. Effective strategies to …

In Mediterranean areas where drought-induced forest dieback and tree mortality have been
widely reported, it is still under debate how the likely risks of climate change will affect tree …

Many current stand management guidelines propose low initial stand densities and strong
density reductions in order to lower the costs of stand establishment, to accelerate stand …

Drought stress is a bottleneck factor for plant growth and development, especially in
epiphytic orchids that absorb moisture mainly from the air. Recent studies have suggested …

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 …

A widespread increase in forest cover is underway in northern Mediterranean forests
because of land abandonment and decreased wood demand, but the resilience of these …

Context Planted pine forests are highly abundant communities in the Mediterranean Basin.
Being the result of past reforestation, these forests show high species and structural …

Understanding the interaction between the hydrological cycle and vegetation management
strategies, such as thinning, is essential to improve watershed management and support …