Forest tree species adaptation to climate across biomes: Building on the legacy of ecological genetics to anticipate responses to climate change

L Leites, M Benito Garzón - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intraspecific variation plays a critical role in extant and future forest responses to climate
change. Forest tree species with wide climatic niches rely on the intraspecific variation …

[HTML][HTML] NDVI-based ecological dynamics of forest vegetation and its relationship to climate change in Romania during 1987–2018

R Prăvălie, I Sîrodoev, IA Nita, C Patriche… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forests have become increasingly stressed by climate change, including in Romania over
recent decades, but their response to climate dynamics has not yet been analysed in this …

Intraspecific Growth Response to Drought of Abies alba in the Southeastern Carpathians

G Mihai, AM Alexandru, E Stoica, MV Birsan - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
The intensity and frequency of drought have increased considerably during the last decades
in southeastern Europe, and projected scenarios suggest that southern and central Europe …

Temperature changes and elevation‐warming relationships in the Carpathian Mountains

DM Micu, A Dumitrescu, S Cheval… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the elevation‐warming relationships across the Carpathian
Mountains, using the 0.1°× 0.1° gridded daily air temperature dataset developed within the …

Growth Response of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) to Climate Factors along the Carpathian Massive

PC Adamič, T Levanič, M Hanzu, M Čater - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
European forests are becoming increasingly threatened by climate change and more
frequent droughts. The likely responses of species to climate change will vary, affecting their …

Climate change in the provenance regions of Romania over the last 70 years: Implications for forest management

G Mihai, AM Alexandru, IA Nita, MV Birsan - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent climate change scenarios show significant increases in temperature and extreme
drought events in Southern and Eastern Europe by the end of the 21st century, which will …

Modelling forest biomass dynamics in relation to climate change in Romania using complex data and machine learning algorithms

R Prăvălie, M Niculiţă, B Roşca, C Patriche… - … Research and Risk …, 2023 - Springer
Forest biomass controls climate stability, many ecological processes and various ecosystem
services. This study analyzes for the first time the recent changes (1987–2018) of forest …

Maximum winter temperature over Romania in connection to atmospheric circulation

C Necula, S Stefan, MV Birsan, N Barbu… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates the dominant large-scale air circulations that control the winter
maximum temperature distributions over Romania. We focus on the winter frequency of …

Comparative Analysis of Land and Air Temperature in Romania since AD 1961

A Manea, MV Birsan, V Dima, LE Havriș - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Daily time series with continuous records of mean air and soil temperature from 127
meteorological stations—fairly distributed over the country—were used to compute monthly …

Impact of climate change and adaptive genetic potential of Norway spruce at the South–Eastern range of species distribution

G Mihai, M Teodosiu, MV Birsan, AM Alexandru… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020 - Elsevier
Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) is the most widespread conifer species in Europe and
has high economic and ecological value. Its natural distribution covers approximately …