Climate change risks to global forest health: emergence of unexpected events of elevated tree mortality worldwide

H Hartmann, A Bastos, AJ Das… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Recent observations of elevated tree mortality following climate extremes, like heat and
drought, raise concerns about climate change risks to global forest health. We currently lack …

Reviewing the use of resilience concepts in forest sciences

L Nikinmaa, M Lindner, E Cantarello, AS Jump… - Current Forestry …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Resilience is a key concept to deal with an uncertain future in
forestry. In recent years, it has received increasing attention from both research and practice …

Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

DM Bergstrom, BC Wienecke… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, collapse of ecosystems—potentially irreversible change to ecosystem structure,
composition and function—imperils biodiversity, human health and well‐being. We examine …

Research frontiers for improving our understanding of drought‐induced tree and forest mortality

H Hartmann, CF Moura, WRL Anderegg… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulating evidence highlights increased mortality risks for trees during severe drought,
particularly under warmer temperatures and increasing vapour pressure deficit (VPD) …

Impacts of recent climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna: Some emerging Australian examples

AA Hoffmann, PD Rymer, M Byrne, KX Ruthrof… - Austral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of anthropogenic climate change on biodiversity are well known for some high‐
profile Australian marine systems, including coral bleaching and kelp forest devastation …

Subcontinental heat wave triggers terrestrial and marine, multi-taxa responses

KX Ruthrof, DD Breshears, JB Fontaine, RH Froend… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Heat waves have profoundly impacted biota globally over the past decade, especially where
their ecological impacts are rapid, diverse, and broad-scale. Although usually considered in …

Changes in tree resistance, recovery and resilience across three successive extreme droughts in the northeast Iberian Peninsula

X Serra-Maluquer, M Mencuccini, J Martínez-Vilalta - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
Understanding which variables affect forest resilience to extreme drought is key to predict
future dynamics under ongoing climate change. In this study, we analyzed how tree …

Pathogens on the move: a 100-year global experiment with planted eucalypts

TI Burgess, MJ Wingfield - Bioscience, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Co-evolved plant pathogens play an important role in sha** natural ecosystems.
However, plants used in agriculture and forestry have been distributed globally, and their …

Chronic historical drought legacy exacerbates tree mortality and crown dieback during acute heatwave-compounded drought

G Matusick, KX Ruthrof, J Kala… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Globally, combinations of drought and warming are driving widespread tree mortality and
crown dieback. Yet thresholds triggering either tree mortality or crown dieback remain …

Mechanisms of xylem hydraulic recovery after drought in Eucalyptus saligna

A Gauthey, JMR Peters, R Lòpez… - Plant, Cell & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanisms by which woody plants recover xylem hydraulic capacity after drought
stress are not well understood, particularly with regard to the role of embolism refilling. We …