Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. We review the environmental
factors controlling their structure and global distribution and evaluate their current and future …

Stable carbon isotope ratios (δ13 C) of terrestrial plants are employed across a diverse
range of applications in environmental and plant sciences; however, the kind of information …

Land vegetation is currently taking up large amounts of atmospheric CO2, possibly due to
tree growth stimulation. Extant models predict that this growth stimulation will continue to …

Terrestrial carbon stock map** is important for the successful implementation of climate
change mitigation policies. Its accuracy depends on the availability of reliable allometric …

Some disturbances can drive ecological systems to abrupt shifts between alternative stages
(tip** points) when critical transitions occur. Drought‐induced tree death can be …

Competition for resources has long been considered a prevalent force in structuring plant
communities and natural selection, yet our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie …

Soil moisture supply and atmospheric demand for water independently limit—and
profoundly affect—vegetation productivity and water use during periods of hydrologic …

Research on the degree to which carbon (C) availability limits growth in trees, as well as
recent trends in climate change and concurrent increases in drought-related tree mortality …

Mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2 is a key photosynthetic trait that has been studied
intensively in the past years. The intention of the present review is to update knowledge of …

The Science of Grapevines, Third Edition reflects the latest insights into cultivar
relationships, vascular transport, hormone action, and stress responses of grapevines …