Drought determines the growth stability of different dominant conifer species in Central Asia

D Du, L Jiao, X Wu, R Xue, M Wei, P Zhang, Q Li… - Global and Planetary …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Accelerated drought-induced tree decline and mortality in Central Asia has threatened forest
health and ecological services functions under global climate change. There is also …

Reduced diurnal temperature range mitigates drought impacts on larch tree growth in North China

X Zhang, RD Manzanedo, P Lv, C Xu, M Hou… - Science of The Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Forests are facing climate changes such as warmer temperatures, accelerated snowmelt,
increased drought, as well as changing diurnal temperature ranges (DTR) and cloud cover …

Dryness decreases average growth rate and increases drought sensitivity of Mongolia oak trees in North China

X Zhang, P Lv, C Xu, X Huang… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Mongolian oak is a widely distributed tree species in broadleaf forests of North China, which
are susceptible to increasing drought. Expansion of oak species ranges has been reported …

Density-and age-dependent influences of droughts and intrinsic water use efficiency on growth in temperate plantations

X Zhang, P Yu, D Wang, Z Xu - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Droughts influenced the effects of increasing intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) on tree
growth. Yet, litter is known on stand density-and age-related relationship among droughts …

Prolonged drought duration, not intensity, reduces growth recovery and prevents compensatory growth of oak trees

P Lv, T Rademacher, X Huang, B Zhang… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Global forests suffer from increasing drought pressure, as drought are more intense, and last
for longer, and occur more frequently, but how drought intensity and duration affect post …

Wet events increase tree growth recovery after different drought intensities

P Zhang, L Jiao, R Xue, M Wei, X Wang, Q Li - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the dynamics of tree recovery after drought is critical for predicting the state
of tree growth in the context of future climate change. While there has been a great deal of …

Different drought recovery strategy between Larix spp. and Quercus mongolica in temperate forests

M Du, C Xu, A Wang, P Lv, Z Xu, X Zhang - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Forests are experiencing increasingly severe drought stress worldwide. Although most
studies have quantified how tree growth was affected by extreme droughts, how trees …

Assessment of dynamic drought-induced ecosystem risk: Integrating time-varying hazard frequency, exposure and vulnerability

W Fang, Q Huang, G Huang, B Ming, Q Quan… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Terrestrial ecosystems, occupying 28.26% of Earth's surface, are extensively at risk
from droughts, which is likely to propagate into human communities owing to loss of vital …

Effects of Stand Density, Age, and Drought on the Size–Growth Relationship in Larix principis-rupprechtii Forests

J Li, D Chen, X Yang, N Fan, Y Wang, Z Zhang - Forests, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The size–growth relationship (SGR) quantifies growth partitioning among different sized
trees in a stand and helps to elucidate stand growth dynamics during stand development …

Radial growth of trees rather than shrubs in boreal forests is inhibited by drought

J Yang, Q Zhang, W Song, X Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Of all forest biomes, boreal forests are experiencing the most significant warming. Drought
caused by warming has a dramatic impact on species in boreal forests. However, little is …