Drought response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)—A review

C Leuschner - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and …, 2020 - Elsevier
European beech (Fagus sylvatica) is the dominant tree species of Central Europe's natural
forests and one of the continent's most important timber species. This highly competitive …

Warming-induced tree growth may help offset increasing disturbance across the Canadian boreal forest

J Wang, AR Taylor… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Large projected increases in forest disturbance pose a major threat to future wood fiber
supply and carbon sequestration in the cold-limited, Canadian boreal forest ecosystem …

Effects of urban heat islands on temperate forest trees and arthropods

SD Frank, KM Backe - Current Forestry Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Our goal is to provide an overview of how urban heat islands
affect forests and synthesize recent literature on that topic. We focused on direct effects of …

Global assessment of relationships between climate and tree growth

M Wilmking… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tree‐ring records provide global high‐resolution information on tree‐species responses to
global change, forest carbon and water dynamics, and past climate variability and extremes …

[HTML][HTML] Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe

AK Bose, D Scherrer, JJ Camarero, D Ziche… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent studies have identified strong relationships between delayed recovery of tree growth
after drought and tree mortality caused by subsequent droughts. These observations raise …

Oak masting drivers vary between populations depending on their climatic environments

E Fleurot, JR Lobry, V Boulanger, F Debias… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Large interannual variation in seed production, called masting, is very common in wind-
pollinated tree populations and has profound implications for the dynamics of forest …

Warming-induced drought leads to tree growth decline in subtropics: evidence from tree rings in central China

M Jing, L Zhu, S Liu, Y Cao, Y Zhu, W Yan - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Subtropical forests provide diverse ecosystem services to human society. However, how
subtropical tree species respond to climate change is still unclear. Using a …

Current and future drought vulnerability for three dominant boreal tree species

J Aldea, J Dahlgren, E Holmström… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is projected to increase the frequency and severity of droughts, possibly
causing sudden and elevated tree mortality. Better understanding and predictions of boreal …

No future growth enhancement expected at the northern edge for European beech due to continued water limitation

S Klesse, RL Peters, R Alfaro‐Sánchez… - Global change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With ongoing global warming, increasing water deficits promote physiological stress on
forest ecosystems with negative impacts on tree growth, vitality, and survival. How individual …

Transitional responses of tree growth to climate warming at the southernmost margin of high latitudinal permafrost distribution

L Shi, H Liu, L Wang, R Peng, H He, B Liang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The marked increase in temperature warming and permafrost degradation has raised
apprehensions about the fate of forests of boreal forests in permafrost regions. However, the …