Intraspecific variation plays a critical role in extant and future forest responses to climate
change. Forest tree species with wide climatic niches rely on the intraspecific variation …

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 …

Climate change threatens the role of European forests as a long-term carbon sink. Assisted
migration aims to increase the resilience of forest tree populations to climate change, using …

Improving our understanding of species ranges under rapid climate change requires
application of our knowledge of the tolerance and adaptive capacity of populations to …

Key message Climate change is posing a considerable challenge to foresters. The intensity
of required adaptive measures and the relevance of old-growth forests as benchmark for …

Plant hydraulics is crucial for assessing the plants' capacity to extract and transport water
from the soil up to their aerial organs. Along with their capacity to exchange water between …

Drought responses of mature trees are still poorly understood making it difficult to predict
species distributions under a warmer climate. Using mature European beech (Fagus …

A combined severe heatwave and drought, starting in 2018 and lasting for several months,
restarted the discussion on the resistance of European beech to climatic changes, with …

The long‐standing hypothesis that the isotopic composition of plant stem water reflects that
of source water is being challenged by studies reporting bulk water from woody stems with …

Quantitative knowledge of xylem physical tolerance limits to dehydration is essential to
understanding plant drought tolerance but is lacking in many long-vessel angiosperms. We …