Responses of physiological, morphological and anatomical traits to abiotic stress in woody plants

S Li, S Lu, J Wang, Z Chen, Y Zhang, J Duan, P Liu… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stresses could have complex and diverse effects on the growth and development of
forest trees. In this review, we summarized the responses of morphological, physiological …

The European Forest Condition Monitor: using remotely sensed forest greenness to identify hot spots of forest decline

A Buras, A Rammig, CS Zang - Frontiers in plant science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Forest decline, in course of climate change, has become a frequently observed
phenomenon. Much of the observed decline has been associated with an increasing …

The interplay of the tree and stand-level processes mediate drought-induced forest dieback: evidence from complementary remote sensing and tree-ring approaches

D Moreno-Fernández, JJ Camarero, M García… - Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Drought-induced forest dieback can lead to a tip** point in community dominance, but the
coupled response at the tree and stand-level response has not been properly addressed …

Tree-ring and remote sensing analyses uncover the role played by elevation on European beech sensitivity to late spring frost

E Tonelli, A Vitali, F Malandra, JJ Camarero… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extreme climate events such as late spring frosts (LSFs) negatively affect productivity and
tree growth in temperate beech forests. However, detailed information on how these forests …

Unravelling resilience mechanisms in forests: role of non-structural carbohydrates in responding to extreme weather events

E D'Andrea, A Scartazza, A Battistelli, A Collalti… - Tree …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and intensity due to global climate
change. We hypothesized that tree carbon reserves are crucial for resilience of beech …

Immediate and carry‐over effects of late‐spring frost and growing season drought on forest gross primary productivity capacity in the Northern Hemisphere

L Chen, S Keski‐Saari… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forests are increasingly exposed to extreme global warming‐induced climatic events.
However, the immediate and carry‐over effects of extreme events on forests are still poorly …

No risk—no fun: Penalty and recovery from spring frost damage in deciduous temperate trees

F Baumgarten, A Gessler, Y Vitasse - Functional Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phenological shifts in response to changing climatic conditions is a key acclimation process
for the persistence of perennial plants in temperate and boreal climates. The optimal time to …

Impact of successive spring frosts on leaf phenology and radial growth in three deciduous tree species with contrasting climate requirements in central Spain

Á Rubio-Cuadrado, JJ Camarero… - Tree …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Rear-edge tree populations forming the equatorward limit of distribution of temperate
species are assumed to be more adapted to climate variability than central (core) …

Frost-Associated Defoliation in Populus tremuloides Causes Repeated Growth Reductions Over 185 years

JD Birch, Y Chikamoto, RJ DeRose, V Manvailer… - Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
Climate change is causing a shift to earlier spring budburst in deciduous temperate trees,
which may predispose them to greater risk of damage from growing season frosts. Populus …

A landscape assessment of frost damage in the northmost Neotropical dry forest

A Bojórquez, A Martínez-Yrízar… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme climatic and weather events are inducing widespread tree mortality in many forest
ecosystems worldwide. A severe frost related to the historic cold wave that affected much of …