Assessment of the impacts of climate change on Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems based on data from field experiments and long-term monitored field gradients in …

J Peñuelas, J Sardans, I Filella, M Estiarte… - Environmental and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate change is increasing temperatures globally and drought in many regions. If climate
change continues at its current rate, the resilience of many ecosystems will likely be …

Tree mortality submodels drive simulated long‐term forest dynamics: assessing 15 models from the stand to global scale

H Bugmann, R Seidl, F Hartig, F Bohn, J Brůna… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Models are pivotal for assessing future forest dynamics under the impacts of
changing climate and management practices, incorporating representations of tree growth …

Gains or Losses in Forest Productivity under Climate Change? The Uncertainty of CO2 Fertilization and Climate Effects

D Sperlich, D Nadal-Sala, C Gracia, J Kreuzwieser… - Climate, 2020 - mdpi.com
Global warming poses great challenges for forest managers regarding adaptation strategies
and species choices. More frequent drought events and heat spells are expected to reduce …

Global warming likely to enhance black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) growth in a Mediterranean riparian forest

D Nadal-Sala, F Hartig, CA Gracia, S Sabaté - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mediterranean riparian forests are comparably humid environments that provide shelter for
several broadleaved deciduous tree species at their southernmost distribution margin. The …

Aiming at a moving target: economic evaluation of adaptation strategies under the uncertainty of climate change and CO2 fertilization of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) …

D Sperlich, M Hanewinkel, R Yousefpour - Annals of Forest Science, 2024 - Springer
Key message Drought severely worsened till 2100 and eventually outplayed growth-
enhancing CO2 fertilization turning productivity gains into losses for beech and fir. Most …

[HTML][HTML] A decision support tool for assessing the impact of climate change on multiple ecosystem services

I Cristal, A Ameztegui, JR González-Olabarria… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the climate change era, forest managers are challenged to use innovative tools to
encourage a sustained provision of goods and services. Many decision support tools …

Increasing aridity will not offset CO2 fertilization in fast‐growing eucalypts with access to deep soil water

D Nadal‐Sala, BE Medlyn, NK Ruehr… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Rising atmospheric [CO2](Ca) generally enhances tree growth if nutrients are not
limiting. However, reduced water availability and elevated evaporative demand may offset …

[HTML][HTML] A forest model intercomparison framework and application at two temperate forests along the East Coast of the United States

A Erickson, N Strigul - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
State-of-the-art forest models are often complex, analytically intractable, and computationally
expensive, due to the explicit representation of detailed biogeochemical and ecological …

Predicting Drought-Induced Tree Mortality in Swiss Beech Forests Hinges Upon Predisposing and Inciting Factors

G Marano, H Ulrike, K Meusburger, TO Hands… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
The increase in the frequency and severity of drought-induced tree mortality in many
European low-elevation forests poses considerable challenges to forest management and …

[HTML][HTML] Spatially Explicit Modeling of Coupled Water and Carbon Processes Using a Distributed Ecohydrological Model in the Upper Heihe Watershed, China

H **, B Chen, S Sun, H Zhang, S Measho, X Lin… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
A fully coupled simulation of ecophysiological, hydrological and biochemical processes is
significant for better understanding the individual and interactional impact of sophisticated …