Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin are mostly situated in the north of the Basin
(mesic). In the most southern and dry areas, the forest can only exist where topography …

Increasing temperatures and drought risks through climate change are expected to have
several consequences for European forests. Adaptive strategies may include:(i) persistence …

We analyzed the impact of drought measured on different time-scales on radial growth of
eight tree species during the period 1950–2005 growing across a wide climatic gradient …

Tree mortality is a key driver of forest dynamics and its occurrence is projected to increase in
the future due to climate change. Despite recent advances in our understanding of the …

European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) has strongly suffered from the exceptional 2018
drought and subsequent dry years that hit Central Europe. While many trees showed severe …

Aim We investigate the effects of the environmental and geographical processes driving
growth resilience and recovery in response to drought in Mediterranean Pinus pinaster …

Drought-induced growth decline is a phenomenon widely described in forests growing in
regions subjected to seasonal water shortage such as the Mediterranean Basin. However …

In seasonally dry tropical forest regions, drought avoidance during the dry season coupled
with high assimilation rates in the wet season is hypothesized to be an advantageous …

Forests are being impacted by climate and land-use changes which have altered their
productivity and growth. Understanding how tree growth responds to climate in natural and …

More frequent and intense droughts are projected during the next century, potentially
changing the hydrological balances in many forested catchments. Although the impacts of …