Stable carbon isotopes from Torneträsk, northern Sweden provide a millennial length reconstruction of summer sunshine and its relationship to Arctic circulation

NJ Loader, GHF Young, H Grudd… - Quaternary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents results from the first 1100 years of a long stable carbon isotope
chronology currently in development from Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees growing in …

400-year May–August precipitation reconstruction for Southern England using oxygen isotopes in tree rings

KT Rinne, NJ Loader, VR Switsur… - Quaternary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Few long and well-dated summer precipitation reconstructions that extend beyond the
longest records of instrumental measurements exist in Europe. Further understanding of the …

Unenriched xylem water contribution during cellulose synthesis influenced by atmospheric demand governs the intra‐annual tree‐ring δ18O signature

E Martínez‐Sancho, LA Cernusak, P Fonti… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) of tree‐ring cellulose is used to evaluate tree
physiological responses to climate, but their interpretation is still limited due to the …

Oxygen isotopes in tree rings are a good proxy for Amazon precipitation and El Niño-Southern Oscillation variability

RJW Brienen, G Helle, TL Pons… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
We present a unique proxy for the reconstruction of variation in precipitation over the
Amazon: oxygen isotope ratios in annual rings in tropical cedar (Cedrela odorata). A century …

Drought impacts on tree carbon sequestration and water use–evidence from intra‐annual tree‐ring characteristics

E Martínez‐Sancho, K Treydte, MM Lehmann… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of climate extremes on forest ecosystems is poorly understood but important for
predicting carbon and water cycle feedbacks to climate. Some knowledge gaps still remain …

Changes in tree drought sensitivity provided early warning signals to the California drought and forest mortality event

RM Keen, SL Voelker, SYS Wang… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming in recent decades has negatively impacted forest health in the western
United States. Here, we report on potential early warning signals (EWS) for drought‐related …

Long tree‐ring chronologies reveal 20th century increases in water‐use efficiency but no enhancement of tree growth at five Iberian pine forests

L ANDREU‐HAYLES, O Planells… - Global Change …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the tree growth and physiological response of five pine forest stands in
relation to changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration (ca) and climate in the Iberian …

Long-term effects of drought on tree-ring growth and carbon isotope variability in Scots pine in a dry environment

G Timofeeva, K Treydte, H Bugmann, A Rigling… - Tree …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Drought frequency is increasing in many parts of the world and may enhance tree decline
and mortality. The underlying physiological mechanisms are poorly understood, however …

A ~700 years perspective on the 21st century drying in the eastern part of Europe based on δ18O in tree ring cellulose

V Nagavciuc, M Ionita, Z Kern, D McCarroll… - Communications Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Numerical simulations indicate that extreme climate events (eg, droughts, floods, heat
waves) will increase in a warming world, putting enormous pressure on society and political …

Contribution of winter precipitation to tree growth persists until the late growing season in the Karakoram of northern Pakistan

R Huang, H Zhu, E Liang, A Bräuning, L Zhong, C Xu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Identifying the influence of seasonal source water on tree growth is essential to understand
the effect of climate change on forest dynamics. However, due to the lack of available long …