Responses of tree species to heat waves and extreme heat events

R Teskey, T Wertin, I Bauweraerts… - Plant, cell & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The number and intensity of heat waves has increased, and this trend is likely to continue
throughout the 21st century. Often, heat waves are accompanied by drought conditions. It is …

Functional traits and adaptive capacity of European forests to climate change

F Bussotti, M Pollastrini, V Holland… - … and Experimental Botany, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing temperatures and drought risks through climate change are expected to have
several consequences for European forests. Adaptive strategies may include:(i) persistence …

Mixture reduces climate sensitivity of Douglas-fir stem growth

EA Thurm, E Uhl, H Pretzsch - Forest Ecology and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to possible positive and compensatory interaction between species, mixed stands are a
commonly accepted silvicultural response to reduce risks arising from climate change …

Growth response of five co-occurring conifers to drought across a wide climatic gradient in Central Europe

M Lévesque, A Rigling, H Bugmann, P Weber… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2014 - Elsevier
Climate change projections indicate drier conditions and an increase in the frequency and
duration of extreme drought events in the coming decades in Central Europe. However, it is …

Extent, distribution and origin of non-native forest tree species in Europe

R Brus, E Pötzelsberger, K Lapin… - … journal of forest …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The management of non-native tree species in European forests has a long history, but the
information on the current number and geographic distribution of these species in European …

Climate‐related genetic variation in drought‐resistance of Douglas‐fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

S Bansal, CA Harrington, PJ Gould… - Global Change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
There is a general assumption that intraspecific populations originating from relatively arid
climates will be better adapted to cope with the expected increase in drought from climate …

[HTML][HTML] Inter-and intra-specific variation in drought sensitivity in Abies spec. and its relation to wood density and growth traits

JP George, S Schueler, S Karanitsch-Ackerl… - Agricultural and forest …, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding drought sensitivity of tree species and its intra-specific variation is required to
estimate the effects of climate change on forest productivity, carbon sequestration and tree …

Intraspecific Growth Response to Drought of Abies alba in the Southeastern Carpathians

G Mihai, AM Alexandru, E Stoica, MV Birsan - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
The intensity and frequency of drought have increased considerably during the last decades
in southeastern Europe, and projected scenarios suggest that southern and central Europe …

Growth reaction patterns of tree height, diameter, and volume of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) under acute drought stress in Southern Germany

A Rais, JWG van de Kuilen, H Pretzsch - European Journal of Forest …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Climate change in Central Europe may come along with acute drought stress,
which can severely reduce growth and vitality of forest trees and whole stands. For a tree …

The Interactive Role of Climatic Transfer Distance and Overstory Retention on Douglas‐Fir Seedling Survival and Height Growth in Interior British Columbia

TC Harris, WJ Roach, EM Miller… - Global Change …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The future climatic niche of interior Douglas‐fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca [Mirb.]
Franco) is expected to have little spatial overlap with its current range due to climate change …