Meta-analysis reveals different competition effects on tree growth resistance and resilience to drought

D Castagneri, G Vacchiano, A Hacket-Pain… - Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Drought will increasingly threaten forest ecosystems worldwide. Understanding how
competition influences tree growth response to drought is essential for forest management …

[HTML][HTML] The greater resilience of mixed forests to drought mainly depends on their composition: Analysis along a climate gradient across Europe

M Pardos, M Del Río, H Pretzsch, H Jactel… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite growing evidence that diverse forests play an important role in ecosystem
functioning, ensuring the provision of different ecosystem services, whether such diversity …

Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: Contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts

A Bottero, DI Forrester, M Cailleret… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme droughts are expected to increase in frequency and severity in many regions of the
world, threatening multiple ecosystem services provided by forests. Effective strategies to …

[HTML][HTML] Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe

AK Bose, D Scherrer, JJ Camarero, D Ziche… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent studies have identified strong relationships between delayed recovery of tree growth
after drought and tree mortality caused by subsequent droughts. These observations raise …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrient regime modulates drought response patterns of three temperate tree species

G Schmied, T Hilmers, KH Mellert, E Uhl… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Against the backdrop of global change, the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts are
projected to increase and threaten forest ecosystems worldwide. Tree responses to drought …

Linking the growth patterns of coniferous species with their performance under climate aridization

IE Zlobin - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Tree growth is highly sensitive to water deficit. At the same time, growth processes
substantially influence tree performance under water stress by changing the root-absorbing …

Varying growth response of Central European tree species to the extraordinary drought period of 2018–2020

D Thom, A Buras, M Heym, HJ Klemmt… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Droughts have intensified in Central Europe and will likely become a major driver of forest
ecosystem change in the future. Regional studies are needed to understand drought …

Pre-and post-drought conditions drive resilience of Pinus halepensis across its distribution range

L Veuillen, B Prévosto, R Alfaro-Sánchez… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Severe droughts limit tree growth and forest productivity worldwide, a phenomenon which is
expected to aggravate over the next decades. However, how drought intensity and climatic …

Life after recovery: Increased resolution of forest resilience assessment sheds new light on post‐drought compensatory growth and recovery dynamics

TS Ovenden, MP Perks, TK Clarke… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the impacts of extreme drought on forest productivity requires a
comprehensive assessment of tree and forest resilience. However, current approaches to …

[HTML][HTML] Species diversity and competition have minor effects on the growth response of silver fir, European larch and Douglas fir to drought

JC de Sauvage, H Bugmann, C Bigler… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
With climate change, the frequency and duration of droughts are increasing, strongly
impacting forest ecosystems. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the factors influencing …