More frequent and severe droughts have affected forest ecosystems throughout Europe in
recent decades. In Central Europe, large-scale dieback of Norway spruce has, for example …

Around 252 million years ago (Late Permian), Earth experienced one of its most significant
drought periods, coinciding with a global climate crisis, resulting in a devastating loss of …

Context Mediterranean managed dry-edge pine forests maintain biodiversity and supply key
ecosystem services but are threatened by climate change and are highly vulnerable to …

To improve forest management strategies in the context of ongoing climate change, a better
understanding of the inter-and intra-specific variability of tree performance is needed. Pinus …

This study investigates the relationship between soil moisture and the growth of Pinus
halepensis, P. nigra, P. sylvestris and P. uncinata, which are some of the main pine species …

Anticipating future impacts of climate warming and aridification on drylands requires
understanding how coexisting woody plant species respond to climate variability. However …

Climate change has led to altered fire patterns in the Mediterranean basin due to rising
temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions, diminishing the resilience of forest …

In the Mediterranean region, inner rural and mountain areas suffered abandonment and
land marginalization. Extensive conifer afforestations were established in these areas, which …

As droughts become more frequent and severer, understanding tree resilience and its role in
mediating drought legacy effects (LEs) is critical for predicting forest ecosystem responses to …

Climate anomalies have significant impacts on forest productivity and tree mortality
worldwide, leading to ecological disturbances. Understanding the climate-growth …