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 …

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 …

Climate change poses certain threats to the World's forests. That is, tree performance
declines if species-specific, climatic thresholds are surpassed. Prominent climatic changes …

The role of future forests in global biogeochemical cycles will depend on how different tree
species respond to climate. Interpreting the response of forest growth to climate change …

Droughts increasingly threaten the world's forests and their potential to mitigate climate
change. In 2018–2019, Central European forests were hit by two consecutive hotter drought …

The recent decline in the health of the City of Melbourne's deciduous tree species to a recent
drought event has led to concerns about the vulnerability of the city's trees to future climate …

Process-based models and empirical modelling techniques are frequently used to (i)
explore the sensitivity of tree growth to environmental variables, and (ii) predict the future …

To study growth responses of trees to extreme events, analyses of so-called 'pointer years'
are often performed. Thereby, the term pointer year refers to years in which a majority of …

Years with high fruit production, known as mast years, are the usual reproduction strategy of
European beech. Harsh weather conditions such as frost during flowering can lead to …

Recent studies show that several tree species are spreading to higher latitudes and
elevations due to climate change. European beech, presently dominating from the colline to …