European beech (Fagus sylvatica) is the dominant tree species of Central Europe's natural
forests and one of the continent's most important timber species. This highly competitive …

With a predicted rise in average global surface temperature at an unprecedented rate, as
well as changes in precipitation and disturbance regimes, climate change will bring forth …

Climate model projections suggest widespread drying in the Mediterranean Basin and
wetting in Fennoscandia in the coming decades largely as a consequence of greenhouse …

Recent studies have identified strong relationships between delayed recovery of tree growth
after drought and tree mortality caused by subsequent droughts. These observations raise …

The role of future forests in global biogeochemical cycles will depend on how different tree
species respond to climate. Interpreting the response of forest growth to climate change …

Aim To evaluate the climate sensitivity of model‐based forest productivity estimates using a
continental‐scale tree‐ring network. Location E urope and N orth A frica (30–70° N, 10° W …

Biogeographical and ecological theory suggests that species distributions should be driven
to higher altitudes and latitudes as global temperatures rise. Such changes occur as growth …

For north-eastern Germany regional climate models project rising temperatures in
combination with decreasing summer and increasing winter precipitation. The resulting …

As climate change drives increased drought in many forested regions, mechanistic
understanding of the factors conferring drought tolerance in trees is increasingly important …

Key message In the center of the species' distribution range in Germany, European beech
stands show continued climate-change-related growth decline since the 1980s at low …