Impacts of climate on stem growth in trees are studied in anatomical, ecophysiological, and
ecological disciplines, but an integrative framework to assess those impacts remains …

Contents Summary 652 I. Introduction 652 II. Discrepancy in predicting the effects of rising
[CO2] on the terrestrial C sink 655 III. Carbon and nutrient storage in plants and its modelling …

The timing of diel stem growth of mature forest trees is still largely unknown, as empirical
data with high temporal resolution have not been available so far. Consequently, the effects …

A valid representation of intra‐annual wood formation processes in global vegetation
models is vital for assessing climate change impacts on the forest carbon stock. Yet, wood …

Separating continuously measured stem radius (SR) fluctuations into growth‐induced
irreversible stem expansion (GRO) and tree water deficit‐induced reversible stem shrinkage …

Drought‐induced tree mortality has major impacts on ecosystem carbon and water cycles,
and is expected to increase in forests across the globe with climate change. A large body of …

Plant transpiration links physiological responses of vegetation to water supply and demand
with hydrological, energy and carbon budgets at the land-atmosphere interface. However …

Models of plant water fluxes have evolved from studies focussed on understanding the
detailed structure and functioning of specific components of the soil–plant–atmosphere …

Trees remain sufficiently hydrated during drought by closing stomata and reducing canopy
conductance (G c) in response to variations in atmospheric water demand and soil water …

Vegetation and the water cycles are inherently coupled across a wide range of spatial and
temporal scales. Water availability interacts with plant ecophysiology and controls …