Despite growing evidence that diverse forests play an important role in ecosystem
functioning, ensuring the provision of different ecosystem services, whether such diversity …

Woody plant species store nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) for many functions. While
known to buffer against fluctuations in photosynthetic supply, such as at night, NSC stores …

Salix psammophila and Caragana korshinskii are pioneer species used for revegetating
farmlands on the Loess Plateau. Understanding the water-use strategies and physiological …

It has been known for a long time that drought intensity is a critical variable in determining
water stress of Mediterranean tree species. However, not as much attention has been paid …

The stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen (δ2H and δ18O, respectively) have been
widely used to investigate tree water source partitioning. These tracers have shed new light …

Individual differences in the access to deep soil water pools may explain the differential
damage among coexisting, conspecific trees as a consequence of drought-induced dieback …

Identifying the spatio-temporal variation in water use by co-occurring species in mixed
forests can determine whether there is hydrological niche partitioning or niche overlap** …

Quercus robur/Quercus petraea and Pinus sylvestris are widely distributed and
economically important tree species in Europe co-occurring on mesotrophic, xeric and mesic …

Aims The growing demand from forest managers is to identify silvicultural practices to
overcome projected water scarcity during the next decades. One solution is to mix tree …

This is the first Europe-wide comprehensive assessment of the climatological and
physiological information recorded by hydrogen isotope ratios in tree-ring cellulose (δ 2 H c) …