Stable isotopes in tree rings: towards a mechanistic understanding of isotope fractionation and mixing processes from the leaves to the wood

A Gessler, JP Ferrio, R Hommel, K Treydte… - Tree …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The mechanistic understanding of isotope fractionation processes is increasing but we still
lack detailed knowledge of the processes that determine the isotopic composition of the tree …

Studying global change through investigation of the plastic responses of xylem anatomy in tree rings

P Fonti, G von Arx, I García‐González… - New …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Variability in xylem anatomy is of interest to plant scientists because of the role water
transport plays in plant performance and survival. Insights into plant adjustments to …

[图书][B] Growth dynamics of conifer tree rings: images of past and future environments

EA Vaganov, MK Hughes, AV Shashkin - 2006 - books.google.com
Each tree ring contains an image of the time when the ring formed, projected onto the ring's
size, structure, and composition. Tree rings thus are natural archives of past environments …

A review of snow manipulation experiments in Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems

S Wipf, C Rixen - Polar Research, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Snow cover is one of the most important factors controlling microclimate and plant growing
conditions for Arctic and alpine ecosystems. Climate change is altering snowfall regimes …

Diverse relationships between forest growth and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index at a global scale

SM Vicente-Serrano, JJ Camarero, JM Olano… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study compared the densest available database of tree-ring growth with the longest
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) information available at the global scale to …

ROXAS–A new tool to build centuries-long tracheid-lumen chronologies in conifers

G Von Arx, M Carrer - Dendrochronologia, 2014 - Elsevier
Measurements of tree-ring features (ring width, density, isotopes concentration, etc.) are well-
established proxies of environmental variability and, in particular, climate fluctuation at local …

Drought alters timing, quantity, and quality of wood formation in Scots pine

B Eilmann, R Zweifel, N Buchmann… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Drought has been frequently discussed as a trigger for forest decline. Today, large-scale
Scots pine decline is observed in many dry inner-Alpine valleys, with drought discussed as …

Influence of drought on tree rings and tracheid features of Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris in a mesic Mediterranean forest

D Martin-Benito, H Beeckman, I Canellas - European Journal of Forest …, 2013 - Springer
We investigated the influence of climate on the ring width and xylem anatomy of two co-
occurring pines (Pinus nigra Arn. and P. sylvestris L.) in the mountains of east-central Spain …

Snowmelt and early to mid‐growing season water availability augment tree growth during rapid warming in southern Asian boreal forests

X Zhang, RD Manzanedo, L D'Orangeville… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Boreal forests are facing profound changes in their growth environment, including warming‐
induced water deficits, extended growing seasons, accelerated snowmelt, and permafrost …

How does climate influence xylem morphogenesis over the growing season? Insights from long-term intra-ring anatomy in Picea abies

D Castagneri, P Fonti, G von Arx, M Carrer - Annals of botany, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims During the growing season, the cambium of conifer trees produces
successive rows of xylem cells, the tracheids, that sequentially pass through the phases of …