Background Enhancing water provision services is a common target in forest restoration
projects worldwide due to growing concerns over freshwater scarcity. However, whether or …

It has been recognized for a long time that the overstorey composition of a forest partly
determines its biological and physical–chemical functioning. Here, we review evidence of …

Soil moisture is fundamental to ecosystem sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions, and
characterizing temporal variations in soil moisture levels in response to changes in land use …

Soil moisture is fundamental to ecosystem sustainability in semi-arid regions, and
characterizing the response of temporal soil moisture variation to different vegetation types …

The effects of riparian restoration and soil and water conservation practices on catchment
hydrology are still unclear. Here, we assess whether a positive change in soil and water …

Plant transpiration is the main evaporative flux from terrestrial ecosystems; it controls land
surface energy balance, determines catchment hydrological responses and influences …

Drought events occur frequently, but the impact of drought on plant autumn phenology, ie,
End of growing Season (EOS), has not been thoroughly studied. Considering that drought …

It is difficult to predict and track the propagation of a hydrological drought because it is hard
to determine its propagation speed. We propose a useful framework for calculating the …

Abstract Knowledge of soil moisture, however varied in space and time, is critical for
planning land use in water-limited drylands. Although satellite observations provide soil …

In many regions of the world, drought is projected to increase under climate change, with
potential negative consequences for forests and their ecosystem services (ES). Forest …