Tree phenology is sensitive to climate warming and changes in seasonal precipitation. Long
xylogenesis records are scarce, thus limiting our ability to analyse how radial growth …

Forest dieback in Europe has recently intensified and has become more extensive. This
dieback is strongly influenced by meteorological variations of temperature, T 2 m, and …

Quercus ilex L. dieback has been reported in several Mediterranean forests, revealing
different degree of crown damages even in close sites, as observed in two Q. ilex forest …

Droughts are becoming more frequent in the Mediterranean basin due to warmer conditions.
Droughts negatively impact forests growth for several years, often generating negative …

The world's forests are currently facing the impacts of climate change and associated
extreme events, which are adversely affecting natural ecosystems and increasing risks of …

Resistance and resilience to multiple stresses depend on competition among trees, thus
they can be improved by means of silvicultural practices reducing stand density. However …

Wood formation during the growing season is shaped by the intra-annual variability of
climatic conditions. In the Mediterranean, the cambial activity is seasonally constrained by …

The relationship between tree radial growth and climate factors is intricate and affected by
various factors related to global climate change. Chinese fir [Cunninghamia lanceolata …

Fluctuations in cell densities are common in the secondary xylem of gymnosperms from the
lower Permian of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil, but they lack any distinct annual growth …

Quercus ilex L., an evergreen oak species typical of the western and central Mediterranean
basin, is facing decline and dieback episodes due to the increase in the severity and …