As global climate becomes warmer, the maintenance of the structure and function of
Mediterranean forests constitutes a key challenge to forest managers. Despite the need for …

In seasonally dry Mediterranean regions, forest ecosystems are well adapted to water stress.
However, extended droughts, or droughts that are warmer or more frequent than they have …

In most dendroecological studies, climate–tree growth relationships are established for trees
growing on pure stands. However, response to climate may be affected by inter-species …

Most large‐scale multispecies studies of tree growth have been conducted in tropical and
cool temperate forests, whereas Mediterranean water‐limited ecosystems have received …

We present for the first time a study on alternative forest management at the European scale
to account for climate change impacts. We combine insights into detailed studies at high …

Severe droughts may increase physiological stress on long-lived woody vegetation,
occasionally leading to rapid defoliation and progressive increase in mortality of overstorey …

Radial increment analyses allow us to determine tree responses to weather and tree
competition, thus enabling the development of management strategies for adapting forest …

Long-term data on radial increment dynamics in Mediterranean species may identify which
climatic variables are the main constraints for radial growth and at which temporal scales …

Mechanistic water balance models can be used to predict soil moisture dynamics and
drought stress in individual forest stands. Predicting current and future levels of plant …

Climate change implies a new and challenging source of uncertainty for forestry and
requires adaptation measures. In the context of silviculture two main approaches have …