Temperate forests in northeast Asia are crucial to maintaining biodiversity conservation and
ecological security. Under the background of global warming and drought, it is of great …

The Earth has experienced an unequivocal warming, with the warmest period of the past
150 years occurring in the last three decades. Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis), a key tree …

Tree-ring analysis provides an effective way to detect complex responses of trees to climate
warming and has been extensively used in ecological studies; however, there is often a lack …

Mongolian oak is a widely distributed tree species in broadleaf forests of North China, which
are susceptible to increasing drought. Expansion of oak species ranges has been reported …

Global forests suffer from increasing drought pressure, as drought are more intense, and last
for longer, and occur more frequently, but how drought intensity and duration affect post …

Global climate change has led to rising temperatures and drought in boreal forests in
Northeast China. In some areas, shrubs and trees coexist in high altitude and high latitude …

Winter snow plays a crucial role in regulating tree growth during the subsequent growing
season in regions suffering seasonal or even annual drought stress, but the mechanisms of …

The impact of climatic change on forest ecosystems has received considerable attention, but
our understanding of the modulation of this impact by elevational differences and by species …

Crown architecture is a critical component for a tree to interact with the ambient environment
and to compete with neighbors. However, little is known regarding how climate variability …

The role of the temperate mixed broadleaf-Korean pine forest (BKF) in global
biogeochemical cycles will depend on how the tree species community responds to climate; …