Tropical tree mortality has increased with rising atmospheric water stress

D Bauman, C Fortunel, G Delhaye, Y Malhi… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Evidence exists that tree mortality is accelerating in some regions of the tropics,, with
profound consequences for the future of the tropical carbon sink and the global …

[HTML][HTML] Compound climate events increase tree drought mortality across European forests

A Gazol, JJ Camarero - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change can lead to the simultaneous occurrence of extreme droughts and heat
waves increasing the frequency of compound events with unknown impacts on forests. Here …

Aphidophagous ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and climate change: a review

JJ Sloggett - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
I here review the potential effects of climate change on aphidophagous ladybirds and their
future diversity. Aphidophagous ladybirds face challenges arising directly from climatic …

Emergent hotspots of biotic disturbances and their consequences for forest resilience

BJ Harvey, SJ Hart, PC Tobin, TT Veblen… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past several decades, forests worldwide have experienced increases in biotic
disturbances caused by insects and plant pathogens–a trend that is expected to continue …

Competition‐induced tree mortality across Europe is driven by shade tolerance, proportion of conspecifics and drought

N Kulha, J Honkaniemi, J Barrere, S Brandl… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forest stand densities are increasing in the boreal and temperate biomes, suggesting that
tree‐tree competition is intensifying. Anticipating the consequences of this intensified …

Estimating individual tree mortality in the Sierra Nevada using lidar and multispectral reflectance data

NM Hemming‐Schroeder, AA Gutierrez… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Widespread tree mortality events occur during periods of severe drought in temperate
conifer forests and are expected to become more frequent in many areas due to climate …

The key role of ecological resilience in radial growth processes of conifers under drought stress in the subalpine zone of marginal deserts

R Xue, L Jiao, P Zhang, D Du, X Wu, M Wei, Q Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global climate change is exacerbating drought pressure on forests. However, the response
patterns and physiological mechanisms of conifer species to drought, specifically in terms of …

Simulating diverse forest management options in a changing climate on a Pinus nigra subsp. laricio plantation in Southern Italy

R Testolin, D Dalmonech, G Marano, M Bagnara… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mediterranean pine plantations provide several ecosystem services but are vulnerable to
climate change. Forest management might play a strategic role in the adaptation of …

Effects of bark beetle outbreaks on forest landscape pattern in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA

KC Rodman, RA Andrus, CL Butkiewicz, TB Chapman… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since the late 1990s, extensive outbreaks of native bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
have affected coniferous forests throughout Europe and North America, driving changes in …

Rocky Mountain forests are poised to recover following bark beetle outbreaks but with altered composition

KC Rodman, RA Andrus, AR Carlson… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Amplified by warming temperatures and drought, recent outbreaks of native bark beetles
(Curculionidae: Scolytinae) have caused extensive tree mortality throughout Europe and …