Climatic changes are altering Earth's hydrological cycle, resulting in altered precipitation
amounts, increased interannual variability of precipitation, and more frequent extreme …

Projected increases in drought duration and intensity under climate change considerably
affect aboveground productivity (ANPP) and associated process variables (photosynthesis …

Dryland ecosystems account for ca. 27% of global soil organic carbon (C) reserves, yet it is
largely unknown how climate change will impact C cycling and storage in these areas. In …

Drylands occupy large portions of the Earth, and are a key terrestrial biome from the socio-
ecological point of view. In spite of their extent and importance, the impacts of global …

Understanding the importance of biotic interactions in driving the distribution and
abundance of species is a central goal of plant ecology. Early vascular plants likely …

Natural hazard threats have grown as a result of climate change, fast demographic
development, and major urbanization. Devastating floods have occurred in several areas of …

We extend our recent study of the effects of tree density on evapotranspiration (ET)
partitioning in a semi-arid pine forest by examining the influence of the temporal patterns in …

For evaluating climate change impacts on biodiversity, extensive experiments are urgently
needed to complement popular non-mechanistic models which map future ecosystem …

Worldwide, Mediterranean-climate type forests are seriously threatened by climate change
and Phytophthora cinnamomi, an extremely aggressive soilborne pathogen listed among …

Climate change affects the reproductive life cycles of plants, including pollen production,
which has consequences for allergic respiratory diseases. We examined climatic trends at …