Distinct Responses of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) to Drought Intensity and Length—A Review of the Impacts of the 2003 and 2018–2019 Drought Events in …

S Rukh, TGM Sanders, I Krüger, T Schad, A Bolte - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
A combined severe heatwave and drought, starting in 2018 and lasting for several months,
restarted the discussion on the resistance of European beech to climatic changes, with …

Summer drought exposure, stand structure, and soil properties jointly control the growth of European beech along a steep precipitation gradient in northern Germany

R Weigel, B Bat‐Enerel, C Dulamsuren… - Global change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing exposure to climate warming‐related drought and heat threatens forest vitality in
many regions on earth, with the trees' vulnerability likely depending on local climatic aridity …

Microclimate variation and recovery time in managed and old-growth temperate forests

F Máliš, K Ujházy, L Hederová, M Ujházyová… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microclimate is a key driver of forest dynamics and shapes the response of forest organisms
to global warming. The spatial and temporal variability of microclimate is strongly affected by …

History of Tilia in Europe since the Eemian: Past distribution patterns

C De Benedetti, N Gerasimenko, C Ravazzi… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the aim of reconstructing past distribution patterns of the genus Tilia in Europe from the
Eemian interglacial to present, a number of over 2600 pollen and macrofossil records from …

Climate-driven growth dynamics and trend reversal of Fagus sylvatica L. and Quercus cerris L. in a low-elevation beech forest in Central Italy

G Mazza, MC Monteverdi, S Altieri… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In highly climate-change-sensitive regions, such as the Mediterranean, increasing
knowledge of climate-driven growth dynamics is required for habitat conservation and …

Both climate sensitivity and growth trend of European beech decrease in the North German Lowlands, while Scots pine still thrives, despite growing sensitivity

M Diers, R Weigel, C Leuschner - Trees, 2023 - Springer
Key message Beech and pine respond differently to climate change. June precipitation is of
particular influence for beech, and February/March temperature for pine. Abstract Climate …

[HTML][HTML] Site conditions rather than provenance drive tree growth, climate sensitivity and drought responses in European beech in Germany

L Unterholzner, J Stolz… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ongoing climate change and associated extreme events strongly impact the growth and
vitality of forest ecosystems in Europe. Because of its' high drought sensitivity, European …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of two different thinning methods on the diameter and basal area increments of silver lime (Tilia tomentosa Moench) target trees in Fruška Gora (Serbia)

N Šušić, M Bobinac, S Andrašev - Annals of Forest Research, 2022 - rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs
This paper analyses the cumulative effects of selective thinning and thinning from below on
diameter and basal area increments of target trees after 25/26 years in 52, 69-and 86-year …

Higher growth synchrony and climate change‐sensitivity in European beech and silver linden than in temperate oaks

J Kasper, C Leuschner, H Walentowski… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climatic changes affect the growth dynamics of temperate trees, but these effects might
differ between co‐occurring ring‐and diffuse‐porous species as well as between mesic and …

Different trends and divergent responses to climate factors in the radial growth of Abies georgei along elevations in the central Hengduan Mountains

S Yuan, Y Jiang, Z Zhao, M Cui, D Shi, S Wang… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change has been unprecedented in the last half-century. Tree growth dynamics and
responses to climate warming at different elevations vary by study area due to regional …