Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management

H Pretzsch, M Del Río, R Grote, HJ Klemmt… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
How drought affects tree and stand growth is an old question, but is getting unprecedented
relevance in view of climate change. Stress effects related to drought have been mostly …

Diel and seasonal stem growth responses to climatic variation are consistent across species in a subtropical tree community

B Zhou, F Sterck, B Kruijt, ZX Fan… - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how intra‐annual stem growth responds to atmospheric and soil conditions
is essential for assessing the effects of climate extremes on forest productivity. In species …

Drought responses and their effects on radial stem growth of two co-occurring conifer species in the Mediterranean mountain range

A Güney, R Zweifel, S Türkan, R Zimmermann… - Annals of Forest …, 2020 - Springer
Key message Patterns of stem radial variations showed that Cedrus libani A. Rich. was less
limited by summer drought than co-occurring Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. Cedrus libani …

Effects of fertilization on radial growth of Pinus pinea explored hourly using dendrometers

V Loewe-Muñoz, R del Río Millar… - Ecological …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Stone pine (Pinus pinea), a drought-resistant species, has significant
socio-economic benefits and increasing interest for the establishment of productive …

[HTML][HTML] Divergent roles of deep soil water uptake in seasonal tree growth under natural drought events in North China

Y Li, F Shi, X Li, H Wu, S Zhao, X Wu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the ecophysiological mechanisms underlying tree adaptation in drought-
prone regions is crucial for predicting forest health in the face of future climate changes …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term effect of thinning on inter-and intra-annual radial increment in Mediterranean Scots pine-oak mixed forests

J Aldea, M del Río, N Cattaneo, J Riofrío… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thinning treatments along with the establishment of mixed forest stands have been put
forward as possible adaptation strategies to cope with climate change, although the …

Different drought responses of stem water relations and radial increments in Larix principis-rupprechtii and Picea meyeri in a montane mixed forest

F Xue, Y Jiang, M Dong, M Wang, X Ding… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
The heterogeneous responses of mixed forests to climate change are integral to the
promotion of the resilience and resistance of forest ecosystems, yet the hydraulic and growth …

Maritime pine, its biological and silvicultural traits for the basis of natural resources: An overview

TF Fonseca, AC Gonçalves… - … -Recent Advances. C …, 2022 - books.google.com
Abstract Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton) is a forest tree species with a high
representation in southwestern European countries, in particular Portugal, Spain, and …

Combining dendrometer series and xylogenesis imagery—DevX, a simple visualization tool to explore plant secondary growth phenology

R Cruz-García, A Balzano, K Čufar… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Determining the effect of a changing climate on tree growth will ultimately depend on our
understanding of wood formation processes and how they can be affected by environmental …

Dynamics of mixed pine–oak forests

Y Waitz, E Sheffer - Pines and their mixed forest ecosystems in the …, 2021 - Springer
A long history of human influence, including large-scale afforestation with pines and
changes in land-management and conservation priorities, have strongly affected the …